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GST Council to meet Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman today

To assess the implementation hurdles under the new goods and services tax regime

Iraq PM Abadi says opponents spreading fake news of bombings

He said media outlets had been fed reports of bombings that never happened

Yemen troops attack al-Qaida, 26 dead on both sides

A Saudi-led coalition has been helping government forces battle the rebels for nearly two years

Paul Ryan re-elected as House of Representatives Speaker

Ryan, 46, will lead the 115th Congress, which gaveled into session

Turkmenistan restricts gas exports to Iran

In 2016, Russia stopped buying gas from Turkmenistan, and China is its sole customer

German police search locations linked to Berlin attacker

The attack killed 12 people and left dozens more injured

Finland to pay unemployed basic income of $587 per month

The unemployment rate of Finland, a nation of 5.5 million, stood at 8.1% in Nov, 2016

North Korea missile plan: US warns against 'provocative' actions

Pyongyang has never successfully test-fired an ICBM and analysts are divided on that

Russian brokered Syria's cease-fire holding despite minor violations

Russia said the deal was signed by seven of Syria's major rebel factions

Blast in Baghdad kills at least 28

Police at first said a pair of back-to-back roadside bombs exploded

South Korea pension chief arrested in corruption probe

Choi has been formally indicted on charges of abuse of power and coercion

Akhilesh rejects compromise; Mulayam shows him the door

Making announcement at a press conference, Mulayam said the new CM will be chosen by the party

Ahead of UP polls, Mulayam sacks Akhilesh, Ram Gopal for six years from SP

Development came after Akhilesh declared his own candidates for 235 seats for UP polls

TMC MP Tapas Pal arrested by CBI in Rose Valley scam

The CBI arrested the TMC MP after interrogating him for four hours

Govt extends Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme's window to Jan 31

Govt's efforts to reduce pending litigation under the scheme have received a lacklustre response

Inter-ministerial group to assess incentives sought by Apple

The group is likely to meet in the first week of January to discuss the issue,

Demonetisation, GST can transform economy, says RBI

Pain caused to public, impact on economic growth momentary; asks banks to lend more to MSMEs

Apple won't print details on iPhones, wants concessions for 'Make in India'

Group of senior officials to meet early next month to deliberate on the concessions

New UN Chief Antonio Guterres wants to meet Donald Trump soon

Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of previous month

John Kerry rips Israel apart over settlements

Israel's govt accused Kerry of a skewed attempt to blame Israel for failing to reach a peace deal