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Gold, silver prices in free fall! Silver hits lower circuit at Rs 2.65 lakh in futures trade; ‘overspeeding leads to a crash’

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Over the last two sessions, silver has declined by a cumulative Rs 1,34,241, translating into a fall of 33.6%. On a weekly basis, the metal ...

Should UAE expats remit now? Weak rupee and peso offer big gains against Dirham

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Expatriates in the UAE are finding a remittance opportunity as the Indian rupee, Pakistani rupee and Philippine peso weaken against the UAE dirham. This allows ...

If you bought just $1 of Bitcoin when it launched 17 years ago, how rich would you be today?

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Bitcoin’s early years read like financial folklore. Launched in 2009 as a fringe experiment, it was dismissed, ignored, or casually spent. Yet tiny sums once ...

New excise duty on tobacco products: Cigarette prices to increase up to Rs 55 per pack

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Cigarette prices have surged by Rs 22-25 per pack of 10 following a new excise duty regime, the first tax hike in seven years. This ...

Tax revolution in the UAE: E-invoicing will change how you get paid, no more manual VAT fixes

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UAE businesses face a major digital overhaul in 2026-2027 with a new e-invoicing system. Starting July 2026, companies will transition from paper to structured digital ...

Budget 2026: High-level committee on Banking to be set up for India’s next phase of growth

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“I propose setting up a ‘High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat'”, to comprehensively review the sector and align it with India’s next phase ...