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French prosecutors sat over allegations of influence peddling, favouritism and money laundering in the controversial Rafale deal, claims Mediapart in the second part of its investigation. In the first part it had exposed how an Indian middleman, Sushen Gupta of Defsys Solutions in Gurugram ( with offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad) had been paid Read More…
On Sunday, Mediapart, a French investigative news publication, reported what it claimed to be a “scandal” associated with the sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault to India. The deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, had led to questions by the opposition about Read More…
The government has increased the time interval between the two doses of Covishield the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, being manufactured locally by Serum Institute of India from four-six weeks to four-eight weeks in view of the “emerging scientific evidence”. The recommendation came from the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, which revised its view Read More…
United Nations General Assembly officially founded the International Day of Happiness in June 2012 and recognised that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal. The first iteration was subsequently celebrated in March 2013. It also recognised the need for “a more inclusive, equitable, and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable Read More…
In House of Commons British MPs voice concern at India suppressing freedom and peaceful protests On a debate in the House of Commons on ‘ Press Freedom and the safety of Protestors in India’, 19 of the 20 Members who spoke came up with scathing criticism of the Indian Government Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Read More…
The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 2.06 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers, while frontline workers stated receiving vaccine shots from February 2. Providing the second dose of COVID-19 shots started Read More…
A British actor, model, radio presenter, writer, activist and a body positivity advocate Jameela Jamil on Friday put a message on her Instagram account that created storm in India that boasts of a massive 3 million followers, to share a long note stating how she has been receiving She openly admitted she received Read More…
Cairn was awarded damages of over $1.2 billion plus interest and costs in the long-drawn tussle over a tax dispute Cairn Energy has begun to take steps to identify Indian assets overseas against which it can enforce the $1.2 billion award it won last month in a treaty arbitration case against the South Asian Read More…
UK PM Boris Johnson called PM Modi and regretted that he would have to cancel his visit to India because of the serious Corona Virus related situation in the UK. Johnson was invited to take part in the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 as a chief guest. “The prime minister spoke to Read More…
India had overtaken the UK in 2019 to become the fifth-largest economy in the world but has been relegated to the sixth spot in 2020. “India has been knocked off course as a result, after overtaking the UK in 2019, the UK overtakes India again in this year’s forecasts and stays ahead till 2024 before Read More…
