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    India Budget 2025: Tax relief for middle class, interest-free loans to states

    Union Budget 2025 Announcements, Budget 2025 Highlights: Find all the key highlights of the India Union Budget 2025 with all the updates on Income tax slab rates, railways, economic policies, taxation, telecom, infrast

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    Indian Rupee hits record low as Trump tariffs trigger fear of trade war

    Donald Trump slapped Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent duties and China with a 10 per cent duty. The move was the first strike in what could usher a destructive global trade war, forex traders said.

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    Malaysia’s halal tourism attracts Muslims from all over the world

    Malaysia attracted over 170,000 visitors from the Gulf countries in 2013, and has been rated the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released last year. According to figures, Malaysia received 10

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    Cairo Declaration reaffirms D-8 commitment to economic cooperation

    Leaders and representatives of the participating countries in the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation 11th Summit reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening peace and sustainable development and building

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    Indonesia pushes for Halal Value Chain among D-8 economies

    According to Prabowo, the D-8 countries are forecast to crack the top 25 of the world’s largest economies by 2050 -- based on PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates.

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    Uzbekistan names top 20 taxpayers

    The State Tax Committee has released data on the top 20 taxpayers from January to November, highlighting a significant concentration of tax contributions among a few key players, particularly state-affiliated companies.

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    Bangladesh removes Mujib from banknotes, bans Hasina’s speeches

    Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday ordered a ban on disseminating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s hate speeches in the mainstream media and social media networks as the tribunal is set to try

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    Freight train to link Pakistan with Russia; trial in March

    Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by freight train line that will pass through Iran and Azerbaijan with the first trial run likely to take place in March next year, a Pakistan minister has said in an interview...

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    South Korean President apologises for martial law, but doesn't resign

    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologised for his attempt to impose martial law this week but did not resign, defying intense pressure to step down even from some in his ruling party

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    Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS members if they dump dollar

    US President-elect Donald Trump warned BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — against any move to replace the US dollar threatening 100% tariffs if they fail to give any commitment.

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    Indian Economy In 'Sweet Spot', Says Moody's, Forecasts 7.2% Growth In 2024

    Indian economy is in a sweet spot, with a mix of solid growth and moderating inflation, Moody's Ratings said, forecasting a 7.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2024 calendar year and 6.6 per cent in the next.

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    Vistara Bids Goodbye, Ends 9 Year Long Flight

    Vistara — a joint venture between​ Tatas and​ Singapore Airlines— has now merged with​ Air India, creating an enlarged entity that is now the country’s largest international carrier.

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    Trump moves to end special trade treatment for India

    US President Donald Trump said on Monday he intends to end India's preferential trade treatment under a program that allows USD 5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the United States duty-free.

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    Pakistan shifts away from Indian goods import

    Recent events relating to trade and investment present numerous opportunities as well as challenges for Pakistan. The opportunities were provided by friendly countries in the form of financial.

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    Cash-strapped Pakistan Gives Scandal-Hit Saudi Prince Lavish Welcome

    The Saudi crown prince is visiting cash-strapped Pakistan on the first leg of an Asia tour in what analysts view as a charm offensive aimed at seeking allies and repairing his image, which has been badly tarnished

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    US fails to halt Iran bid to free frozen billions

    An international court on Wednesday ruled Iran can proceed with a bid to unfreeze assets in the United States, rejecting Washington’s claims the case must be halted because of Tehran’s alleged support for international.

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    Iran Leader's Representative Meets Bohra Spiritual Head

    In a significant development representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader met spiritual head of Bohra Muslim community here on Sunday and both sides discussed ways to strengthen Muslim unity.

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    Tax on angel investments haunts a majority of India’s startups, finds survey

    A startup becomes liable to pay angel tax when it receives an equity infusion in excess of its “fair valuation.” Tax authorities treat the premium paid by investors as income, taxable at about 31%.

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    Indian election budget helps farmers, middle class and 'mother cow'

    India's government unveiled on Friday a raft of budget sweeteners for farmers, the middle class and also cows, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to shore up support with elections looming.

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    India's unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: report

    India's unemployment rate hits a 45-year-high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, as per the National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO's) periodic labour force survey (PLFS), Business Standard reported.

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    US shutdown cost twice as much as Trump’s wall: CBO

    The recent partial US government shutdown cost the American economy twice as much as the money President Donald Trump had requested to build a wall on the border with Mexico, the Congressional Budget.

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    US charges China's Huawei, top executive with bank fraud

    The US Department of Justice has filed a series of criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and top executive Meng Wanzhou, who are accused of misleading banks.

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    Iran finds ‘very light and sweet’ oil in Abadan for first time

    Iran has discovered a new oilfield containing unspecified reserves of “very light and sweet” crude in the southwestern Khuzestan province, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said on Wednesday.

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    US Offers FTA to Pak for Help Get Out Of Afghan Quagmire

    Dawn reported from Washington that official sources said that US Senator Lindsey Graham, who visited Islamabad this week, is believed to have discussed this idea with Pakistani leaders.

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