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Crooks sabotaging the nation’s war on black money be warned. A series of investigative stories by India Today exposing the black-market trade of defunct currency has stimulated the Modi government to act tough on the rot. According to highly-placed official sources, the government has ordered a clampdown on touts, shadowy spot traders, jewellers, hawala operators, [...]

The emergence of the idea of the blockchain that drove the creation of Bitcoin and other cyber currencies is one of those signal events in the history of computing. Just as Doug Englebart invented the mouse in 1968 and proposed a vision for user experience that has yet to be fully realized, the blockchain has [...]

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA:  A seven-fold hike in visa fees to do business in Saudi Arabia risks deterring the foreign investment needed to transform its oil-dependent economy, diplomats and other sources say. But a senior Saudi business leader has dismissed such concerns, insisting the country’s most sought-after business partners could easily afford the new charges. “It’s [...]

Childhood emotional experiences of individuals can have long lasting consequences in adulthood while they perform a task, a study revealed. According to research published in the online journal, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, the emotional bond shared with parents in early childhood generates our ability to regulate emotions as adults. “But not everyone’s actions are impacted [...]

The residents of Flint, Mich., received some welcome news this week: Researchers released the results of a new round of water tests, showing lead levels in that city’s water system falling just below the Environmental Protection Agency action level. Too many water samples above that level is a red flag for utilities, a sign that [...]

New Delhi: The goods and services tax (GST), cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, is expected to benefit the real estate industry, though the impact will depend on the final GST rate. “The enactment of this law will single-handedly solve many of the challenges faced by the real estate sector and help in pulling [...]

During the past several years, public concern has increased in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (the “GVRD”) over the steep rise in home prices. For many residents of the GVRD, owning a home has become beyond their reach. The affordability and availability of rental units is also becoming increasingly problematic in the GVRD. The situation [...]

There is a robust hyperlink among the coronary heart rhythm sickness atrial fibrillation and race, a brand new look at says. Whites with coronary heart failure are much more likely to have atrial traumatic inflammation (AF) than blacks or Hispanics with heart failure, the have a look at authors stated. heart failure is a commonplace [...]

North Carolina’s corridors of power, no vicinity holds extra political urgency in recent times than the toilet. And no time may be greater urgent than the following day every day address what the U.S.authorities considers a rely of intercourse discrimination. Monday is the deadline the Justice branch set for North Carolina day-to-day “treatment” its residencemeasure, [...]