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FIR filed against Amnesty International in Bangalore
August 17, 2016
Amnesty International India, a prominent human rights advocacy group, has been booked by the Indian police for the alleged participation of some of its members in seditious activities at an event organised recently by the group in Bangalore (capital of the Indian South West state...
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Indian PM Modi speaks on Terrorism on Independence Day
August 16, 2016
Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi gave a 90 plus minute long speech on Indian Independence Day that made clear the government’s stance on violence and terrorism with special relation to Pakistan, drawing reactions from within the country and outside.
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Goods and Services Tax bill in India gets a go-ahead
August 10, 2016
Ever since the first proposal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in India in 2005, there has been a lot of delay and amendments. But after years of revisions, after the Bill was passed by Indian Parliament, it finally gives way to make all transactions liable to a unified t...
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Low-caste Dalits in India protest against oppression
August 3, 2016
A Dalit youth who consumed poison in protest against thrashing of men from his community in Una, Gujarat, died on Sunday, intensifying the anger of thousands of others who vowed not to take away the carcasses of dead animals till the atrocities by the self-proclaimed cow protecto...
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Raising questions on women’s dignity
July 22, 2016
A BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh calls a former chief minister and leader of the BSP ‘worse than a prostitute’ raising a storm in the Parliament. But, lost in the noise was the nature of the insult and the position of women in India. As elections approach in the largest state of...
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Who will replace Raghuram Rajan, as Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
June 27, 2016
After a series of tirades launched by Dr Subramanian Swamy, BJP Rajya Sabha (Upper House) member recently against him, Raghuram Rajan, the Governor of Reserve Bank of India decided not to seek a second term in office.
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Red carpet for foreign funds
June 21, 2016
The Government of India announced liberalisation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) system by easing norms for a couple of important sectors including defence, food retail, aviation and pharmaceuticals.
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Filmmakers challenge censor board on Udta Punjab
June 8, 2016
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India, popularly known as the censor board, is again under the spotlight for forcing several cuts on Udta Punjab, a Hindi feature film dealing with the subject of drug abuse in Punjab (North India).
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Anti-government sect ‘Netaji’ eviction provokes a huge controversy
June 5, 2016
A huge political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after 26 people were killed and hundreds were arrested in Mathura, where violence broke when the police tried to dismiss the sectarian illegal occupants in a land owned by the government.
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Assembly election results in India
May 20, 2016
As BJP overpowers Congress in Assam, the erstwhile government of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu receive faithful reactions from the assembly election results. Do we see an ominous future for the All India National Congress? The recent assembly election results in Assam, Kerala, Pondi...
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Panama Papers
April 5, 2016
A huge leak of more than 11 million files of Panama law firm includes around 29 billionaires and more than 500 Indians linked to offshore firms. The panama papers are a leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents created by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack ...
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Budget indien 2016
February 29, 2016
Le budget indien 2016, présenté lundi par le ministre des Finances, Arun Jaitley, se concentre d’abord sur l’économie rurale, qui a bien besoin d’un soutien. Il vise également à accélérer les investissements, tout en limitant le déficit public à 3,5% du Produit int...
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