For the first time, Octopus opens up its payment network to UnionPay, AlipayHK, and Alipay to enable QR payments for Mainland visitors and Hong Kong passengers Transaction fee waiver and referral programme to accelerate driver sign-up HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 January 2024 – Today Octopus Cards Limited (Octopus) announced that it will enable 21,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers to accept QR payments […]
SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 January 2024 – Leading global technology company OPPO launched the 2024 edition of its global mobile photography competition – the OPPO imagine IF Photography Awards. As OPPO’s open platform to encourage excellence in mobile photography, the yearly competition celebrates imagination and creativity through amazing photos captured with OPPO smartphones around the world. This year’s competition features a world-class judging […]
Yoga guru Ramdev found himself at the centre of controversy following a viral video where he seemed to make remarks against Other Backward Classes (OBC). Ramdev, however, came forward to clarify that his comments were directed at AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and not intended to insult the OBC community. The video, widely circulated on social […]
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By: Jennifer Hicks London has turned into a potential threat to Britain’s national security while in the recent past this jihadist terrorist threatened to behead a Hindu rights activist and professor Kushal Baran Chakraborty and termed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a “terrorist group” and gave instigation against Hindus and branded RSS leaders as “top terrorists”. According to Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC), which is one of the […]
Leaders of INDIA bloc parties the Congress and AAP held a meeting on Friday to discuss seat sharing in Delhi, Punjab and other states for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with both sides saying the talks were progressing well. The meeting at Congress leader Mukul Wasnik’s residence on Friday evening went on for nearly two […]
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NEW DELHI: The central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and other government agencies like the NHAI and the Railways have invested Rs 5.51 trillion or 75% of their combined FY24 capital expenditure target in April-December period. On an annual basis, these entities’ capex grew by robust 22.4% in the first nine months of the current financial […]
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NEW DELHI: In a boost to self-reliance in developing advanced missile technology, India on Friday successfully test fired the New General Akash (Akash-NG) missile from the integrated test range, Chandipur off the coast Odisha, defence ministry officials said here. The missile has a range of more than 80 km, it was learnt. Giving details, they […]
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MUMBAI: Forex reserves declined sharply by USD 5.89 billion to USD 617.3 billion for the week ending January 5 after rising for four consecutive weeks, according to the weekly Reserve Bank data released on Friday. So far this fiscal, the reserves have increased USD 55.72 billion, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In […]
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By Sushil Kutty The opposition INDI-Alliance is confident that unity among opposition parties will fetch easy victories against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the majority of the 543 constituencies in 2024 because in 2019, Modi’s victorious party could get only 38 percent of the total votes polled, while the remaining 62 percent were “cast against” […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation rose to 5.69 per cent in December 2023 up from 5.55 per cent in November last tear with higher food prices stretching household budgets, according to official figures released on Friday. Retail inflation inched up marginally in December, while industrial production in November plunged to an eight-month low of 2.4%, […]
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Lenovo™ strengthens its portfolio and vision of AI for All with AI PCs and other powerful innovations HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – Today at CES® 2024, Lenovo unveiled a full lineup of more than 40 new devices and solutions powered by AI, furthering the company’s vision of AI for All. The announcements include new AI PC innovations across Lenovo’s Yoga™, […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2nd Half 2023 Review of the IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System (“DAICS®“), aiming to provide the professionals worldwide with a transparent and standardized classification scheme to determine sector and exposure of particular digital assets. DAICS® classifies digital assets into 2 main categories: a) Cryptocurrencies and b) Asset Backed […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – From now to 14 February 2024, both non-travellers and travellers alike can begin their festive shopping early on iShopChangi, the ultimate one-stop destination for all Lunar New Year essentials. Toast to the Year of the Dragon in style with an array of Fortune Finds, skipping the crowds through the ease of online shopping. Find everything from high-end […]
A group of seers being targeted by a mob in West Bengal has resulted in another showdown between the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress. Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the attack on seers after the videos of the incident went viral. Sources say the seers or sadhus, who were on their […]
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Closing Price on Debut Day 164% Higher than Offer Price HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Neswire – 12 January 2024 – WellCell Holdings Co., Limited (“WellCell” or the “Company”; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 2477), a comprehensive telecommunication network support and ICT integration service provider and software developer in the PRC, is successfully listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of […]
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has called a high-level inter-ministerial meet next week to discuss ways to insulate India’s trade from the ongoing problems in the Red Sea, a senior official said on Thursday. Senior officials from five ministries — external affairs, defence, shipping and finance and commerce — will participate in the deliberations. The […]
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NANNING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – With the barrier gate for customs release lifted, 6 tonnes of blended yarn was imported tariff-free to China through Dongxing, a border city in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The yarn was produced in a Vietnamese production line of the cotton yarn production giant Texhong International Group Limited and will be further processed to produce […]
NEW DELHI: India is reviewing the entire gamut of withholding tax provisions in line with the country’s overall thrust to simplify the tax structure to make it easier for businesses and reduce disputes. There are several tax deducted at source (TDS) provisions with different thresholds and multiple rates. This has created a TDS maze that […]
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India’s industries are counting on the government to target larger capex outlay of atleast ₹12-lakh crore in the upcoming interim Budget (2024-25) to support higher GDP growth in a year when global economic slowdown in expected to be pronounced. This comes even as the private sector’s side of investment push has not been exuberant in […]
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NEW DELHI: India has submitted all relevant data on its social security schemes sought by the US to start negotiations on a bilateral totalisation agreement that would exempt short-term visa holders from contributing to social security and will push for it at the India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting on Friday, an official has said. […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Supreme Court’s refusal to stay implementation of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 has shattered the dream of the people for a free and fair Lok Sabha Election 2024, though the court has agreed to hear the pleas against the […]
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NEW DELHI: Any further shift among the taxpayers to the concessional personal income tax regime from 60% reported so far will require further tweaks to make it more attractive, government sources said on condition of anonymity. A few options in this regard are under consideration, they said, but hinted that these steps might get deferred […]
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