At a midnight ceremony in parliament's central hall Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee together launched the new tax by pressing a button.
The woman will be charged on Saturday with the offence of cheating, while investigations against the man are still going on.
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua, told journalists in Manila, that China and Philippines have entered, a "global period of fast development".
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center is the largest voluntary, non-profit health care system serving the South and Central Bronx, as well as one of the city's biggest providers of outpatient services.
Detectives in Hackney have released CCTV footage of a man wanted for committing a violent robbery on an elderly woman in broad daylight on June 27. The man made several attempts to grab her bag; he used such force that she was pulled to the ground. The victim, who was screaming, refused to let go of her bag, so the suspect dragged her until she was in so much pain that she eventually let go. The victim, who recently lost her husband of nearly 70 years, is currently being supported by her family, including her niece who described how she is incredibly distraught, nervous and does not wish to be named out of fear.
The heaviest downpours in almost 60 years flooded streets, basements and underground stations throughout Berlin on Thursday, June 29.
The palm cockatoo drumming is part of the species courtship ritual that involves a lot of calls and movements to attract a mate.
The electricity tariff for households will fall from 21.39 to 20.72 cents per kWh during this period.
A pair of Eastern black rhinos were born in Chester Zoo, the first on June 19, with the second following a week later on June 26. It is believed that less than 650 Eastern black rhinos remain in Africa.
The deaths of these militants were from series of clashes in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces.
A man who admitted abusing two Muslim women before hitting one of them in the face with a pack of bacon has been jailed for more than six months.Alex Chivers, 36, of Waltham Cross, north London, pleaded guilty to one count of racially or religiously aggravated common assault and one count of causing racially or religiously aggravated alarm or distress following the incident in Enfield on 8 June.
URA says that this move comes amid growing demand from groups seeking accommodation for periods of between three to six months.
Gender Creative Kids Canada have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to produce the first transgender educational toy, Sam. Sam is an essential tool designed to help children understand what it means to grow up as a transgender child. They hope the toy will help families talk about the struggles of being transgender and help those going through the process to be true to themselves.
A giant sinkhole swallowed a car completely in St. Louis, Missouri. 25-year-old Jordan Westerberg returned from the gym with his fiancée to find his car had disappeared into the hole. The cause of the sinkhole is unknown as investigations continue.
De Lima was removed through a Senate majority vote and was replaced by a veteran senator Richard Gordon.
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