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What Palestine Teaches The Western Teachers Of Politics And Law
By Afreen Faridi Liberal legal and political theory, morality and institutions which uphold the Westphalian human rights charter have dug their grave in Palestine. Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights … are dead. They have time and again failed to be useful to the Global...
P Vijayan-Led Kerala Rejects NCERT’s Bid To Replace ‘India’ With ‘Bharat’
By P. Sreekumaran Kerala has said an emphatic “No” to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)’s attempt to replace ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in the social sciences textbooks for schools. This is in response to the recommendation made by a panel set up by the NCERT that...
Tipra Motha Of Tripura Approaches BJP For Seat Sharing In Lok Sabha Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty Tipra Motha (TM), the powerful tribal party of Tripura has approached the BJP for an alliance to share the seats in the Lok Sabha election in 2024. Tripura has two seats in Lok Sabha including one as reserved. TM wants to contest the reserved seat and...
Against Ruling BJP, Efforts Begin For Opposition Unity In Assam
By Ashis Biswas Opposition parties in Assam, showing a greater commitment to achieve an anti-BJP consolidation than the Congress, ignored the latter’s gamesmanship to begin their long-awaited seat-sharing talks for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. However, despite a broad agreement among the 14 parties coming together under the...
President-Elect Arevalo Of Guatemala Facing Us Resistance Before Take Over
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Bernardo Arévalo’s victory in the first round of presidential voting on June 25 this year surprised Guatemalans, as did the emergence of his Seed (Semilla) political party. Roadblocks engineered by established political forces threatened his candidacy in the second round of voting, on Aug....
India To Become $30-Trillion Economy By 2047: NITI Draft Vision Document
NEW DELHI: India is estimated to be a $30 trillion developed economy by 2047, preliminary results from the Centre’s vision document which is being prepared have shown, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said on Sunday. The Vision India@2047 document is likely to be released by PM Modi in the...
Govt Asks All Private Companies To Demat Shares By September 2024
MUMBAI: The government has mandated all private companies, other than small companies, to dematerialise their shares by September 30, 2024. The move is expected to boost transparency and oversight of the financial system. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), in an amendment dated October 27, inserted a new clause...
India Seeks To Tax Goods Part Of Cross-Border Digital Trade
NEW DELHI: India has proposed that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) clearly define what constitutes goods and services in relation to cross-border electronic transmissions such as content streaming. The suggestion, made by senior Indian officials at a meeting of WTO member countries in Geneva last week, is aimed reaching...
K-Factor In Full Play In Housing Segment
MUMBAI: The K-factor, visible in many sectors of the economy, is at play in the housing space as well. Housing sales were at six-year high in the September quarter, however, the sale of affordable housing units declined 10%, as buyers in the segment continued to be troubled by the...
India Pitches For Clear Definition Of E-Commerce Trade In Goods, Services In WTO
NEW DELHI: India has asked the WTO members to work on a clear definition of e-commerce trade in goods and services as it would help provide developing countries a policy space to make decisions on the fast-growing sector, an official said. At present, there is a difference of understanding...
