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UP unveils Rs 8.08 Lakh Crore budget

Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Thursday presented the state budget for the financial year 2025-26, totaling Rs 8,08,736 Crore, with a strong push toward rese... Read More


BTTC suggests to curb customs duties on fresh fruits

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended reducing the customs duties imposed on fresh fruits including apples, oranges, grapes, pears, and pineapples. The organisa... Read More


NBR reduces VAT on biscuits, cakes to 7.5pc

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced value-added tax (VAT) on biscuits and cakes by half, following the demands from processed food manufacturers, reducing it from 15 perc... Read More


Budget powers India's green transition with clean tech push

India, Feb. 21 -- While FM Nirmala Sitharaman's budget is tailored to drive consumption, propel long-term growth, and reinforce India's commitment to a greener world, proposals to power India's journe... Read More


Ruto, Kindiki, Supreme Court Judges Set for Pay Rise From July

Kenya, Feb. 21 -- President William Ruto, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and Supreme Court judges are poised to receive substantial salary increases starting July this year, according to a recent a... Read More


MPs Reject SHA's Sh77 Billion Funding Request

Kenya, Feb. 21 -- Members of Parliament (MPs) have rejected a request by the Social Health Authority (SHA) for an additional Sh77 billion in funding for the 2025/26 financial year, raising serious que... Read More


Sakeena Itoo reviews development scenario of D H Pora Constituency

KULGAM, Feb. 21 -- : Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today chaired a meeting here to assess the developmental scenario of D H Pora Constituency o... Read More


Investments in J&K must have land investment safeguards, create jobs for local youth: CM Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR, Feb. 21 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today here attended the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Jammu & Kashmir Annual Session-2025 titled "AMAZING J&K: Aspiring For New Growth Goals"... Read More


EU wants Bangladesh to succeed in its transition from "autocracy to democracy"

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller has said they want to see Bangladesh successfully transition "from autocracy to democracy" a... Read More


RBI to Conduct $10 Billion Dollar-Rupee Swap Auction on 28th February

India, Feb. 21 -- BIZ DESK The Reserve Bank has announced a long-term dollar-rupee swap auction for ten billion dollars on 28th February 2025. According to an official press release, the auction will... Read More