CBDT issues guidance note on crypto tax to be paid in India
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a detailed guidance note for Indian crypto platforms and foreign exchanges operating in the country to explain in a simple manner the issues related to reporting taxes and transactions under the provisions of the Income Tax Rules, 2026. The guidance note […]
Govt has adequate resources to handle spike in petroleum, fertiliser subsidy bills: FM Sitharaman
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that while the Middle East conflict has led to an increase in the country’s petroleum and fertiliser subsidy bill due to the spike in global prices, the government has an adequate resource buffer to manage the situation without any changes in the Budget estimates […]
World leaders express solidarity with victims of Berlin Pride attack
Paris, July 26 (IANS) Leaders across the world are expressing their solidarity with the victims of the attack in Germany, where a car rammed into a large Pride celebration in Berlin, killing one person and injuring 17 others. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with the victims and their loved ones through a post […]
Senegalese President launches new political party
Dakar, July 26 (IANS) Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially launched his own political party, named “Kiiraay, Les Patriotes republicains” (Kiiraay, the Republican Patriots), at a founding assembly in Dakar, government officials said on Sunday. The new party grew out of the Diomaye President Coalition, which backed Faye’s candidacy in the March 2024 Presidential election. […]
Oil tanker explodes after striking naval mine in Strait of Hormuz: Report
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine, local media reported on Sunday. The vessel struck the mine after allegedly deviating from the route designated by Iran. According to preliminary reports, the tanker deviated from the route designated by Iran and was located in an […]
Netanyahu to visit US tomorrow, set to discuss Iran situation with Trump
Jerusalem, July 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Washington on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump and discuss the situation in Iran. Speaking at a government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said that, “Tomorrow I will fly to Washington to meet, at his invitation, with President Trump, and afterwards […]
Nearly 70,000 foreign nationals processed amid South Africa’s repatriation drive
Johannesburg, July 26 (IANS) A total of 68,138 foreign nationals have been processed in South Africa between June 14 and July 24, with the majority repatriated to their native countries, a government official said on Sunday. Mmamoloko Kubayi, Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, made the remarks at a media briefing in Pretoria on […]
UN warns funding shortfall threatens nutrition support programmes in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 26 (IANS) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that a funding shortfall in 2026 is threatening nutrition programmes that support 5.7 million children and mothers in Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday. In a statement, the OCHA said that millions of vulnerable Afghans could lose access […]
Ukraine’s attack on Iranian commercial vessel is to drag Europe into Israel’s war: Iran FM
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the ‘behest’ of Israel to drag Europe into its war. “(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant […]
India-funded college building opens, school project begins in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) A new college building was inaugurated, and the foundation stone for a school building was laid in two districts of Nepal’s western Sudurpaschim Province on Saturday under a scheme funded by the Indian government, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Sunday. The building of Kedar Surya Multiple Campus in Badikedar […]
