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Indonesia may consider State Revenue Agency if tax targets missed

Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government could consider establishing a State Revenue Agency (BPN) if efforts to optimize revenue from taxes and custom... Read More


SC raps leak of preliminary Air India crash report, seeks Centre, DGCA response on plea for independent probe

India, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over selective leaks from preliminary inquiry reports into the Air India crash earlier this year, saying it was "unfortunate" that ... Read More


Philippine police clash with protesters, arrest over 200 amid flood-control scandal outrage

MANILA, Sept. 22 -- Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spo... Read More


Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi to visit Motihari on September 26

Motihari, Sept. 22 -- With the Bihar Assembly elections approaching, political activities in the state have gained momentum. In this context, Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi ... Read More


Karnataka cabinet expansion in Nov: Saleem Ahmed

Bengaluru, Sept. 22 -- Senior Congress leader and MLC Saleem Ahmed today said that the state government's cabinet expansion is expected in November, emphasising that it is strictly about reassigning m... Read More


Singaporeans, PRs who vape drug-laced Kpods abroad can be prosecuted at home, say authorities

SINGAPORE, Sept. 22 -- Singaporeans and permanent residents who use drug-laced vapes such as Kpods overseas can be prosecuted as if the offence took place in Singapore, the government has warned, as c... Read More


Top BJP ministers put up X profile picture featuring Modi with thanks for GST revamp

India, Sept. 22 -- Top ministers in the Narendra Modi cabinet, including Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan, changed their X profile picture as the revamped GST came into effect on Monday. The profi... Read More


Migrants' voting rights

Nepal, Sept. 22 -- Nepal has once again entered a moment of political turbulence. The collapse of fragile coalitions, the return of familiar figures, and the reshuffling of parliamentary alliances hav... Read More


On H-1B visa fee hike, Shashi Tharoor tells how new rule may harm Trump: 'America doesn't have enough.'

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor analysed the "assumptions" US President Donald Trump may have made while deciding on implementing the H-1B visa fee hike to $100,000 (about Rs.88 lakh... Read More


Recognition of Palestine by Western Powers: What does it mean, symbolism or shift in global diplomacy?

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia officially recognised Palestine as a state on 21 September. The move is seen as a significant shift in foreign policy of these nations a... Read More