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In a unique way of protest, about 2.36 lakh officers and employees working with commercial and sales tax departments of various states will work on Sunday to press for their demand of having a fair share in the administration of taxes under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST).

16 of 17 hottest years have occurred this century

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened out in the past three years.

The European Council added 17 Syrian ministers and the head of the country’s central bank to its list of sanctions against Damascus.

The US-led coalition against the Daesh conducted 21 airstrikes against the group’s positions in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, destroying numerous targets near the Iraqi city of Mosul, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

Republican and president-elect Donald Trump's loss in the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton continues to grow nearly a week after he won the Electoral College vote, according to the latest tallies. Clinton now holds a 668,483 lead over the next president, with 61,039,676 votes to Trump’s 60,371,193, according to CNN.

A retailer is the focus

In a tragic incident, four people of two families including three women and a child died, when a Mahindra XUV 500 had a tyre burst and jumped the divider on the Yamuna Expressway, banging into a Ford Figo on Monday morning.

CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) — The parent company of Chili's says it wants to make things right after a veteran had his free meal taken away on Veterans Day.

CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) — The parent company of Chili's says it wants to make things right after a veteran had his free meal taken away on Veterans Day.

CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) — The parent company of Chili's says it wants to make things right after a veteran had his free meal taken away on Veterans Day. Ernest Walker posted a video to Facebook on Friday of a manager taking away his meal at a Chili's in the Dallas suburb of Cedar Hill.

American Apparel files for bankruptcy once again and finds buyer for brand, but its stores are not part of the deal, putting their future at risk.

Here's your morning roundup of the biggest marketing, advertising and media industry news and happenings.

LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that industrial output across the 19-country eurozone ended the third quarter on a weak note but still finished 0.4 percent higher during the period.

LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that industrial output across the 19-country eurozone ended the third quarter on a weak note but still finished 0.4 percent higher during the period.

LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that industrial output across the 19-country eurozone ended the third quarter on a weak note but still finished 0.4 percent higher during the period. The decrease was more or less in line with market expectations following a 1.8 percent monthly advance in August.

The internet’s thirst knows no bounds.

It's no secret that Joe Biden and his bracelet-making ways have always been pretty adorable.

Obama is getting friendship bracelets from his VP, and most of us can't even get a text back. There is truly no justice.

Twitter: @VP

And recently, the internet has become obsessed with Biden's relationship with Barack Obama.

Twitter: @hansmollman

Under Trump, the First Amendment and its proponents are in for a very rough ride. Consider what we've seen in the first week after the election.

Remember those long-ago days — say, 2014 — when it looked as though conservative reformers were perhaps on the verge of reshaping and modernizing the Republican Party? Good times. That cohort was profiled in a lengthy New York Times magazine piece that year, titled “Can the GOP Be a Party of Ideas?” (I’m in there in the Founding Fathers homage photo.) These “reformicons” or “reformocons” or, my cheeky favorite, “reformöcons” wanted the GOP to adopt a more middle-class focus in the 2016 election ... Читать дальше...

One-third of all UK businesses have either abolished or postponed their intentions to make investments totaling 65.5 billion pounds ($82.5 billion) since UK nationals voted for the country to withdraw from the European Union in June, a study revealed on Monday.

Beauty and the Beast may be the most anticipated movie of 2017. When the first teaser trailer was released in the spring, it was viewed a record 91.8 million times in its first 24...

Edgewater Technology Inc. said Monday it has finished a review of its strategic options and concluded that it is best to remain a standalone company. The consulting firm said it held talks with multiple parties regarding various alternatives. "Ultimately, the board unanimously determined that continuing to focus on the company's strategic plan provides the best opportunity to enhance value for our stockholders," Wayne Wilson, independent director said in a statement. Edgewater shares were not yet active in premarket trade... Читать дальше...

Presidents may may meet on sidelines of APEC summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not scheduled to have separate contacts with U.S. President Barack Obama, but they may meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 14.

The Western Cape High Court has sentenced Mthunzi Hlomane, who robbed, kidnapped and raped five of his victims, to nine life sentences.