WASHINGTON: After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending, but he failed to achieve his central goal of raising the debt…
The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the-wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate, in an 85-11 vote, passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at midnight. The government did not invoke…
Republicans in the US Congress said on Thursday they had reached a new spending package that would avert a looming government shutdown — this time with the support of President-elect Donald Trump, who scuttled a prior bipartisan version. “There’s an agreement,” Republican Representative Tom Cole, who chairs a committee that oversees spending, told reporters. Republicans…
NEW DELHI: Over the past 10 years, Coal India Ltd has allocated Rs 5,570 crore for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives with main primary focus on education, healthcare, sports, skill development and women empowerment, chairman PM Prasad revealed on Sunday.“Coal India spent Rs 5,570 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives over the past 10 years,”…
The United States economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, driven by strong consumer expenditure and increased exports, according to data released on Wednesday.Additionally, the commerce department’s report mentioned that the US gross domestic product (GDP) decreased from the 3% rate recorded in April-July. The GDP of the world’s largest…