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Govt extends import duty exemption on cotton till Dec 2025
Updated : 7 months ago IST
To give relief to the textile sector from the US tariffs, the Central Government on Thursday announced to extend the exemption of import duty on cotton till December 31, 2025. The move is aimed at ensuring adequate availability of cotton for the domestic textile industry, according to a M
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"Purchase of fertilisers, pesticides might get exemption": Bhupinder Singh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"They have proposed two slabs: one 5 per cent and the other 18 per cent. Still, there are multiple slabs till 28 per cent. Eighteen per cent applies to fertilisers and pesticides. So, it might get an exemption in this decision. However, there won't be much in it. We will see when the full sc
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Uttarakhand extends deadline for exemption from marriage registration unde
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Uttarakhand government said that in the interest of the citizens of the state, the time limit for exemption of marriage registration fee of Rs 250 under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Rules has been extended till January 26, 2026, this decision has been taken by the government in public in
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Ministry of Steel grants BIS exemption to 202 foreign steel manufacturers
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Steel has announced an important step to ease the import process for steel products by granting exemptions to 202 BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) licenses from mandatory adherence requirements on the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) portal.
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PoGB: Traders sit-in protest on Karakoram Highway enters fourth week, bloc
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A sit-in on the Karakoram Highway has blocked trade between Pakistan and China for 22 days. Protesters demand tax exemptions and clearance of stuck goods in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The government's federal committee will meet to resolve the issue, but protesters won't end the str
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Protest on Karakoram Highway disrupts Pakistan-China trade for 20 days ove
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests on the Karakoram Highway have halted trade between Pakistan and China for 20 days, opposing taxation and customs delays in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). Protesters demand tax exemptions and clearance of stuck goods, warning of escalation if their legal demands are not m
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Macron seeks visa curbs on Algerian diplomats amid migration row
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered tighter visa rules for Algerian diplomats, suspending a 2013 exemption deal. The move follows rising tensions over deportation disputes, migration issues, and recent security concerns involving Algerian nationals, according to France 24.
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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AAP MP Ashok Kumar Mittal calls additional tariffs 'illogical', says, will
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While the initial duty becomes effective on August 7, the additional levy will come into effect after 21 days and will be imposed on all Indian goods imported into the US, except for goods already in transit or those meeting specific exemptions.
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Trump slaps additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports over Russian o
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After the order, the total tariff on Indian goods will be 50 per cent. While the initial duty becomes effective on August 7, the additional levy will come into effect after 21 days and will be imposed on all Indian goods imported into the US, except for goods already in transit or those m
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Trump's latest 25% tariff will be applicable on all sectors, products from
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday has imposed flat 25 per cent tariff on all goods from India, with no product-level exemptions, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).
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ITAT upholds Rs 199 crore tax demand on Congress, denies exemption
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a blow to Indian National Congress, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench, has upheld a tax demand of Rs 199.15 crore for the assessment year 2018-19, rejecting the party's claim for exemption under Section 13A of the Income Tax Act.
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