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Новости за 23.07.2024

Cyprus Mail 

Police swooping on thieves on beaches

Plain clothes police officers are keeping watch over the island’s beaches following a spate of thefts from unsuspecting bathers island wide. Complaints of being pickpocketed on the beach are now a daily phenomenon, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC’s morning radio on Tuesday. The increased surveillance by police has brought results with several perpetrators of […]

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Budget 2024: Easier norms for FDI, overseas investments proposed

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed easing norms for FDI and overseas investments, addressing a 3.49% decline in FDI to $44.42 billion in FY24 from countries like Mauritius and Singapore. The UNCTAD report shows India slipping to 15th in the World Investment Ranking. Measures include further liberalising FDI and allowing 100% FDI in the space sector.

International Business Times 

Bangladesh Arrest Total Passes 2,500: AFP Tally

The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest.

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

India on $24 bn jobs drive in Modi's first post-election budget

India's government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to address uneven economic growth and mollify disgruntled voters after a surprising election setback last month. Robust economic growth in India has driven a tax windfall, allowing the government to increase spending while still reducing debt.

BangkokPost.com 

Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis

Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through legislation instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, signalling yet another policy U-turn.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Coforge Q1 profit hit by acquisition, revenue up 8%

Coforge's revenue grew 8.1% YoY and 1.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 2,400.8 crore for the first quarter ending June as compared to Rs 2,221 crore in Q1FY24 and Rs 2,358.5 crore in the March quarter or Q4FY24.

Thehindubusinessline.com 

Key 2024 Union Budget announcements

The budget introduces personal income tax relief for four crore salaried and pensioners under the new tax regime, with the standard deduction increased to ₹75,000 from ₹50,000. The deduction on family pension for pensioners will be enhanced to ₹25,000. The revised tax rate structure includes 0% for income up to ₹3 lakh, 5% for ₹3-7 lakh, 10% for ₹7-10 lakh, and 30% for income above ₹15 lakh. Salaried employees in the new regime can save up to ₹17,500.

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

Andy Murray says Paris Olympics will be his 'last ever tennis tournament' - Sky News

  1. Andy Murray says Paris Olympics will be his 'last ever tennis tournament'  Sky News
  2. Andy Murray to retire from tennis after 2024 Paris Olympics  BBC.com
  3. Andy Murray ready for 'last ever tennis tournament' at Paris Olympics  Sky Sports
  4. Andy Murray to retire after Olympics following emotional Wimbledon farewell  The Mirror
  5. Andy Murray: I’m retiring from tennis after the Paris Olympics  The Times

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

NCLT grants extension till Aug 10 to IIHL for completing RCapital resolution plan

IIHL made the highest cash offer of Rs 9,661-crore in the auctions and secured as much as 99 per cent of the lender's votes. The bid also included the Rs 500-crore cash balance with Reliance Capital going to the lenders, taking the overall recovery to Rs 10,200 crore or about 65 per cent as against Rs 16,000 crore principal secured debt the crippled company owed to lenders.

Sofia News Agency 

North Macedonia's PM: Corridor 8 Project Infeasible, Urges Funds to Bypass Bulgaria and Upgrade Corridor 10

The Republic of North Macedonia's plan for utilizing funds from the EU's Western Balkans growth initiative was prepared two weeks ago, and the country is now awaiting approval from the European Commission, according to Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with Telma TV, reported by BTA. Mickoski criticized some of the projects initiated by the previous government, citing the railway line to Bulgaria, a segment of transport Corridor 8, as an example. He argued that this project is unfeasible... Читать дальше...