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UK Labour raises taxes by most since 1993

LONDON, Oct 30 (Australian Associated Press) – Britain’s new finance minister Rachel Reeves announced the biggest tax increases in three decades in her first budget, as she accused the Conservatives of leaving public services broken when they lost July’s election after 14 years in power. Reeves said she would raise taxes by 40 billion pounds ($A79 billion) a year – much of it falling on businesses – to cover a 22 billion pound ($A44 billion) shortfall inherited by her Labour Party, the lack of compensation payments, including for victims of an infected blood scandal, and under-funding of public services. “Any

Timeline: How Canada came to name Amit Shah in Sikh separatist murder plot

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Canada alleged on Tuesday that Amit Shah, India’s interior minister and the chief aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. The allegation follows Canada’s expulsion this month of six Indian diplomats it has linked to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil. India has previously denied Canadian allegations and has responded by expelling Canadian six diplomats. Here are the main events prior to Canada’s latest allegation: June 18, 2023: Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, is shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Vancouver

Bengal achieved remarkable success in preventing Hepatitis B: Mamata

Kolkata, Oct 29 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the state has achieved “remarkable success” in preventing Hepatitis B, and its prevalence rate is 0.07 per cent at present. Banerjee also hailed the mass vaccination programme conducted in the state since 2022 to prevent Hepatitis B among pregnant mothers and newborns. “It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform you that our state West Bengal has achieved remarkable success in preventing Hepatitis B. A recent national survey showed a prevalence rate of 0.07 per cent in West Bengal, indicating the effectiveness of strong

India’s festive gold buying spree continues, defying record price

MUMBAI, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Indian buyers of gold brushed off record high prices and made purchases for the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals starting on Tuesday, hoping bullion would continue to rally and deliver promising returns amid a cooling stock market, industry officials told Reuters. Robust demand in the world’s second-biggest gold consumer could further support global prices , which hit record highs last week. Rising demand for imports of gold could also widen India’s trade deficit and put pressure on the rupee . “People are still into gold big time, even with prices at record highs during Dhanteras. With

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