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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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Canada: Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue Desecrated at Hindu Temple

July 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi located at the Vishnu temple in Richmond Hill, Canada was vandalized on Wednesday. The Local Police have informed the media that the statue was defaced with graphic words and they are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Constable Amy Boudreau, spokesperson for York Regional Police said, “We recognize […]

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Sri Lanka Declares a State of Emergency After President Rajpakasa Fled the Country

July 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, said local media reports. Military personnel uses tear gas shells to disperse protestors who scaled the wall to enter Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s residence in Colombo. Prime Minister’s spokesman Dinouk Colombage told the media, “Since the president is […]

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Pakistan journalist confesses to spying for ISI on India visits

July 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

_Vinayak Barot New Delhi: On July 10, Pakistani Journalist and YouTuber Shakil Chaudhary published an interview with Pakistani Journalist Nusrat Mirza who claimed he spied on India and handed over the information to Pakistan Army he had gathered during his visits to India between 2005 to 2011. Mirza confessed to spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency […]

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Brazilian Navy Delegation Visits Western Naval Command

July 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A Brazilian Navy delegation led by Vice Adm Liberal Enio Zanelatto, Director of Industrial Production & Engineering, called on Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command on 11 Jul 22. The two senior officers discussed various issues of common interest, including defense & submarine technology, Make in India, initiatives […]

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Sri Lanka: Airport staff stopped the ex-finance minister from leaving the country

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The former finance minister of Sri Lanka and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s youngest brother Basil Rajapaksa stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening. Basil reportedly attempted to leave Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, but airport immigration officials refused to let him leave the country following the […]

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National Herald Case: ED Summons Sonia Gandhi for July 21

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Sonia Gandhi was given four weeks which ends on July 22. Gandhi was issued a second summons for June 23 by the agency, but the 75-year-old Congress leader could […]

10th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Day 3

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Argentina is looking forward to BRICS membership

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Buenos Aires is hoping that joining BRICS will help its further multilateral development and is looking forward to membership, the Argentine politician, diplomat, lawyer, and ambassador in Moscow, Eduardo Zuain, told the media on Monday. “One of our desires is to finally start working side by side with the big countries [BRICS], and our […]

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The Indian Space sector: Around 60 StartUps have registered with ISRO

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Around 60 Start-Ups have registered with ISRO since “unlocking” of the Indian Space sector recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and quite a few of them are dealing with projects related to Space debris management. The other Start-Up proposals vary from nano-satellite, launch vehicles, ground systems, research, etc. This was stated by the Union Minister […]

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India’s Public Service Broadcaster Launches New Logo

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Prasar Bharati India’s public broadcaster, unveiled its new logo on 11th July 2022 & with that added a new chapter in its glorious history. The new logo was released by the Secretary I&B Apurva Chandra, in the presence of CEO Prasar Bharati Mayank Kumar Agrawal, Prasar Bharati, Member (Finance) DPS Negi, and senior officers […]