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India-UK FTA empowers Indian women across sectors, integrates them into Global Value Chain

New Delhi, July 24 -- The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be formalized on Thursday, is expected to be a major turning point for women entrepreneurs and workers across India. The agreemen... Read More


CPPIB to exit real estate platform with Indian developer for $631 mn

New Delhi, July 24 -- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will exit its joint venture with The Phoenix Mills Ltd for Rs 5,449 crore (about $631 million), the Indian real estate developer said... Read More


LS Speaker Birla to announce probe panel against Justice Varma: Sources

New Delhi, July 24 -- Amid hectic parleys involving senior ministers and the two Houses of Parliament, official sources said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is likely to announce the formation of an inquir... Read More


Tourism Row: Michael Lobo Disputes Tourist Arrival Data, Khaunte Claims Growth Outpaces Kerala

Goa, July 24 -- A war of words erupted in the Goa Assembly over the state's tourism performance, with Calangute MLA Michael Lobo alleging a decline in both domestic and international tourist footfalls... Read More


Farmers say 'betrayed' as government cuts sugarcane subsidy by half

Kathmandu, July 24 -- The government has cut the subsidy it provides to sugarcane farmers for the last fiscal year's harvest by half, citing growing pressure on the treasury. According to the minutes... Read More


Officials and activists push for marriage equality reforms

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Government officials, legal experts, and LGBTQIA+ activists convened in Kathmandu on Wednesday to push for concrete legal reforms, highlighting that Nepal's path to marriage equa... Read More


Amid traffic troubles, Cyberabad police restrict heavy vehicle movement

Hyderabad, July 24 -- In a bid to keep a check traffic jams during peak hours, the Cyberabad traffic police have imposed new time restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles within city boundaries.... Read More


Saudi Arabia commits $6.4 billion to rebuild war-torn Syria

Pakistan, July 24 -- DAMASCUS - Saudi Arabia signed major investment and partnership agreements worth $6.4 billion with Syria on Thursday, aiming to help reconstruct the country's infrastructure and v... Read More


Sports city rows: Key objections resolved; next hearing in October

India, July 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government's public accounts committee (PAC), which is reviewing irregularities in group housing and institutional plot allotments in Noida, has dropped several obj... Read More


ITR filing 2025: What happens if you miss filing return before deadline?

India, July 24 -- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has revised the last date for the filing of Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25 (Assessment Year 2025-26). The new deadl... Read More