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Guwahati: What is indicating at growing influx six more Bangladesh nationals arrested by the security forces in Tripura.

Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active. In a revised travel advisory for India, the State Department said it has updated to reflect information on the northeastern states.

SINGAPORE—China’s government is tightening its rules on the protection of confidential information, including intensified scrutiny on international travel by people privy to state secrets, as concerns over espionage rise amid an increase in global tensions. The changes also put a heavier burden on the country’s internet companies to stop leaks of sensitive information.

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wildlife and conservation-focused lodges to guests, on Wednesday announced plans to achieve Rs 100 crore in revenue by FY28 from Rs 18 crore in FY24. In line with its growth strategy, the Delhi-headquartered company has set its sights on an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to fund its expansion plans. Jungle Camps India clocked a total revenue of Rs 18.10 crore and a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 3.59 crore in FY24, compared with total revenue of Rs 11.24 crore and PAT of Rs 45 lakh in FY23, registering a healthy growth of 61 per cent in revenues and a five-fold jump in profit.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, focuses on balancing increased spending on jobs and rural development with transferring more funds to states, while narrowing the fiscal deficit. However, it offered limited new announcements for the Railways, mentioned only once in the Finance Minister's 83-minute speech.

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Union Budget, Indian benchmark equity indices opened marginally lower on Wednesday, weighed down by index heavyweights Reliance Industries, banking, and financial stocks. The BSE Sensex was trading 37 points, or 0.05%, lower at 80,396. The Nifty50 was down 28 points, or 0.11%, trading at 24,451 around 9:20 am.

budget delivered on most counts for the economy, but may have disappointed the market through higher capital gains tax on equities and securities transaction tax on futures and options. On the positive side, we highlight (1) the moderately higher spending on farm and rural economy and lower income tax for middle-income households, which is a positive for consumption, (2) the thrust on employment generation through several new measures and (3) fiscal consolidation, which is a positive for bond markets and yields. On the negative side versus market expectations, we note (1) the unchanged capex compared with the interim budget figure and (2) a higher capital gains tax on equities. The government may pursue further rationalisation in the capital gains structure for various asset classes over a period of time. The government increased allocation to revenue expenditure (6.2% increase versus 3.2% in the interim budget) and cut income tax rates for middle-income households, which is a positive for consumption sectors. The higher proposed spending on social welfare schemes and rural development will drive a faster recovery in the farm and rural economies. The reduction in income tax rates for the lowest income tax slabs corresponding to middle-income households should provide an impetus to two-wheeler, consumer durables, QSR and other discretionary items.

budget day, the market is prone to kneejerk reactions. So, as soon as the finance minister announced higher short-term and long-term capital gains taxes on financial instruments, the stock market tanked. Of course, it recovered towards the close as sanity set in. And what’s that sanity? In my view, it is that capital gains are intact, only the capital gains tax is higher.

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dividend from October 1 and is expected to increase the tax burden on investors. In her Budget 2024 speech on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced about the move which the industry sees as counterproductive. «For reasons of equity, I propose to tax income received on buy back of shares in the hands of the recipient,» Sitharaman said.

oil marketing companies (OMCs) today ended in the red after the Union Budget 2024 did not make any budgetary allocation for them for FY25. The development assumes importance given that the government had in its FY24 budget earmarked Rs 30,000 crore for capital support to the OMCs which did not crystallise the financial year gone by. Shares of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) today ended at Rs 306 on the NSE, down by Rs 2.25 or 0.73% over the previous closing price. Meanwhile, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) shares settled at Rs 345 falling by 0.5%. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was the top loser falling 1.4% to close the session at Rs 165.85.

As a result, stocks plunged by up to 10% on the intraday basis, but managed to narrow their losses at the closing time.

Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, introduces significant changes to the taxation of capital assets and capital gains. These amendments aim to rationalize capital gains tax provisions and bring parity across different asset classes and types of investors. While the amendments are indeed welcome as they simplify the hitherto complicated capital gains tax provisions in India and largely bring listed and unlisted shares at par amongst resident and non-resident sellers.

Rajesh Magow, group CEO of MakeMyTrip said its gross booking value for quarter one was more than $2.4 billion, with growth at 22% year on year in constant currency terms, and the adjusted operating profit was $39.1 million registering a growth of 30% year on year.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dogs that have spent the prior six months only in dog rabies-free or low-risk rabies countries, such as Canada, will now be able to enter with a CDC import form online submission receipt as acceptable documentation.This form can be filled out on the day of travel and the receipt can be shown to airlines and border officials as a printed copy or by phone.

MakeMyTrip Ltd on Tuesday reported a profit of USD 21 million for the June quarter. The company said its June quarter profit included income tax expenses of USD 8.5 million due to a reversal of the deferred tax assets. In the first quarter of the last fiscal, the company had posted a profit of USD 18.6 million.

income tax slabs in the new tax regime for the current financial year 2024-25 in her budget speech. This is the first budget of Modi government in the third term.

Union Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, while presenting the full budget for FY25, announced a 15 per cent duty cut on mobile phones and accessories.