India-UK social security pact to slash costs for firms; up to 95% of Indian professionals to gain

India-UK social security pact to slash costs for firms; up to 95% of Indian professionals to gain

Thousands of Indian professionals working in Britain through Indian employers will stop paying dual social security contributions from July 15, with officials estimating that 90-95% of such workers will benefit from the India-UK social security pact coming into force alongside the free trade agreement.The Agreement on Social Security, or Double Contribution Convention (DCC), is expected…

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India-US trade deal: PM Modi, Trump push for ‘balanced, commercially meaningful’ pact at earliest

India-US trade deal: PM Modi, Trump push for ‘balanced, commercially meaningful’ pact at earliest

Trade negotiations between India and the United States are set to gain momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. Seeking to advance discussions on the trade pact, the two leaders directed officials to work towards concluding a balanced, mutually beneficial and…

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Stock Market Live Updates Today: BSE Sensex, Nifty50 open flat in trade as US-Iran sign MoU; crude oil prices drop further

Stock Market Live Updates Today: BSE Sensex, Nifty50 open flat in trade as US-Iran sign MoU; crude oil prices drop further

Sensex Today Live: ’Technical setup remains constructive’ “Indian equity markets are expected to open on a mildly positive note, with Gift Nifty trading at 24,099, up by 10 points. Asian markets opened mixed with a positive bias, while US equity futures recovered part of their losses after the hawkish FOMC outcome. Improved global sentiment following…

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Canada’s CPP to invest Rs 7k cr in Hyderabad-based CtrlS

Canada’s CPP to invest Rs 7k cr in Hyderabad-based CtrlS

HYDERABAD: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has committed an investment of up to ₹7,000 crore (C$1 billion) in Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters Ltd as demand for cloud, hyperscale and artificial intelligence-ready datacentre capacity accelerates in India’s digital infrastructure sector.As part of this, CPP Investments already picked up an 8.2% stake in CtrlS for 4,000…

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Trade deal with UK set to kick in from July 15

Trade deal with UK set to kick in from July 15

NEW DELHI: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) and the social security deal are set to be operationalised from July 15 after talks between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Keir Starmer in Evian on Wednesday.“We have got an even solution that balances the interests of our stakeholders on the issue of steel,” a senior…

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US Federal Reserve policy meet: Kevin Warsh-led FOMC keeps interest rates unchanged; projects hike by year-end, raises inflation forecast

US Federal Reserve policy meet: Kevin Warsh-led FOMC keeps interest rates unchanged; projects hike by year-end, raises inflation forecast

Kevin Warsh (AP file photo) US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh-led FOMC on Wednesday kept the key interest rate unchanged in the 3.5% to 3.75% range. This is Kevin Warsh’s first policy review after taking over from Jerome Powell as US Federal Reserve chair.“The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds…

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