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22.01 / 08:05

markets Digital Strategy Election PAM country BJP's Parvesh Verma files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against Kejriwal

BJP MP Parvesh Verma has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation case against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing them of levelling false allegations against him. Verma said if he wins the case, he plans to use the money for development work in his New Delhi constituency, from where he is contesting the February 5 assembly polls against Kejriwal.

22.01 / 08:05

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM country testing CBDT clarifies past investment from Mauritius, Singapore, Cyprus will not be reopened for scrutiny

CBDT), has clarified that past investments made under certain tax treaties with countries like Mauritius, Cyprus, and Singapore will not be affected by a new rule called the Principal Purpose Test (PPT).

22.01 / 08:05

markets Citizens Strategy PAM country Courts rights Birthright citizenship: With one order, Trump changed the lives of even legal immigrants in US

Trump assumed office in the United States, he signed an executive order that denies citizenship rights to certain babies born in the US 30 days after the date of the executive order. This executive order undermines the principles of the rule of law and the safeguards established by the 14th Amendment, ratified on July 9, 1868.

22.01 / 06:55

Citizens LGBT TikTok community President country Donald Trump News LIVE: US President reaffirms support for H1B visa amid uncertainty due to birthright citizenship order

Donald Trump News LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared an end to birthright citizenship. Hours later, the Republican leader maintained his support for H1B visa program and said that America “needs great people to come" and that is done through “H1B program"The multiple executive orders, signed by US President Donald Trump on 1st day, were associated with Paris Agreement, World Health organisation, birthright citizenship, crackdown on immigration, TikTok ban, etc.

22.01 / 06:33

Citizens President Experts Universities country Courts rights What is birthright citizenship and why does Trump want to end it?

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order hours after being sworn in that could lead to children born in the country no longer being deemed as citizens regardless of their parents’ status.

22.01 / 03:47

Sustainability Trade Experts country song reports International South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation

The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy

22.01 / 01:29

CEO Tesla wellness Trade President country reports 'I like both sides of argument on H-1B', says Trump

Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes «very competent people» coming into the country and that he has used the programme. «I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. But I don't want to stop — and I'm not just talking about engineers, I'm talking about people at all levels,» Trump told reporters at the White House during a joint news conference with Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Open AI CEO Sam Altman.

22.01 / 01:03

markets Action security ICE country Department Schools US: Trump reverses key immigration rule, migrants can now be arrested at sensitive locations like schools, churches

migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen as the new president seeks to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations.

22.01 / 00:19

security Trade country reports recommendations guidelines International Mint Primer | The significance of RBI’s plan to take the rupee global

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-residents to open rupee accounts in the overseas branches of India-registered authorized dealer banks to conduct cross-border transactions. Mint explains the significance of this move: In a circular last week, RBI allowed overseas branches of authorized dealer (AD) banks to open rupee accounts for non-resident Indians for settling current and capital account transactions with Indian residents. AD banks are authorized by RBI to deal in foreign exchange or foreign securities.

22.01 / 00:19

markets security Analysis Research Trade Experts country Reel, Baby, Reel: Grizzlies descend on Dalal Street

The Nifty tanked 1.4%, or 320.10 points, to close at 23,024.65. The Sensex plunged 1.6%, or 1,235.08 points, to close at 75,838.36. Both indices fell over 0.5% each in the last week. The selloff eroded India's market cap by around ₹7.52 lakh crore.

21.01 / 17:25

markets Strategy President PAM show country Congress chief Kharge says Priyanka Gandhi is 'Stree Shakti', Rahul Gandhi 'Yuva Shakti'

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra represented 'Stree Shakti' and likened her with historic freedom fighters Kittur Rani Chennamma and 'Jhansi Ki Rani' Lakshmi Bai. Kharge also hailed Rahul Gandhi as a symbol of 'Yuva Shakti'. Addressing the 'Gandhi Bharat' event here, Kharge said the Congress has organised the event to commemorate the centenary of the lone Congress session held in Belagavi, which Mahatma Gandhi had chaired as the grand old party's president way back in 1924.

21.01 / 17:05

markets Digital Strategy Trade PAM country Donald Trump pulls out of global corporate tax agreement, threatens retaliatory measures

Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a global minimum tax agreement on his first day in office has unnerved EU officials, who expressed «regret» over the move.

21.01 / 17:05

markets Cooper Strategy Remark country Relationships peace Sino-India ties should be viewed from strategic height, long term perspective: China

Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry was reacting to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's recent remarks that the India-China relationship is trying to disentangle itself from the complications arising from the post-2020 border situation and more thought needs to be given to the longer-term evolution of the ties.

21.01 / 16:23

Citizens Action Trade President country reports Relationships Trump says 25 per cent tariff on Canada could go into effect Feb. 1

United States President Donald Trump said Monday night that he thinks a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports could go into effect on Feb. 1, capping a roller-coaster first day in office in which no specific tariff measures were implemented.

21.01 / 16:23

COST UPS Racing economy Moodys country Capital gains proposals prove a return to common-sense tax and economic policy can't come soon enough

One might quibble on what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre meant last week when he said he would “reverse” the Liberals’ capital gains proposals, but his statement is quite clear that his party will either not proceed with the proposals should they not be law at the time if and when they form government, or they will unwind the proposals if such proposals are effective law at the time.

21.01 / 15:15

MET Progressive Career Remark Trade country Narayana Murthy revists 70-hour workweek debate, says it is a matter of 'personal' choice

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has revisited his stance, emphasizing that no one should be forced into long working hours. Murthy explained that such decisions should be a matter of personal introspection rather than societal imposition.

21.01 / 13:29

markets Digital Strategy economy Experts PAM country Govt committed to increase India's renewable energy production to 500 GW by 2023: Pralhad Joshi

21.01 / 12:51

markets Digital Strategy President PAM country CISTA urges Piyush Goyal to curb imports of substandard tea to protect Indian tea industry

Piyush Goyal to ensure that substandard teas are not imported and distributed in India to protect the country's own tea crop. In its representation to the ministry, CISTA has alleged that cheap quality teas from Kenya and Nepal are entering India and are being re-exported to the world markets as Indian tea.

21.01 / 12:51

UPS WhatsApp country NTPC JV setting up 50 MW solar project in Sri Lanka

NTPC on Tuesday said it is setting up a 50 MW solar project in Sri Lanka in a joint venture (JV) with Ceylon Electricity Board. The project by the 50:50 JV named Trincomalee Power Company Limited (TPCL) is being set up at Sampoor in Trincomalee in the neighbouring island nation.

21.01 / 12:41

markets Provident Citizens Research country cover travelers Why is it so hard for Indians to get a visa?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Applying for a visa to Europe’s border-free Schengen zone can be a humbling experience. “One must set aside ego," says an applicant from Bangalore.

21.01 / 11:47

economy ByteDance TikTok Trade President War country Trade war has no winners, China's vice premier warns, as Trump threatens tariffs

BEIJING — Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang warned there are «no winners» in a trade war, as the world's second-largest economy faces the possibility of tariffs under the freshly-inaugurated administration of Donald Trump.

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