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Business

Need for early amendment of DTAA regulations to stop the double taxation of Indian IT firms

July 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce & Industry Anupriya Patel has stressed the need for an early amendment of the regulation pertaining to the ‘Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement’ (DTAA) to stop the taxation on the offshore income of Indian firms providing technical support. Patel held a meeting with the visiting Deputy Premier of Western […]

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Quad leaders hailed Shinzo Abe as being a ‘transformative leader’ for Japan

July 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe played a ‘formative role’ in the founding of the partnership in the alliance including Japan, and he worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open strategically-important Indo-Pacific region, said QUAD leaders in the view of tribute to Shinzo Abe. The leaders credited Abe […]

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Australian PM announces $74 mln in military aid to Ukraine

July 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced further military aid to Ukraine in a statement released on Monday. “Following President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky’s request for further support, Australia will provide the following new package of assistance to Ukraine: AU$99.5 million in military assistance, including 14 armored personnel carriers, 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, and […]

Education

Students’ flow to study in the UK boosted massively, could be a challenge for Australia, Canada

June 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

_Vinayak Barot New Delhi: The latest statement released by the government of the United Kingdom shows that the flow of students who wants to study in the UK has increased immensely. The London government on June 13, announced that the time to issue student visas could be five weeks which was three weeks so far. With […]

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QUAD Starts Fellowship for Bright Minds, the program will sponsor 100 students

May 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: On September 24, 2021, Quad partners Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announced the Quad Fellowship: a first-of-its-kind scholarship program designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative, will operate and administer the fellowship program in consultation with a non-governmental task force, comprised of […]

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PM Modi’s Japan Visit: Quad welcomes Albanese, vows to defend the international order

May 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The four leaders of the Quad met in person in Tokyo on Tuesday, reaffirming the grouping’s resolve to protect the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday in Tokyo, hours after the second in-person Quad summit kicked off with […]

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Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in a car accident in Queensland

May 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: World cricket is mourning the shock loss of another Australian great after Test star and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds was killed in a car crash in Queensland. The 46-year-old “cult figure” was involved in a single-vehicle accident late on Saturday. Queensland Police are investigating the crash, which occurred at Hervey Range, about 50km […]

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Australia slaps sanctions on 110 citizens of Russia, LPR, and DPR

May 5, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Australia’s government introduced targeted economic sanctions against 110 citizens of Russia, the LPR, and DPR over the situation in Ukraine, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said in a statement published on Wednesday on the ministry’s website. The Australian top diplomat noted that new sanctions lists “include 34 senior members of the Russian-led […]

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QUAD summit to take place on May 24

April 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations – the United States, Australia, Japan, and India – will be held in Tokyo on May 24. US President Biden will visit Japan on May 22-24, and he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on May 23 and take part in the […]

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Australia imposes sanctions against 14 Russian companies and Organizations

April 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Australia’s government has imposed economic sanctions against 14 Russian companies and organizations over the situation in Ukraine, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs said on Thursday. Falling under Australia’s sanctions are fuel and energy companies Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, and Transneft, truck manufacturer Kamaz, diamond mining company Alrosa, Ruselectronics holding company, Rostelecom, hydroelectricity company RusHydro, United […]