The Indian economy could report a 16.5% contraction in the April-June quarter of fiscal year 21, compared to a previously expected 20% contraction, due to the decrease in corporate GVA, thanks to the better than expected results of certain financial and non-financial…
read moreRecently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “Transparent Taxation: Honoring Honesty” platform, unveiling a series of measures aimed at reducing the burden of compliance and rewarding honest taxpayers. Broadly speaking, the three pillars of the platform are faceless assessment and appeal, to…
read moreThe US health watchdog has approved the emergency use of an expensive new saliva-based laboratory diagnostic test for COVID-19 that could be a game changer in diagnosing infection, as will allow it quick tests between more people easily. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of…
read moreFormer Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh government minister Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday from complications from Covid-19. Chauhan is the second minister of Uttar Pradesh after Kamal Rani Varun, who held the technical education portfolio, who succumbed to Covid-19. A flamboyant…
read moreWar of words between Congress and BJP over Facebook report A Wall Street Journal report alleging that Facebook and the companies it owns, including WhatsApp and Instagram, ignored hate speech by leaders of the BJP war words between Congress and the BJP….
read moreThe Supreme Court extended the right of Hindu women to be legal co-heirs and to inherit ancestral property on an equal basis with male heirs. What is the ruling? A three-judge tribunal chaired by Judge Arun Mishra ruled that a Hindu woman’s…
read moreA key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on August 15 was dedicated to Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Yet various parts of what he said about the making of “Atmanirbharta” were eerily similar to the language of the now-defunct Planning Commission. “Atmanirbhar”…
read moreOnions have become a concern in the United States and Canada. Over the past week, health agencies in both countries issued alerts asking their citizens to dispose of the onions provided by California-based Thomson International Inc, linking an infection with the salmonella…
read moreA new study has found immune system deviations and failures that appear to be the difference between severe and mild cases of Covid-19. The difference, the study suggests, may be due to how our evolving old innate immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2,…
read moreDelhi’s electric vehicle policy was notified on August 7, more than eight months after the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved it. Following the notification, Kejriwal described it as a step towards reducing pollution levels. Delhi is one of…
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