Five children of a Pakistani brick kiln worker cannot register as Christians on their national identity cards because their father was coerced into Islam over a debt and listed as Muslim in government records. Sufyan Masih says officials at the National Database and Registration Authority refuse to change the family's status.
The European Commission insisted Sunday that the United States honor last year's EU-U.S. trade deal without any tariff increases following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated Donald Trump's global tariffs. Officials declared 'a deal is a deal' after Trump imposed new 15% levies across the board.
SBI Holdings plans to issue a 10 billion yen ($64.5 million) blockchain-based bond aimed at individual Japanese investors, complete with XRP cryptocurrency rewards. The three-year SBI START Bonds offer interest rates from 1.85% to 2.45% and will trade on the Osaka Digital Exchange starting March 25.
Investors must report both earned interest of Rs. 125,394 and accrued interest of Rs. 24,188 from bank fixed deposits in FY 2024-25, despite Rs. 14,958.20 TDS deduction, tax experts say. Gold bond interest requires separate disclosure from savings account interest, which qualifies for up to Rs. 10,000 deduction under Section 80TTA.
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia hailed Gramin Dak Sevaks as the backbone of rural India for delivering services to 630,000 villages. He praised their work in extreme weather from scorching heat to Kashmir snows.
Indonesia is ramping up biofuel production from crude palm oil to challenge Malaysia and Rotterdam's grip on global pricing benchmarks. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said the country's top producer status has yet to deliver pricing power.
Trade during this year's Holi festival will surpass ₹80,000 crore nationwide, according to the Confederation of All India Traders. The figure marks a 25% jump from last year's ₹60,000 crore.
A Saginaw jury cleared Kiara S. Carpenter of murder charges after she was accused of driving over her friend Latavia N. Braddock in late 2023. The not guilty verdict came Friday in Saginaw County Circuit Court.
Shimla district police detained 18 habitual drug peddlers under the PIT NDPS Act over 25 days, sending them to jail for three months to disrupt narcotics networks. The crackdown targeted organized traffickers with long histories of heroin sales in the region.
KTM has severed its decades-long partnership with Salzburg design studio KISKA, selling its remaining stake to Loxone GmbH. The move follows Bajaj Auto's takeover of Pierer Mobility and aims to centralize design in a new Salzburg facility.
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and France jumped 14.9% in January to $58 million. Exports from Cambodia rose 12.7% to $46 million, while imports from France climbed 23.9% to $12 million, trade data shows.
Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone in Cambodia hosts 44 Japanese manufacturers across precision components, automotive parts and electronics. The companies have created jobs and transferred skills to local workers, officials said.
Japan has provided more than $2.8 billion in official development assistance to Cambodia from 1992 to 2018, accounting for 15% of the Southeast Asian nation's total foreign aid during that period. The support has fueled infrastructure rebuilds, health improvements and a shift toward digital transformation as Cambodia targets upper-middle-income status by 2030.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor recalled nearly 1,000 Land Cruiser 300 SUVs in India due to a software glitch in the transmission control unit that risks engine over-revving. The issue affects vehicles manufactured between February 2022 and October 2023.
Ghana's National Petroleum Authority launched a nationwide campaign Monday to stop civilians from siphoning fuel at tanker accidents, eight days after a botched attempt sparked a blaze that killed six people on the Accra-Nsawam Highway.