Budget 2019: 'Time to increase minimum public shareholding in listed companies to 35%'.

Budget 2019: 'Time to increase minimum public shareholding in listed companies to 35%'

Budget 2019: India will become a $3-billion economy this year, says Nirmala Sitharaman.

Budget 2019: India will become a $3-billion economy this year, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman focuses on 'Gaon, Gareeb aur Kisan' in her first Budget in Union Budget 2019-20.

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman focuses on 'Gaon, Gareeb aur Kisan' in her first Budget

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets the 'ball rolling for New India'.

Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets the 'ball rolling for New India'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019-20 in Lok Sabha. Watch this video for more in details. #Budget2019 #UnionBudget2019 #IndiaBudget2019 #Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019-20 in Lok Sabha

Economic Survey 2018-19 has been tabled in the Rajya Sabha. The Survey predicts Indian GDP to grow at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. According to the Survey, India needs to sustain a real GDP growth rate of 8% to achieve the objective of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25, as laid down by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Economic Survey 2019 tabled in Rajya Sabha, 7% GDP growth predicted for FY20

Hundreds of African migrants are banned from onward travel, but are also unable to return home. Watch our report to know more.

The struggles of migrants in Africa

Taiwan rejects China's one country-two systems formula. Watch our report to know more.

Taiwan trains guns on Xi Jinping, rejects one country-two systems formula

Boeing promises to give $100m as a compensatory money to the families of the victims of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crash. Watch this video to know more.

Boeing 737 max deaths: Boeing promises $100m to victim's kin

A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday (July 3), releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person and enveloping the popular tourist destination in ash, witnesses and local officials said.

Volcano erupts on Italian island of Stromboli, kills one person

Hong Kong protesters used innovative skills in their battle with the authorities. Protesters used shields, hand signals, umbrellas in the battle with the authorities. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong protests: Protesters used their innovative skills

Expectations of common man are high from the Narendra Modi government ahead of the Union Budget 2019 India. Middle-class income tax payers are hoping that like Interim Budget 2019, the upcoming Union Budget 2019 will also put a smile on their faces by providing Income Tax relief. In Interim Budget 2019 on February 1, the Modi government provided rebate relief to individuals earning up to Rs 5 lakh. Apart from that, with the income tax relief individuals with income up to Rs 6.5 lakh would not have to pay any tax provided they have investments in provident funds and prescribe equities.

India Watch: Govt May grant More Tax Relief To Middle Class

Mr Chetty's first words at the Budget presentation were, "I rise to present the first Budget of a free and independent India. This occasion may well be considered an historic one and I count it a rare privilege that it has fallen to me to be the Finance Minister to present this Budget."

India Watch: History Of Budget In India

Fancy riding a virtuous self-sustaining growth cycle under a clear blue sky with no worry in the world? That’s the rough imagery the Economic Survey wants to paint and the chief economic advisor (CEA) even tweeted about adopting so-called blue sky thinking to take India towards the goal of being a $5 trillion economy.

India Watch: What is blue sky thinking?

That’s the rough imagery the Economic Survey wants to paint and the chief economic advisor (CEA) even tweeted about adopting so-called blue sky thinking to take India towards the goal of being a $5 trillion economy.

India Watch: Big Ideas In The Economic Survey

John Adams predicted in a 1776 letter that the nation would mark the anniversary of its independence as “the most memorable Epocha in the History of America,” hosting a great anniversary festival that ought to be “solemnized” forever after with “Pomp and Parade … Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”

Why July 4th Celebration in US Is Political

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Has Been Nominated As The President Of ECB. It's Not The First Time Lagarde Has Broken The Glass Ceilling Former lawyer, first woman to chair Baker Mckenzie, first woman Finance Minister to lead a G8 economy, first woman chief of IMF; now Christine Lagarde is on her way to become the first woman to lead the European Central Bank. Here's a report charting the rise and rise of Christine Lagarde.

Gravitas: The rise & rise of Christine Lagarde

U.S. Tells UK Court About Dawood Ibrahim's Presence In Pakistan Pakistan's bluff has been called out once again. U.S. government tells a UK court that India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan. The confirmation came in the course of the extradition trial of one Jabir Motiwala, allegedly a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim. Here's a report.

Gravitas: US wants to extradite Dawood aide

Iran's President Rouhani Says That Iran Will Begin Enriching Uranium Above The Limits Prescribed In The Iran Nuclear Accord Iran will begin to enrich its Uranium above the threshold limit prescribed in the Nuclear accord. This has caused concern across the world. The story is fast evolving and if not handled properly, the tensions threaten to go out of control. Palki gets us the updates.

Gravitas: Iran to increase uranuim enrichment  as U.S.-Iran tension escalates

Report Shows That China's 'Spy App' Retrieves Personal Information Of Tourists Visiting Xinjiang Region An investigation by The Guardian, Suddeutsche Zeitung & the New York Times shows that China's border police are secretly installing apps on the phones of visitors going to Xinjiang region. The surveillance app helps China to download personal information of tourists. Here's a report

Gravitas: China spies tourists in Xinjiang

At Least 44 People Killed In A Missile Attack On Migrants In Libya Horrific attack in Libya. A missile attack on a detention centre for migrants killed over 40 people. United Nations says it could be a war crime. Palki gets the story.

Gravitas: Missile attack on migrants in Libya: over 40 dead

Chasing The American Dream: A Dangerous Journey To The U.S. Hundreds of thousands of people make a gruelling journey across the U.S.-Mexico border. Many are caught on the border - and end up in detention centres. But many others do not even make it that far. Here's a report on the gruelling journey of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border

Gravitas: The Gruelling journey across The U.S-Mexico border

An air strike hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in the Libyan capital Tripoli on July 2, killing over 44 people and wounding more than 130, the United Nations said. Watch this video to know more.

Libya detention centre attack: over 44 killed, 130 injured

China told UK to keep its hands off Hong Kong on July 3, this comes after Britain's foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong protests: China tells UK not to interfere

Gibraltar said on Thursday (July 4) it had detained the supertanker Grace 1 on suspicion of carrying crude oil to Syria in what a legal source said may be the first such interception under EU sanctions.

Oil supertanker bound for Syria detained in Gibraltar

A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, releasing hot trapped magma in a powerful explosion, killing one person. Watch this video to know more.

Italy: Volcano eruption kills one hiker

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WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - July 04th, 2019

Thousands of illegal immigrants make a journey to the U.S-Mexico border, many are caught on the border and end up in the detention centre. Watch this video to know more.

A dangerous journey to America

Washington DC prepares for 4th July celebrations. U.S. President Donald Trump will be addressing crowd. Also, the fireworks will be the largest ever in D.C. history. Watch this video to know more.

U.S. prepares for 4th July celebrations

Russian officials have faced accusations of trying to cover up the full details of the accident that killed 14 sailors as they were carrying out what the defence ministry called a survey of the sea floor near the Arctic.

Vladimir Putin admits submarine hit by deadly fire was nuclear-powered

China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong on Wednesday (July 3) while London called for Beijing to honour the agreements made when the city was handed over in 1997, escalating a diplomatic spat over the former British colony.

China to Britain: Keep your 'colonial' hands off Hong Kong

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