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The central bank of the Pacific island country of Fiji has released a note to the public cautioning that cryptocurrencies and virtual assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether are not recognised as legal tender in the country.

Hardik Pandya should not be selected for T20 WC. But, he will be there." Another one said, “Remove Hardik Pandya from that 15 please." “Picking best side is the primary job to ensure the trophy. I don't think we should include Hardhik Pandiya in our team.

Patanjali's Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna were being let off the hook in the contempt case hearing. They have been given a week to issue a public statement in the fake advertisements case. «You are not so innocent that you did not know what we said in our earlier order,» SC told Patanjali MD Balkrishna. The duo were present in the court after the SC ordered them to do so. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing the case. The apex court has posted the case for further hearing on April 23.

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Monday there is no urgency to cut U.S. interest rates, with the economy and labor market strong, and inflation still above the Fed's 2% target. «The worst thing to do is act urgently when urgency is not required,» Daly said at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Daly is one of 19 U.S. central bankers who set U.S. monetary policy.

Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened fire and killed five people among throngs of displaced residents trying to walk back to their homes in the devastated area. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from the north after Israeli forces first launched their offensive there soon after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. In the months of fighting since, vast parts of the north have been flattened, including much of Gaza City. After months of Israeli restrictions on aid to the north, some 300,000 who remained there are on the brink of famine, according to the United Nations. Still, many Palestinians have wanted to go back, saying they are sick of the conditions they endured in displacement. For months, families have been crammed into tent camps, schools-turned-shelters and homes of relatives throughout the south of the Gaza Strip. Some also fear remaining in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost town, as Israel says it plans to attack it eventually to root out Hamas.

Modi said that the maximum number of cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate are against those persons and entities who have no connection with politics. In an interview with ANI, Prime Minister Modi said that honest person has nothing to fear about but those involved in corruption has «Paap ka dar» (fear of sin). «How many opposition leaders are in jail? No one tells me. And is this the same opposition leader… who used to run their government? There is fear of sin (paap ka dar hai). What fear does an honest person have? They had put my Home Minister in Jail when I was Chief Minister. The country should understand that political leaders are involved in only 3 per cent of the ED cases and 97 per cent of cases are registered against the ones who do not belong to the politics,» Prime Minister said.

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has streamlined the process of transferring provident fund (PF) account for employees when they switch jobs. Now, you don’t need to request your previous employer to transfer PF balance from your old account to the new account opened with the new company.

₹7 lakh income, ₹50,000 standard deduction for salaried individuals and lower tax rates. “The government has structured the new scheme in a way that the tax outgo is either low or at par with the old scheme unless the taxpayer is claiming substantial tax deductions and exemptions," he said. For net incomes up to ₹7.5 lakh, the new tax regime is the straightaway choice as you get the tax rebate after claiming the ₹50,000 deduction.

Kakani took to the platform X to share a breakdown of expenses for a family of four, emphasizing that the figure of Rs 20 lakh annually was devoid of any luxury expenses. His post, accompanied by a screenshot of an Excel sheet detailing monthly and yearly expenditures, quickly gained traction, garnering over 8.3 lakh views since its posting on April 14.

Donald Trump, the main opponent of US President Joe Biden in the upcoming elections due later this year. The slogans grew louder at Schnecksville in Pennsylvania amid the escalation in West Asia conflict after Iranian drones and missiles were launched on Israel. Trump, while addressing the public, said, “They are not wrong.

A Vietnam ministry representative clarified Friday that crypto is not prohibited within the country. However, he emphasized the importance of establishing a legal framework to regulate them and mitigate potential risks.

Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's killer Amir Sarfaraz shot dead in Pak's Lahore “If three or four people were involved in my father's murder, then this is them (Pakistan government) covering it up by killing that man (Tamba) to conceal the conspiracy that took place at that time," Sarabjit Singh's daughter stated. Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, an accused in the murder of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan, and a close associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit founder Hafiz Sayeed, was killed by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Sunday.

Iran's attack on Israel is expected to send global crude oil prices higher as war premium gets built in but retail fuel prices in India will likely stay unchanged due to general elections starting later this week, industry executives said. Brent, the international crude benchmark, has sprinted to $90 per barrel from $80 in just about a month on escalating tensions between Iran and Israel. «A war premium may quickly show up in oil prices in the paper market. Heightened tension in oil supply zone or main oil transit zones may also cause increases in crude oil transport and insurance costs,» said Mukesh Surana, CEO of Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. In oil industry parlance, paper market refers to a financial marketplace where future oil delivery contracts are traded. «If the situation escalates further to the extent that it starts impacting physical supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, it will impact the global supply situation and can have a sharper impact on prices in the short term,» said Surana, formerly chairman of HPCL.

Raw material prices are also starting to show initial signs of inflation after moderating previously, indicating price increases in some categories could be in the offing. Most consumer goods companies raised prices by more than a quarter in the past two years to offset rising costs under heads such as raw materials, supply chain and energy.

Civil War " didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the biggest R-rated opening of the year to date and a record for A24, the studio behind films like “Everything Everywhere All At Once" and “The Iron Claw." “Civil War" also unseated “ Godzilla x Kong " from its perch atop the box office.

Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not participate in any Israeli counter-offensive against Iran, according to reports on Sunday by CNN and the Wall Street Journal. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israel attack on Iran's Syria consulate on April 1. Speaking with Netanyahu late on Saturday, Biden suggested further response was unnecessary, and senior U.S. officials told their counterparts that the United States would not participate in an offensive response against Iran, CNN and the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Iran on Sunday urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a strike that destroyed its consulate building in Damascus earlier this month. «The matter can be deemed concluded,» Iran's mission to the United Nations said in a post on X just a few hours after the start of the operation late Saturday. «However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran's response will be considerably more severe,» the Iranian mission warned.

Bollywood movie was released on the occasion of Eid, April 11. The movie featuring Ajay Devgn saw itself as at the centre of appreciation from the former captain of the Indian national cricket team.