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"ED A Model Agency": Watchdog FATF Praises India's Asset Recovery System
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global body that monitors efforts against money laundering and terror financing, has praised India's asset recovery framework.
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Coinbase Partners Citi to Boost Stablecoin Adoption Amidst Growing Institutional Interest
Coinbase has joined forces with Wall Street major Citi to improve the functionality and efficiency of stablecoin transactions. The partnership focuses on easing conversions between fiat and digital currencies while enhancing cross-border payment systems. Citi’s involvement highlights a growing institutional push towards blockchain-based finance, ...
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Multiple Nominees Will Be Allowed For Bank Accounts, Lockers From November
The key provisions relating to nomination under the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 will come into effect from November 1 this year, the Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.
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CFTC Explores Stablecoins Collateral Initiative in US Derivatives Market
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed allowing stablecoins and tokenised assets as collateral in derivatives markets. Acting chair Caroline Pham said the plan would modernise collateral frameworks, with feedback open until October 20. Crypto executives from Circle, Coinbase, and Ripple welcomed the initiative, calling it a...
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Indonesian President Says Some Protests 'Leaning Towards Treason, Terrorism'
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason and terrorism.
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Income Tax (No 2) Bill Clears Lok Sabha. What Is In 'S.I.M.P.L.E' New Law?
The Income Tax (No 2) Bill cleared the Lok Sabha sans debate Monday but to the cacophony of opposition MPs protesting the voter list revision in Bihar.
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UK Introduced A 75% Tax, But No One's Ever Paid a Penny. Here's Why
The UKs Public Interest Business Protection Tax (PIBPT), introduced in 2022 amid energy market turmoil, has never collected any revenue.
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New Income Tax Bill Halves Word Count, Eases Compliance: Baijayant Jay Panda
BJP MP and Chairman of the Finance Select Committee, Baijayant Jay Panda said that the newly proposed Income Tax Bill aims to make compliance easier for taxpayers without altering tax policies or rates.
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Hyderabad Couple Who Live Streamed Sex Acts Needed Money For Daughters' Fees
The Hyderabad couple, who was arrested for allegedly live streaming their sexual acts on a mobile app, was in dire need of finances and resorted to such acts to make easy money, police said on Friday.
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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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Top Court Issues Directions To Implement Rs 2 Lakh Cap On Cash Transactions
When there is a law in place, it has to be enforced, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while expressing concern over the unsatisfactory implementation of provisions of the Finance Act 2017 which capped the limit of cash transactions to Rs two lakh.
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US SEC Rejects Memecoins as Securities, Warns of Fraudulent Tokens
This week, the SEC informed US investors that memecoins are not classified as securities. As a result, memecoin investors are not required to register their transactions under the Securities Act of 1933.
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New Income Tax Bill Tabled In Parliament. Here's What Is Different In It
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new income tax bill - which she had mentioned in her Budget speech on February 1, and which is expected to reduce the jargon in the Income-Tax Act of 1961, making it easier to understand.
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Waqf Amendment Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament's Budget Session
16 Bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session.
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16 Bills, Including Waqf Amendment Act, To Be Tabled In Budget Session
Sixteen bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session, which begins Friday.
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"ED A Model Agency": Watchdog FATF Praises India's Asset Recovery System
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global body that monitors efforts against money laundering and terror financing, has praised India's asset recovery framework.
-
Coinbase Partners Citi to Boost Stablecoin Adoption Amidst Growing Institutional Interest
Coinbase has joined forces with Wall Street major Citi to improve the functionality and efficiency of stablecoin transactions. The partnership focuses on easing conversions between fiat and digital currencies while enhancing cross-border payment systems. Citi’s involvement highlights a growing institutional push towards blockchain-based finance, ...
-
Multiple Nominees Will Be Allowed For Bank Accounts, Lockers From November
The key provisions relating to nomination under the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 will come into effect from November 1 this year, the Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.
-
CFTC Explores Stablecoins Collateral Initiative in US Derivatives Market
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed allowing stablecoins and tokenised assets as collateral in derivatives markets. Acting chair Caroline Pham said the plan would modernise collateral frameworks, with feedback open until October 20. Crypto executives from Circle, Coinbase, and Ripple welcomed the initiative, calling it a...
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Indonesian President Says Some Protests 'Leaning Towards Treason, Terrorism'
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason and terrorism.
-
Income Tax (No 2) Bill Clears Lok Sabha. What Is In 'S.I.M.P.L.E' New Law?
The Income Tax (No 2) Bill cleared the Lok Sabha sans debate Monday but to the cacophony of opposition MPs protesting the voter list revision in Bihar.
-
UK Introduced A 75% Tax, But No One's Ever Paid a Penny. Here's Why
The UKs Public Interest Business Protection Tax (PIBPT), introduced in 2022 amid energy market turmoil, has never collected any revenue.
-
New Income Tax Bill Halves Word Count, Eases Compliance: Baijayant Jay Panda
BJP MP and Chairman of the Finance Select Committee, Baijayant Jay Panda said that the newly proposed Income Tax Bill aims to make compliance easier for taxpayers without altering tax policies or rates.
-
Hyderabad Couple Who Live Streamed Sex Acts Needed Money For Daughters' Fees
The Hyderabad couple, who was arrested for allegedly live streaming their sexual acts on a mobile app, was in dire need of finances and resorted to such acts to make easy money, police said on Friday.
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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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Top Court Issues Directions To Implement Rs 2 Lakh Cap On Cash Transactions
When there is a law in place, it has to be enforced, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while expressing concern over the unsatisfactory implementation of provisions of the Finance Act 2017 which capped the limit of cash transactions to Rs two lakh.
-
US SEC Rejects Memecoins as Securities, Warns of Fraudulent Tokens
This week, the SEC informed US investors that memecoins are not classified as securities. As a result, memecoin investors are not required to register their transactions under the Securities Act of 1933.
-
New Income Tax Bill Tabled In Parliament. Here's What Is Different In It
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new income tax bill - which she had mentioned in her Budget speech on February 1, and which is expected to reduce the jargon in the Income-Tax Act of 1961, making it easier to understand.
-
Waqf Amendment Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament's Budget Session
16 Bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session.
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16 Bills, Including Waqf Amendment Act, To Be Tabled In Budget Session
Sixteen bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session, which begins Friday.
