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Nifty traded below 25,550 marks; realty shares decline

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- The frontline equity benchmarks traded with significant losses in the mid-morning trade, dragged down by heavy selling in index heavyweight Bharti Airtel and weakness across IT stoc... Read More


Full emergency declared as SpiceJet Delhi-Leh flight returns after engine failure

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- A full emergency was declared on Tuesday morning after a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Leh reported an engine issue shortly after takeoff. The aircraft safely returned to the n... Read More


Indonesia drafts plan to safeguard halal imports

Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Indonesia's Industry Ministry is drafting a strategy to ensure imported raw materials meet halal standards, as manufacturers rely on overseas supplies for about 70% of inputs, a se... Read More


Swan Defence completes five offshore support vessels for San Maritime India

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI), will complete five (5) Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) for Kakinada based San Maritime India. San Maritime has begun the docking of the ves... Read More


Rafizi-aligned MPs threaten to block AG-PP split unless Parliament gets oversight, veto powers over new prosecutor

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 -- Ten PKR lawmakers are threatening to withhold their support for a historic constitutional amendment separating the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor roles unless the gove... Read More


NBR introduces email OTP system for overseas taxpayers

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a special email verification system allowing Bangladeshi expatriates to file their income tax returns online without relying on mob... Read More


Commodities Buzz: Global Sugar prices attempting to recover from five-year low

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- Global Sugar prices are trying to recover from a near five-year low as markets assess demand-supply scenario amid an uncertain US trade climate following the latest tariff related d... Read More


EFCC arraigns former railway managing director for alleged $385,000, N165m money laundering

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Edetanle, over allegations that... Read More


13 Civilians Killed in Pakistan Airstrikes in Afghanistan: UNAMA

Afghanistan, Feb. 24 -- UNAMA confirmed 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's February 21-22 airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktika, Afghanistan. Recent months have seen ... Read More


Netherlands' first openly gay PM Rob Jetten takes oath. Meet his partner Nicolas Keenan

Amsterdam/IBNS, Feb. 24 -- Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister Rob Jetten took oath on Monday and is set to head a new Dutch government, media reports said. Jetten, 38, dislodge... Read More