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What if migrant labour want 'ghar wapasi'?

'In difficult times as now, the call of the village is all that these migrants can hear,' observes Vijaya Pushkarna. IMAGE: A migrant worker carrying a fan and a sack of goods walks to his......

Report sees India's coronavirus toll topping China's

In a report for Brookings Institute on the global macroeconomic impacts of coronavirus, Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando present 7 scenarios on the impact of the virus outbreak. While......

The ghost of colonial loot is coming back to haunt Britain

'It is clear that Britain is a country with a limited future,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I made a quick trip to Britain, on a sad errand: A death in the family of......

Mapped: Countries most affected by terrorism

It’s been nine years since the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. More than 150 lives were lost when terrorists entered the country’s financial capital and laid siege to......

'Modi said fighting climate change improves life of citizens'

'The Paris Conference is a decisive meeting on climate change.' 'Negotiating an agreement between 196 countries is indeed a challenge.' 'If we go beyond 2°C, the consequences will be extremely......

Google tax in line with WTO rules: Govt

The government said that far from targeting any US entity, the purpose was to ensure fairness, healthy competition, and to exercise the ability of governments to tax businesses having a nexus with......

India 2nd biggest driver of global energy consumption in 2019

The increase in energy consumption was driven by renewables and natural gas, which together contributed three quarters of the expansion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India was second......

India's GDP may contract by 7.3% if COVID strikes again

However, the growth during the next financial year would be higher at 8.1 per cent in case of a second wave of the coronavirus and bit slower at 7.9 per cent if the virus recedes and remains under......

India's tax-to-GDP ratio plunges to a decade low of 9.88%

While the ratio determines the extent to which the government is able to finance its expenditure, it is also an indicator of tax compliance. Developed countries have a higher contribution of tax to......

US to probe India's 'Google tax'; levy non-discriminatory, says govt

The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office will also conduct the Section 301 probe against nine others, including Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the Czech Republic, the......

IOC tells US to clean up its own doping house

IMAGE: Staff of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) dismantle a backdrop after a news conference. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The International Olympic Committee told the United......

Pix: Inside a 'Penis Park' in South Korea

South Korea's 'penis park' draws an Olympic crowd IMAGE: Tourists pose near a statue in South Korea's Haeshindang Park, also know as ‘Penis park’, a shrine to fertility dedicated to......

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UK facing brain drain due to Brexit, says new study

The study by the Oxford-in-Berlin research partnership and the WZB Social Sciences Center Berlin reveals that many highly-educated British citizens... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-facing-brain-drain-due-to-brexit-says-new-study/story-EyCdXYIRgYlLb0989yQoXP.html

India needs to alter its 'patent box' regime as it aims for Atmanirbharta

Synopsis While India’s patent box provisions are rightly aligned with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-india-needs-to-alter-its-patent-box-regime-as-it-aims-for-atmanirbharta/articleshow/77321063.cms

Most of the Covid-19 vaccines are already reserved

ET takes a look at how the European Union, the Unites States, other OECD nations, and, more importantly, India are placed in the race to secure... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/coronavirus-vaccine-race-most-of-the-covid-19-vaccines-are-already-reserved/articleshow/77206021.cms

Discussions or a stalemate with the European Union?

on a global deal making little headway, a number of countries have made their intent clear on imposing taxes on such transaction.Gulveen Aulakh... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/tax-on-digital-transactions-discussions-or-a-stalemate-with-the-european-union/articleshow/77056010.cms

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The government said that far from targeting any US entity, the purpose was to ensure fairness, healthy competition, and to exercise the ability of... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/google-tax-in-line-with-wto-rules-govt/20200717.htm

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