Morning digest: Piyush Goyal says India could join RCEP if demands are met, economic slowdown will lighten India’s carbon burden, and more

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November 06, 2019 08:53 am | Updated 08:53 am IST

Devendra Fadnavis meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.

Devendra Fadnavis meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.

Could join RCEP if demands are met, says Piyush Goyal

“If the 15 nations make a sincere effort to resolve our concerns, to give us confidence, and help us balance the trade inequality, then I think every nation should talk with their friends,” Mr. Goyal said at a press conference.

Ayodhya case: RSS, Muslim leaders meet

In anticipation of an Ayodhya verdict in a few days, Minister for Minority Affairs presided over a meeting attended by senior RSS leaders and Muslim community leaders, and all parties agreed that the court ruling should be accepted peacefully without leading to a law and order problem.

‘Indian lungs under extreme stress’

Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) accounted for 69.47% of morbidity last year which was the highest in the communicable disease category leading to 27.21% mortality.

Economic slowdown will lighten India’s carbon burden

There’s a silver lining to India’s economic slowdown. Carbon dioxide emissions are poised to grow at their slowest — a 2% rise from last year — since 2001, according to an analysis published in Carbon Brief, a site that tracks emission and carbon dioxide trends.

Ready to talk on govt. formation if Sena sends proposal, says BJP

“The committee reviewed the current political situation. The people of Maharashtra have voted for a BJP-Sena  coalition, and we will give due respect to this mandate,” State party president Chandrakant Patil said after the meeting at the residence of caretaker CM Devendra Fadnavis.

SC seeks fresh status report from CBI

The order came on a plea made by a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, A.G. Perarivalan, that the CBI’s Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency, probing the larger conspiracy behind the assassination, is yet to conclude its investigation pertaining to the origin and make of the bomb.

Congressional impeachment investigators call Trump chief of staff Mulvaney to testify

The request for testimony from Mulvaney, a former Republican House member who is now the president's top aide, ratcheted up the escalating conflict between the Democratic-controlled House investigation and the Republican White House over the probe.

UK’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’

The early election was agreed by parliament last week, ending two years of deep disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth largest economy and damaged Britain’s international standing.

UEFA Champions League | Chelsea fightback salvages 4-4 draw against nine-man Ajax

Frank Lampard's men seemed destined for a second straight home defeat in Europe but Cesar Azpilicueta brought Chelsea back into the game at 4-2. The visitors were later reduced to nine men, which sparked a comeback.

UEFA Champions League | Oxlade-Chamberlain gives Liverpool win over Genk

The win leaves Liverpool, who fielded a weakened side ahead of Sunday's top-of-the-table Premier League clash with Manchester City, top of Group E with nine points.

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