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On 22 October 2026, Kathak Sandhya brought the rhythms and vibrancy of Indian classical dance to Cairo’s Gomhoria Theatre. Organised by the Embassy of India in Egypt, the evening featured performers of different ages and nationalities, accompanied by live musicians. The Bollywood selections revealed how deeply Indian popular culture has entered Egypt’s cultu

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If you have been diligently building a substantial pension pot, be careful you do not incur tax penalties

The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

<p>Tax policy means freezes reduce take-home pay as earnings rise in line with inflation</p><p>Income tax thresholds are set to remain frozen after John Healey’s first budget as chancellor.</p><p>One of the biggest tax rises in recent years has happened without a change in the rates at which people are taxed on their incomes. Instead it has come from success

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<p>ISLAMABAD: The government has enhanced the currency transaction threshold by 50pc to Rs3 million for banks to trigger suspicious reports to the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) of the State Bank of Pakistan under the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.fmu.gov.pk/docs/Anti-Money-Laundering-Act-2010

<p>ISLAMABAD: The government has enhanced the currency transaction threshold by 50pc to Rs3 million for banks to trigger suspicious reports to the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) of the State Bank of Pakistan under the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.fmu.gov.pk/docs/Anti-Money-Laundering-Act-2010

<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3808,w_5709/743075' alt='An Israeli voting booth. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' title='An Israeli voting booth. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' /><br />According to the updated estimates from the Taub Center, a political party will need appr

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The world has lost the opportunity to prevent global warming significantly exceeding the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a United Nations report.

Report from UN Environment Programme shows emissions growth has slowed but a turnaround is yet to be achieved

How did bird flu jump from birds to mammals? Australia's first confirmed case offers clues.