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EPFO Simplifies PF Claim Settlement Process: All Changes Explained
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced two key reforms to simplify the claim settlement process for EPF members and employers.
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Steel Tycoon Laxmi Mittal Likely To Leave UK Due To Tax Reforms: Report
Laxmi Mittal owns several estates in the UK, including a mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens, pegged as the world's most expensive home when it was bought it in 2004.
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Israel Parliament Expands Political Control Over Judicial Appointments
Israel's parliament passed a law on Thursday expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges in defiance of a years-long protest movement against the judicial reforms pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Maharashtra Scraps Six Percent EV Tax Plan to Boost Adoption
Maharashtra has dropped a 6 percent sales tax proposal on EVs priced above $35,000 (roughly Rs. 30 lakh) to boost adoption in India, where EV sales remain low at 2 percent of four million cars sold last year. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cited unnecessary disincentivisation, while the federal goal aims for 30 percent EV adoption by 2030.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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BRS Will "Oppose" Waqf Amendment Bill In Parliament: K Kavitha
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to address these challenges by introducing reforms such as digitisation, enhanced audits, improved transparency, and legal mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties.
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Jharkhand To Conduct Caste-Based Survey In Next Financial Year: Minister
Personnel department has already been made a nodal agency to hold the task, said Transport, Revenue and Land Reforms Department minister Deepak Birua.
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"Today's Rulers Worse Than British": Arvind Kejriwal Takes Dig At Delhi BJP
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of disregarding the legacy of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and social reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar.
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Opinion | India's New Immigration Bill - A Timely Reform In Changing Global Landscape
Migration has been a defining factor in human history, shaping civilizations, economies, and national identities.
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Australia Proposes Regulations for Crypto Exchanges, Custody Services, Brokerage Firms: Details
The Australian Treasury has proposed rules to regulate digital asset platforms (DAPs), including exchanges, custodians, and brokerages. The government plans to implement the reforms this year, according to the Treasury.
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India's Richest MLA Has Rs 3,400 Crore In Assets, Poorest Just Rs 1,700
The BJP's Parag Shah, representing Mumbai's Ghatkopar East is India's richest MLA with assets worth nearly Rs 3,400 crore, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Pope Francis Signals He Will Continue, Starts Process For Catholic Reforms
Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia.
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Trump Uncertainty Brings Risk Of "Avoidable" Recession: Economist
The "disorderly" implementation of trade and government reform policies by the administration of President Donald Trump has raised the risk of a "largely avoidable" US economic downturn, a top S&P economist said Wednesday.
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India Needs To Grow At Average 7.8% To Become High-Income Economy By 2027: World Bank
India will need to accelerate reforms to achieve an average annual growth rate of 7.8 per cent for becoming a high-income economy by 2047, a World Bank report said on Friday.
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EPFO Simplifies PF Claim Settlement Process: All Changes Explained
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced two key reforms to simplify the claim settlement process for EPF members and employers.
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Steel Tycoon Laxmi Mittal Likely To Leave UK Due To Tax Reforms: Report
Laxmi Mittal owns several estates in the UK, including a mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens, pegged as the world's most expensive home when it was bought it in 2004.
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Israel Parliament Expands Political Control Over Judicial Appointments
Israel's parliament passed a law on Thursday expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges in defiance of a years-long protest movement against the judicial reforms pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Maharashtra Scraps Six Percent EV Tax Plan to Boost Adoption
Maharashtra has dropped a 6 percent sales tax proposal on EVs priced above $35,000 (roughly Rs. 30 lakh) to boost adoption in India, where EV sales remain low at 2 percent of four million cars sold last year. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cited unnecessary disincentivisation, while the federal goal aims for 30 percent EV adoption by 2030.
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Ex-Judge Challenges Japan's "Unopenable Door" Retrial System After Hakamada Case
The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail -- and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination.
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BRS Will "Oppose" Waqf Amendment Bill In Parliament: K Kavitha
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to address these challenges by introducing reforms such as digitisation, enhanced audits, improved transparency, and legal mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties.
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Jharkhand To Conduct Caste-Based Survey In Next Financial Year: Minister
Personnel department has already been made a nodal agency to hold the task, said Transport, Revenue and Land Reforms Department minister Deepak Birua.
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"Today's Rulers Worse Than British": Arvind Kejriwal Takes Dig At Delhi BJP
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of disregarding the legacy of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and social reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar.
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Opinion | India's New Immigration Bill - A Timely Reform In Changing Global Landscape
Migration has been a defining factor in human history, shaping civilizations, economies, and national identities.
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Australia Proposes Regulations for Crypto Exchanges, Custody Services, Brokerage Firms: Details
The Australian Treasury has proposed rules to regulate digital asset platforms (DAPs), including exchanges, custodians, and brokerages. The government plans to implement the reforms this year, according to the Treasury.
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India's Richest MLA Has Rs 3,400 Crore In Assets, Poorest Just Rs 1,700
The BJP's Parag Shah, representing Mumbai's Ghatkopar East is India's richest MLA with assets worth nearly Rs 3,400 crore, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Pope Francis Signals He Will Continue, Starts Process For Catholic Reforms
Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia.
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Trump Uncertainty Brings Risk Of "Avoidable" Recession: Economist
The "disorderly" implementation of trade and government reform policies by the administration of President Donald Trump has raised the risk of a "largely avoidable" US economic downturn, a top S&P economist said Wednesday.
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India Needs To Grow At Average 7.8% To Become High-Income Economy By 2027: World Bank
India will need to accelerate reforms to achieve an average annual growth rate of 7.8 per cent for becoming a high-income economy by 2047, a World Bank report said on Friday.
