The Group of 7 rich nations has agreed on a new global framework for ending low-tax havens by having a minimum corporate tax of 15%, and by sharing the excess profits of the 100 largest companies with the countries where they operate. This aims to stop giant companies from shifting their profits to low-tax havens […]
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Why put all savings into traditional forms of wealth such as land or shares? Why not into non-traditional forms such as Bitcoin and NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? These have made millionaires of initial investors. I advise ordinary folk to steer clear of these exotic new digital assets. Current prices are high and the risk of complete
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The disastrous spike in Covid cases has changed many mindsets. The Election Commission was slammed for a lengthy voting schedule in the recent state elections, helping spread the disease. The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar was castigated for promoting mass contact. The IPL was suspended, and the Tokyo Olympics will probably be abandoned. The Uttarakhand government
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The disastrous spike in Covid cases has changed many mindsets. The Election Commission was slammed for a lengthy voting schedule in the recent state elections, helping spread the disease. The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar was castigated for promoting mass contact. The IPL was suspended, and the Tokyo Olympics will probably be abandoned. The Uttarakhand government
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Anger and despair about Covid dominate news and conversation. How pathetically Indian public health has failed! Every party points fingers at others. Yet in some sense voters in a democracy must be part of the problem. Voters have had chances galore to make public health a top electoral priority but never do. Instead, they focus
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Many liberals have cheered Mamata Banerjee’s election victory in West Bengal as the event of the year. Actually, it was utterly predictable. The BJP invariably gets fewer votes in state elections than general elections, because Narendra Modi is far more popular than regional BJP satraps. The BJP soared in the 2019 general election in West
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Many liberals have cheered Mamata Banerjee’s election victory in West Bengal as the event of the year. Actually, it was utterly predictable. The BJP invariably gets fewer votes in state elections than general elections, because Narendra Modi is far more popular than regional BJP satraps. The BJP soared in the 2019 general election in West
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A court in Uttar Pradesh has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to investigate the claim of a Hindu petitioner that the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi was created by destroying a Hindu temple. Another court has admitted a petition to hand over the Shahi mosque at Mathura to those claiming it was the birthplace of
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A court in Uttar Pradesh has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to investigate the claim of a Hindu petitioner that the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi was created by destroying a Hindu temple. Another court has admitted a petition to hand over the Shahi mosque at Mathura to those claiming it was the birthplace of
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The much-talked-about Sardar Sarovar Dam displaced over 100,000 tribes people. Based on research conducted by economists Swaminathan Aiyar and Neeraj Kaushal, this deep dive investigates whether they are better or worse off. Watch more here: https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/dammed-but-not-damned/1260055901/
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