Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill and countingGlobal companies face significant financial strain due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Businesses are grappling with escalating oil pric...
18 May, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
UK unveils tax-raising budget as growth downgradedBritain’s Labour administration has rolled out a new budget, surprising many with tax increases. Aimed at shrinking the national debt and b...
26 Nov, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
UK's richest woman earns three times more than Tim Cook despite massive 45% pay cutDespite a 45% reduction in her pay, Denise Coates, the UK's highest-paid woman, received £150 million in salary and dividends in 2024. This...
08 Jan, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Enough foot dragging; roll the dice & get gaming industry regulatedFor all of Islam’s strictures against gambling, the UAE, in September, announced its intentions to establish the General Commercial Gaming ...
13 Nov, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Taxman seeks info from foreign online gaming companiesIndian tax authorities have approached half a dozen online gaming firms in Malta, the UK and Gibraltar to gather information on the number ...
26 Dec, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
Timeline of main events leading to Rishi Sunak's second shot at UK Prime Minister's postRishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to men...
25 Oct, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Timeline of main events leading to Rishi Sunak's second shot at UK Prime Minister's postFollowing is the chronology of the main events illustrating Sunak's second shot at UK Prime Minister's post.
25 Oct, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
UK brings forward fiscal measures after budget turmoilMonday's measures "will support fiscal sustainability", the Treasury added, after last month's notorious mini-budget had sent bond yields s...
17 Oct, 2022, 01.14 PM IST
British pound plunges to new low as tax cuts spark concernThe weakening currency piles pressure on the U.K.'s new Conservative government, which has gambled that slashing taxes - and increasing bor...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
To tax at 18% or 28%? The GST Conundrum for skill gaming sectorThe market value of the Indian skill gaming sector is around Rs 79 billion in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 and may reach Rs 150 billion ...
01 Aug, 2022, 10.55 AM IST
Indian-origin British retailers among UK's top 50 taxpayers: ReportThe Arora family, behind the B&M chain of discount stores, paid 25.6 million pounds towards their 2017-18 tax bill against wealth estimated...
27 Jan, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
The case for legalized cricket betting; it's not what you thinkOn January 4, a three-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court also recommended legalising cricket betting in India.
19 Jan, 2016, 04.46 AM IST
Rich NRIs may have to pay more tax if Ed Miliband becomes PM of UKMiliband, who is in the running for Prime Minister in the May 7 general elections in the UK, announced that under a government led by him,
09 Apr, 2015, 12.53 AM IST
From Las Vegas to Lost Vegas: Why no one bets big on Sin City nowOnce the world's gambling capital, Las Vegas is now attracting people looking for parties, not the high rollers who lost big on the famed t...
23 Oct, 2011, 04.13 AM IST
- Govt game to legalize gambling in sports?
The govt examining gambling regulations in other countries, particularly the UK and the US, in a response to the growing clamour for bettin...
05 Sep, 2010, 02.04 AM IST
- It's govt's best bet, yet it won't stake claim
One of India’s biggest industries, the gambling industry-the industry size in Mumbai alone is estimated to be a whopping Rs 50,000 crore-pa...
07 Dec, 2006, 02.21 AM IST
- Unilever to sell frozen food brands for $2.2bn
Unilever, the world’s second-biggest food and detergent company, agreed to sell most of its European frozen-foods unit to Permira Funds for...
29 Aug, 2006, 12.34 AM IST