NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government said on Sunday that its net direct tax receipts rose 11% year-on-year to 3.80 trillion Indian rupees ($46.39 billion) from April 1-June 17. Tax receipts include tax paid by corporates of 1.57 trillion rupees and personal income tax of Rs 2.22 trillion rupees, a Ministry of Finance statement …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s caretaker government was preparing to host talks with the foreign minister of Myanmar’s military junta on Monday, a day later than planned, as key Southeast Asian nations signalled they would stay away from the divisive meeting. Bangkok has been pushing to reengage with Myanmar’s generals – …
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By Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies. Blinken, who postponed a February …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in London on Sunday condemned a meeting last week between Britain’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and Taiwan’s digital minister, saying it violated international relations. Reuters reported on Friday that Tugendhat had met the Taiwanese Digital Affairs Minister Audrey Tang on Wednesday during a rare high-level ministerial trip to Britain. …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Family and friends of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong model who was murdered in a gruesome case in February, gathered at a memorial hall in the city on Sunday to pay their final respects. The vigil took place at Po Fook Memorial Hall in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin district, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Five people were killed when an intercity bus and a large truck crashed on a highway in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido around noon on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported. NHK, citing the police and fire departments, said more than 10 people had been transported to hospitals in Yakumo town and Hakodate …
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By Martin Quin Pollard (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began two days of talks in Beijing on Sunday, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Blinken’s visit, postponed after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace in February, was aimed at …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the African Union be given full, permanent membership of the diplomatic group at its upcoming summit in India, an official source said. Modi’s proposal to grant the African Union full membership in the G20 demonstrates India’s …
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MANILA (Reuters) -All 120 people onboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in central Philippines on Sunday have been rescued, the coast guard said. The M/V Esperanza Star, which was carrying 65 passengers and 55 officers and crew members, caught fire while sailing from Siquijor island in the south to nearby Bohol island, the …
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By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indian authorities said on Sunday they had started to relax a curfew imposed in violence-hit Manipur after 45 days of civil unrest in the north-east state, seeking to reduce anger spilling onto the streets and restore normalcy. “We have decided to remove curfew from 5 am until 5 …
