Japanese Lawmakers Travel to Beijing, Seeking to Mend Ties After Takaichi's Taiwan Remark Fallout A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, including one from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing party, headed to Beijing on Monday, August 24, 2026, to meet with Chinese officials for the firs...
Oil Falls as Trump Pledges Economic War on Iran Oil prices fell on Monday, August 24, 2026, as investors braced for details of a U.S. plan to isolate the Iranian economy, which President Donald Trump billed as the "most crushing" financial operatio...
China Abruptly Postpones Ambitious Chang'e-7 Lunar Mission Launch China said on Sunday, August 23, 2026, that it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the moon. Wher...
Fewer Than 20 Ships Transit Key Strait of Hormuz Over Weekend, Data Shows Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, August 24, 2026, as Iranian and U.S. blockades continue to restrict traffic through thi...
Retirement Does Not Mean Tax-Free Income: Know When Pension And Other Income Is Taxable Retirement doesn't automatically make your income tax-free, a misconception that trips up many people planning their post-working years. Ankit Jain, Partner at Ved Jain & Associates, explains that pen...
ED Raids Nine Premises in UP, Haryana in Bogus Input Tax Credit Case The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday conducted search operations at nine premises in Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (P...
After Tax Hike, Demand Grows for Live Telecast of TMC Proceedings A property tax hike approved by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) last week without discussion has once again put the spotlight on the demand to live-stream the civic body's General Body meetings....
'Tax Money For Religion?' AAP vs Congress Over Hindu Outreach In Punjab Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi has attacked the Bhagwant Mann government over its religious programmes. In a sharply worded Facebook post, Gandhi targeted the AAP leadership as "Kejri-Bhagwant & Co" an...
Read Memo That Zohran Mamdani's Team Sent to 'Upset' New Yorkers Who Say They Don't Understand How Their Million-Dollar Homes Will Be Taxed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration chose not to attend Tuesday's (August 25) City Council hearing on the rollout of the pied-à-terre tax, instead submitting a detailed written memo. F...
'Rent-a-Boyfriend' Scam Targets Women Through Social Media Friendship Offers A new form of cyber fraud involving online companionship and friendship services has emerged, with cybercriminals allegedly using social media platforms to lure women and young people through advertis...
Three Arrested in Kolkata's ₹3.26 Crore Digital Arrest Scam A Kolkata resident allegedly lost ₹3.26 crore after a group of cyber fraudsters, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officers, subjected him to a prolonged "digital arrest" and threatened him with immediate...
Varanasi Police Uncover Massive Cyber Fraud Network Allegedly Hijacking OTP Messages Varanasi police have busted a large cyber fraud network allegedly operating across the country, arresting four people including the suspected kingpin. Preliminary investigation has revealed suspicious...
