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Updated 9 June 2026 at 14:41 IST HDFC Bank will halt mobilising fixed deposits, savings, and current accounts from government entities starting July 1, 2026, due to regulatory scrutiny following a ₹45-crore payment linked to deposits from MSRDC. No commissions will be paid for government-related business after this date. HDFC Bank To Halt Mobilisation of

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Photo Credit: Andrijko Z. Following ample criticism from on-demand music and video platforms, the Canadian government has walked back its controversial “streaming tax.” Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller just recently announced the regulatory pivot as well as a fresh funding package for the sectors. To bring the uninitiated up

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L) before the no-confidence vote in parliament in Bucharest, May 5, 2026. Photo: EPA/Robert Ghement. Romania’s pro-European government, led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, collapsed on Tuesday after parliament passed a no-confidence motion initiated by the left-leaning Social Democratic Party, PSD, and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians, AUR.

The government on Thursday introduced three bills in Parliament to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies from the 2029 elections, but faces an uphill task as opposition parties have vowed to vote against the delimitation pr…

Hungary’s outgoing government has removed expiry dates from several major price-control measures, ensuring they remain in force indefinitely and effectively handing over their future to the incoming administration led by Péter Magyar. No expiry date: key price measures remain in place A decree published in the latest issue of the Hungarian Gazette confirms that the

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Monday, triggering criticism from Poland’s pro-EU government, which warned the visit risks undermining European unity and benefiting Russia. The Polish government does not understand why Nawrocki came to Budapest The meeting between the two nationalist, Eurosceptic leaders took place behind closed doors

OTTAWA — The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, and pledging to review claims that were refused by a third-party administrator for being filed too late...

Saskatchewan’s provincial government says it’s ending its contract with Saskatoon’s Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), only a few days after its exemption from Health Canada was suspended. In a statement to Global News, the province said it had provided notice to terminate its contract with the supervised consumption site for mental health and addiction services. Other