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The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement takes effect on July 15, 2026, offering duty-free access for 99 percent of India's exports to the UK. But preferential tariff rates only apply to goods that genuinely originate in India under the new Rules of Origin framework. Here is what qualifies, what does not, and what every Indian exporter must do before the first shipment.
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The Supreme Court has upheld Tamil Nadu and Karnataka laws banning online games played with real-money stakes, ruling that once money is wagered on an uncertain outcome, the nature of the game, whether skill or chance, becomes legally irrelevant. States across India now have clear constitutional authority to ban online gaming with stakes.
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