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Explained: How buyback using retro tax refund helps Cairn
Cairn is set to receive a refund for taxes collected over an internal rearrangement process, in which Cairn UK transferred shares of Cairn India Holdings to Cairn India in 2006-07.
🔍Bariatric surgery may lower risk of severe liver disease: study
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🔍Who is Kishanda, veteran Maoist ideologue arrested in Jharkhand?
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Explained: Who is Kishanda, veteran Maoist ideologue arrested in Jharkhand?
Prashant Bose alias Kishanda is a founding member of the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) that merged with the People’s War Group to become the CPI (Maoist). Fifty cases are registered against him in Jharkhand, and he carried a reward of Rs 1 crore.
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Weeks after The Indian Express's Pandora Papers revelations, the probe set up by the Government into individuals and businesses who had used companies and trusts in offshore tax havens to evade detection has gathered pace. Notices via the Income Tax Department have been sent to “most” of the Indians named in the ongoing investigation. Officials said responses are trickling in to queries sent by the Financial Intelligence Unit from New Delhi to offshore jurisdictions which figure in the Pandora Papers.
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According to one of the several Facebook's internal reports provided to the US Congress by former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, as much as 40 per cent of “borderline content” that was ignored by the social media company’s contractual moderators was problematic and included “nudity”, “violence” and “hate”. More significantly, such content got “higher distribution” — meaning it reached more users.
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In what could mark a key turning point in gay rights, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as judge of the Delhi High Court. If appointed, Kirpal will be India’s first openly gay judge. The Indian Express has learnt that the Collegium, which deferred its decision on Kripal’s candidature at least four times since 2018, took the call despite repeated objections by the government.
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The petitioner in the landmark 1997 Supreme Court judgment, which granted “independence” to the CBI and fixed a two-year term for its director, has said the apex court should intervene in the matter related to ordinances that empower the Centre to appoint chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate for tenures up to five years.
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Expressing its unhappiness over the lack of concrete steps to tackle the Delhi air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to hold an emergency meeting today to decide on how to tackle the situation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, pointed out that stubble burning by farmers now contributes only 10 per cent to pollution and that dust is one of the major contributors. And the counsel who appeared for the Delhi government said they are ready to impose a lockdown.
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Over the last 20 years, 1,888 custodial deaths were reported across the country, 893 cases registered against police personnel and 358 personnel charge-sheeted. But only 26 policemen were convicted in this period, official records show. The dismal record assumes significance in the wake of the custodial death last Tuesday of a 22-year-old, Altaf, in Uttar Pradesh after he was detained in the case of a minor girl from a Hindu family gone missing.
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Even as Ahmedabad became the fourth Gujarat city to remove all carts and stalls selling non-vegetarian food from the main roads, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said his government has no problem with what people ate. "We have no issues with who eats vegetarian or non-vegetarian food but the food sold on these carts should not be harmful to health and if they obstruct traffic, the municipal corporation can remove them…," he said.
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A part of the house of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district was vandalised and set on fire on Monday afternoon, the police said. The incident comes days after Khurshid’s new book on Ayodhya created a row by drawing a parallel between “Hindutva” and radical Islamist groups. Posting images and videos of the vandalism and arson, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?…”
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Weeks after The Indian Express's Pandora Papers revelations, the probe set up by the Government into individuals and businesses who had used companies and trusts in offshore tax havens to evade detection has gathered pace. Notices via the Income Tax Department have been sent to “most” of the Indians named in the ongoing investigation. Officials said responses are trickling in to queries sent by the Financial Intelligence Unit from New Delhi to offshore jurisdictions which figure in the Pandora Papers.
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According to one of the several Facebook's internal reports provided to the US Congress by former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, as much as 40 per cent of “borderline content” that was ignored by the social media company’s contractual moderators was problematic and included “nudity”, “violence” and “hate”. More significantly, such content got “higher distribution” — meaning it reached more users.
https://www.inexp.in/NWwsjq
In what could mark a key turning point in gay rights, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as judge of the Delhi High Court. If appointed, Kirpal will be India’s first openly gay judge. The Indian Express has learnt that the Collegium, which deferred its decision on Kripal’s candidature at least four times since 2018, took the call despite repeated objections by the government.
https://www.inexp.in/LZla5U
The petitioner in the landmark 1997 Supreme Court judgment, which granted “independence” to the CBI and fixed a two-year term for its director, has said the apex court should intervene in the matter related to ordinances that empower the Centre to appoint chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate for tenures up to five years.
https://www.inexp.in/FOm9b1
📰 *From the Front Page*
Expressing its unhappiness over the lack of concrete steps to tackle the Delhi air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to hold an emergency meeting today to decide on how to tackle the situation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, pointed out that stubble burning by farmers now contributes only 10 per cent to pollution and that dust is one of the major contributors. And the counsel who appeared for the Delhi government said they are ready to impose a lockdown.
https://www.inexp.in/jWvYiN
👩💻 *Must Read*
Over the last 20 years, 1,888 custodial deaths were reported across the country, 893 cases registered against police personnel and 358 personnel charge-sheeted. But only 26 policemen were convicted in this period, official records show. The dismal record assumes significance in the wake of the custodial death last Tuesday of a 22-year-old, Altaf, in Uttar Pradesh after he was detained in the case of a minor girl from a Hindu family gone missing.
https://www.inexp.in/FYOh8g
Even as Ahmedabad became the fourth Gujarat city to remove all carts and stalls selling non-vegetarian food from the main roads, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said his government has no problem with what people ate. "We have no issues with who eats vegetarian or non-vegetarian food but the food sold on these carts should not be harmful to health and if they obstruct traffic, the municipal corporation can remove them…," he said.
https://www.inexp.in/fLXSFy
A part of the house of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district was vandalised and set on fire on Monday afternoon, the police said. The incident comes days after Khurshid’s new book on Ayodhya created a row by drawing a parallel between “Hindutva” and radical Islamist groups. Posting images and videos of the vandalism and arson, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?…”
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During an interaction on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup, ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit head Alex Marshall said the captain and senior players in a cricket team remain the “ultimate target” for corrupters but their mode of operation has undergone a change. While T20s remain the favourite format for corrupters, he said, they aren’t trying to manipulate the result of a game. “Two overs, at the most four overs. It’s not a no-ball. It’s not a toss. It’s elements in a phase of a game…”
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During an interaction on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup, ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit head Alex Marshall said the captain and senior players in a cricket team remain the “ultimate target” for corrupters but their mode of operation has undergone a change. While T20s remain the favourite format for corrupters, he said, they aren’t trying to manipulate the result of a game. “Two overs, at the most four overs. It’s not a no-ball. It’s not a toss. It’s elements in a phase of a game…”
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G
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Corrupters now target people who know the captain: ICC ACU head Alex Marshall
Back in 2018, during an ICC media day event, Marshall had given the lowdown on how captains were targeted. Tightening the noose and more awareness among players have brought in a change in approach since.
🔍Explained: Why has American Airlines resumed India ops after a decade?
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Explained: Why has American Airlines resumed India ops after a decade?
The inauguration of this route by American is a clear indication of the growing demand momentum between India and the US.
🔍Explained: Why NASA has delayed sending next man and first woman to moon
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Explained: Why NASA has delayed sending next man and first woman to moon
NASA had planned to launch the Artemis program, a mission that aims to send the next man and the first woman to the Moon, by 2024.
🔍BJP vs SP over Purvanchal e-way, explained: Idea, construction, competing claims
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🔍Explained: What happened at Biden-Xi summit, why it matters to India
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Explained: What happened at Joe Biden-Xi Jinping summit, and why it matters to India
Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the issue of US support to Taiwan, and of alliances and groupings that created 'divisions' in the world.
🔍Explained: Why has Bengaluru witnessed the wettest November in the past six years?
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Explained: Why Bengaluru has witnessed the wettest November in the past six years
Bengaluru rains: The formation of low pressure over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, and cyclonic circulations have contributed to the downpour this year.
🔍Explained: What happened at Biden-Xi summit, why it matters to India
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Explained: What happened at Joe Biden-Xi Jinping summit, and why it matters to India
Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the issue of US support to Taiwan, and of alliances and groupings that created 'divisions' in the world.
🔍Explained: Why has Bengaluru witnessed the wettest November in the past six years?
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Explained: Why Bengaluru has witnessed the wettest November in the past six years
Bengaluru rains: The formation of low pressure over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, and cyclonic circulations have contributed to the downpour this year.
🔍A new oral medicine for diabetes, and what makes it different
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Explained: A new oral medicine for diabetes, and what makes it different
It has been developed by Tarek Fahmy, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Yale University said in a press release. It cited two critical advantages of the drug over the standard treatment for diabetes.
🔍Antibiotic consumption rates up 46% in last two decades: study
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Antibiotic consumption rates up 46% in last two decades: study
The study provides a comparative analysis of total antibiotic consumption rates in humans globally, expressed in the WHO metric of defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 population per day.
🔍Explained: S-400 purchase & implications
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Explained: S-400 purchase & implications
Russia has begun delivery of S-400 air defence system to India. What is this system, why are they important for India, and how can the purchase from Russia impact India’s relations with the US?
🔍ICC timetable explained: Hello again Pakistan, welcome America
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