Why have 136 countries and members of the EU agreed to implement a 15% tax rate on large multinational corporations? What are the particulars of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s global tax agreement? Will low tax jurisdictions concur with the plan?

The revised norms deal with bulk procurement of SIM cards and require the distributors, franchises and agents selling SIM cards to undergo thorough verification, including a check by the police

The Competition Commission of India has proposed certain definite thresholds for mergers as part of the larger regulatory ambit, in line with the amendments to the Competition Act earlier this year.

Rather than starting with an all flowery accolade to the beauty of Himachal, let’s see why it never reaches the potential it has. While numbers and statistics of tourism in Himachal show a soaring growth trajectory, the ground reality is abysmal. It is not just the infrastructure or the facilities. It is the overall take […]

Visiting the Tibetan headquarters in Exile for the first time, the United States’ Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster today called on the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama at the latter’s residence in Dharamshala North India on Friday. “I was very inspired by his presence. We had a discussion on a broad range of subjects. It […]

A handful of Indian media reported that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer action thriller film Tiger 3 started streaming on Amazon Prime Video from today. But Prime Video users are unable to watch Tiger 3 on their OTT devices. Also read: Tiger 3 OTT Release Announcement | Know When and Which Platform. The announcement […]

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In a shocking revelation, senior journalist Rajeev Bhattacharyya’s latest book ‘ULFA : The Mirage of Dawn‘s page no 280 reads that “A former Director General of Assam police hired a surrendered ULFA (SULFA) activist to assassinate editor Anil Mazumdar in Guwahati on 24 March 2009.” The same also added “After two weeks, the police chief […]

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BJP’s hypernationalism is yet to find takers here

The furore over TikTok overlooks its role as a social equaliser, allowing small-town India to showcase its talent and shake up bastions of privilege. BusinessLine reports

Hopping on to a truck carrying consumer durables from Sriperumbudur to Bhiwandi, N Madhavan discovers how GST, despite hiccups, has transformed goods movement on India’s southern highways

While there are glitches, the system has smoothened goods movement

A new smart speaker turns on the lights and pumps out the music for your bash

What lies ahead for India’s auto sector, probes Parvatha Vardhini C

Whether it’s Coimbatore, Pune or Chennai, auto-component makers have hit a speedbreaker. BusinessLine reports

Driving for cab aggregators isn’t appealing any longer to drivers

Climate change has unleashed havoc on the tea plantations in the Nilgiris. Frost, drought, pests — growers battle these and more, reports Vishwanath Kulkarni

Fee hike can hit students of low-income groups

The protests over CAA-NRC-NPR have acted as a trigger, uniting youth across religious beliefs and communities against police atrocities and attack on freedoms, says Radheshyam Jadhav

Shutdowns in India in 2019 are estimated to have led to a loss of over $1.3 billion. Forum Gandhi reports on the cost and the pain

Small traders of farm produce took a big hit with disruption in online bill processing

Dispute settlement schemes are expected to clear the litigation backlog and ramp up revenues

India’s shift to BS-VI standard fuel from midnight of March 31 is one of the most complex logistical challenges the nation has handled. How was it pulled off?

Covid-19 has hit book publishing in unimaginable ways, forcing publishers, writers and readers to alter their behaviour. Jinoy Jose P tries to read the mind of the market

How praja mandals in Himachal’s tribal districts guard their forest wealth

And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as against vending in loose. Rutam Vora and Vishwanath Kulkarni report

As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference

Bird calls and gibbon duets are not uncommon in Guwahati, but the mounting challenges of urbanisation are taking a toll on the region’s biodiversity

Is a bigger corpus going to be available for the conservation and preservation of biological diversity?

Direct comparisons of the oil companies’ climate plans are difficult as they emphasise different approaches to intensity-based targets

Two weeks after the worst floods in Spain’s modern history, its national weather service issued an alert for torrential rains in the same area

The Centre’s new FDI policy in the space sector promotes international investments, technology transfers, and collaborative research opportunities

Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-born NASA engineer, whose historic words, “touchdown confirmed”, announced to the world the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars on February 18, 2021

Many countries are watching Russia build a 1,200 MW fast breeder as a possible template for themselves

Derived through hydrolysis, it is sweeter and also more soluble than regular sugar, making it a preferred choice for various culinary creations

In 2023, Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L-1 missions highlighted India’s global space prominence

AI models can provide information that could help create biological weapons: American intelligence

Emphasising the importance of expanding access to high-burden regions, the report calls for strategic initiatives to enable the production and distribution of life-saving antibiotics and antifungals