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The Indian government has announced that under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into force on May 1, 2022, it will import up to 160 tonnes of gold from the UAE at special prices in fiscal year 2024-25. As part of the agreement, India has committed to importing up to 200 tonnes of gold per year from the UAE with a 1 percent tariff concession under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), News.Az reported citing foreign media. India notified 140 tonnes last fiscal year and 160 tonnes for 2024-25, the official added.Think tank GTRI said in a June report…

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The fees you pay to play or participate vary by district, from a few hundred dollars per sport to nothing at all.”At the high school level, it’s $200 for the first sport and $50 for each sport after that,” said Jeff Casella, Mentor High School athletic director.Mentor instituted a Pay for Play policy nearly 20 years ago, and in Twinsburg, which has implemented Pay to Participate since budget cuts in 2012, the district calculates it differently.”That represents 30 percent of the cost of operating our activities, 30 percent of the cost of athletics, 30 percent of…

According to the Business Standard, the Indian government has notified manufacturers and traders to import up to 160 tonnes of gold from the UAE at special prices during 2024-25 under the India-UAE Free Trade Agreement. The agreement, officially called the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), came into force on May 1, 2022. Under the agreement, India has agreed to import up to 200 tonnes of gold per year from the UAE with a 1% tariff concession under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).India notified 140 tonnes last fiscal year and 160 tonnes for 2024-25, the official added. Think tank GTRI said…

Listen and subscribe to Stocks in Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.Gold futures (GC=F) are hitting record highs, hitting $2,555.2 an ounce on Monday, making a 400-ounce bar worth $1,022,080.Gold has surged this year, emerging as the world’s second-best performing asset after cryptocurrencies. Its 23% gain so far this year has outpaced the large-cap Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC), which itself is up 18%. (The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW), a proxy for the overall cryptocurrency market, is up 47% this year.)Gold funds saw their biggest inflows in four weeks, attracting $1.1 billion, according…

Spies from France and the United Arab Emirates hacked Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s iPhone in 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The joint espionage operation, codenamed “Purple Music,” was reportedly born out of concerns that Islamic State was using the private messaging app Telegram for recruitment and attack planning, and was carried out several years before Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris over the weekend. The Journal cited an unnamed former French intelligence official as saying France had been pursuing a “long-running effort” to “compromise Telegram”, but did not comment on the…

To help flood victims, interested parties are being urged to donate to a California relief fund. Dhaka, 28th August 2024 (BSS) – People interested in helping victims of the recent devastating floods have been asked to remit money to the Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund account. According to a message issued by the Principal Adviser’s Office today, Account Name: Principal Adviser Relief and Welfare Fund, Bank: Sonali Bank Corporate Branch, Principal Adviser’s Office, Account Number: 0107333004093. Also, on behalf of the Principal Adviser, the Disaster Management Relief Adviser will be accepting donations at the office from people wishing to…

Arsenal may not be the busiest team on the final day of the transfer window, but they still have a few players they could potentially sell.Arsenal announced the signing of Mikel Merino on Tuesday, becoming their third addition to the team this summer.He joins David Raya and Ricardo Calafiori as new signings at the Emirates Stadium with Arsenal looking to add a new forward.However, with just two days left until the transfer window closes, the north London side are also looking to sell a few more players.Eddie Nketiah is set to join Crystal Palace in a £30m transfer, while Emile…

What you need to knowX is testing a new video conferencing tool to compete with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc. The tool will have many features, such as pinning the main speaker or participants, notifying them when they leave a meeting, etc. It is not yet clear when the tool will be released to the public. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, most organizations adopted hybrid work and work-from-home approaches to curb the further spread of the virus. As a result, video conferencing tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom became essential to facilitate effective and efficient communication within…

Source: Screencap/Calvin Klein/YouTube Jeremy Allen White’s new Calvin Klein ad has gay Twitter users going wild Jeremy Allen White is back at Calvin Klein, and his new skin-and-underwear ads for the iconic line are sending gay Twitter users into a frenzy. “After taking the internet by storm with his debut campaign for the American fashion brand, the ‘The Bear’ star has reunited for another buzzworthy ad,” Variety reported. According to Variety, previous ads saw the 33-year-old actor “posing shirtless on a tattered couch before being put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace,” but the new campaign “sees him lounging poolside…

Abu Dhabi-based Maran Space, a new space company under the International Holding Company (IHC), has formed a joint venture with Loft Orbital to create Orbitworks, the Middle East’s first private space infrastructure company. Orbitworks has reached a significant milestone in the UAE’s rapidly growing space sector, becoming the first company to build a commercial constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. With an initial investment of more than $100 million, Orbitworks aims to build up to 50 500 kg satellites per year. Founded in 2017, Loft Orbital brings extensive expertise, technology and a strong reputation to the venture to support a…