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Governance

July 16, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues, LGBTQIA+

Supreme Court Bench Receptive to Protecting Rights for Gays

The Centre submitted to the Supreme Court that they would leave it to the ‘wisdom’ of the court, and not contest the demand for ‘decriminalisation of adult consensual sexual...

July 16, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Taxes

High Tax Rates Inducing Tax Evasion, Avoidance: Need to Lower GST, Direct Tax to Improve Compliance

When it comes to payment of taxes, direct or indirect, the picture produces an anti-climax. Tax payments to the government by Indians do not commensurate with either their income...

July 16, 2018
IPA Service
History & Culture, Legal Issues

The Unseemly Noise over Taj Mahal: Judges Wade into Unchartered Territory

“Either we will shut down the Taj Mahal or you demolish or restore it”, a two-member bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta were reported to have...

July 14, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Crime

Secure Your WhatsApp from DroidSheep Hijacks

Cyber Security expert, Reetwika, warns us from DroidSheep hijacks on WhatsApp and gives invaluable security tips, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Do you own an Android-based...

July 14, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues, LGBTQIA+

Opening the Door to Gay Room

Gay activist Harish Iyer, in a counter to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who says homosexuality is “deviant”, insisted that homosexuality was a “variant” and that psychiatrists have said that....

July 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

Trump is Treating India as a Client State

The excuse for imposing the fresh sanction on Iran is that US believes that Teheran is engaged in a ballistic missile development programme and is supporting “terrorist” organisations like...

July 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

A Lesson or Two Tharoor could learn from Countrymen

Shashi Tharoor commenting on Hinduism is maybe without taste but is not without base. Before alluding to Hindus of what they were capable of, Tharoor went to a “mutt”....

July 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

Brazilian Right Determined to Keep Lula in Jail

The duel of the judges has set off a hate campaign against judge Favreto, who is accused by the right of pro-Lula partiality and connections with the Workers’ Party....

July 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Kamal Nath puts MP Congress on Election Mode

Kamal Nath told the members that the coming election will be a breathtaking one. The meeting condemned the state of affairs in the state and passed four resolutions relating...

July 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Game Plan of Nitish Fails to Deliver: BJP Shows Bihar Chanakya his Place

BJP has been keeping a close watch on Nitish’s recent activities and is keen to grab the opportunity to its advantage notwithstanding the rhetoric of Nitish and his aides’...

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