The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ultimately ruled in favor of telecoms giant Vodafone in an investment treaty arbitration (ITA) dispute against India, initiated under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). This ruling marks the culmination of nearly a decade of bitter tax dispute between India and the …
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New Delhi: The Minister of State for Railways and Karnataka BJP deputy Suresh Angadi passed away on Wednesday, days after testing positive for COVID-19. The 65-year-old man passed away around 8 p.m. at the AIIMS trauma center, which has been converted into a dedicated COVID-19 facility. Angadi, Belagavi’s fourth-term deputy, …
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Mumbai: English newspaper editorials have unanimously criticized Rajya Sabha Vice President Harivansh Narayan Singh’s refusal to carry out a vote split and the ensuing chaos that followed in passing the Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) bill of 2020 Farm Products and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price …
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Agriculture is a state issue on India’s constitutional list; This list includes matters that require local knowledge. Agriculture is a biological business with a diverse climate and locally grown crops. The coconut farms of humid Kerala need a different plan than the apple farms of chilling Kashmir. The central government …
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The Foreign Contributions Amendment (Regulation) Bill (FCRA) of 2020 was introduced in the current session of parliament. The amendment seeks to make specific changes to the FCRA law, first introduced in 2010 by the UPA government and whose rules were amended in 2012, 2015 and 2019. The law provides the …
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New Delhi: The Press Club of India (PCI) has expressed outrage at the arrest of freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma under the Official Secrets Act, pointing to the “dubious record” of the Delhi Police special cell in selectively incriminating criminals. journalists. On Friday, the Delhi police special cell announced that it …
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“What’s the difference between an accountant in Brooklyn, New York, and a Supreme Court justice?” asked the deceptively diminutive lady, the daughter of an Austrian immigrant, addressing a group of new American citizens gathered for their “naturalization” ceremony, all ready to sing the ‘Star and Spangled Banner’. Bill Clinton’s candidate …
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Chandigarh: India’s options for dislodging the occupation of large portions of its territory by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along the disputed Line of Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh range from “bad, worse and frankly ugly, “say two experts on issues. According to a recent article prepared for the …
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In an interview that will pierce the government’s claim that we are in control of the trajectory of COVID-19 and furthermore critical of ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava, India’s leading virologist has said: “Obviously the situation is alarming ”. Dr. Shahid Jameel says there are two aspects of concern: first, …
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New Delhi: On the occasion of Narendra Modi’s 70th birthday, Twitter users took it upon themselves to remind the prime minister of the rising unemployment and the acute economic crisis facing the country. Several people and political parties simultaneously launched a campaign on social media and the day was soon …
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