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Import duty cuts on essentials harms farmers: unions

SKM (non-political) urges PM Modi to reconsider decision to reduce import duty on essential items. Farmers' leaders allege Centre is supporting corporate control & cartelisation in agriculture trading, impacting farmers & consumers.

The Hindu · Aug 21, 2023

Adani ports auditor Deloitte to quit after flagging concerns

MUMBAI: The auditor of billionaire Gautam Adani’s ports business is planning to resign, people familiar with the matter said, a move that may heighten concerns about accounting quality at the Indian conglomerate targeted by short seller Hindenburg Research.

The Times of India · Aug 11, 2023

CWPRS delegation to visit Muthalapozhi on August 12

CWPRS to assess Muthalapozhi harbour on Aug 12; Adani to dredge basin, sand bypassing to be done. Admin sanction for data collection & sand bypassing given. CWPRS to submit report in Dec.

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023

Why BJP condemns but also questions timing of Manipur shameful video

NEW DELHI: Condemning on Thursday in the strong words the Manipur horror video showing two Manipur women being paraded naked, the BJP questioned the timing of its release.

The Times of India · Jul 20, 2023

Layoffs, pay cuts: Inside CPR’s ‘financial crisis’ after FCRA funds, tax exemption axed

The Centre for Policy Research has downsized its staff by 75 percent. Its faculty members — including fellows and senior fellows — have taken “massive pay cuts” ranging from 50 percent to full. The think tank had come under the income tax department’s tax scanner and faces a “serious financial…

Newslaundry · Jul 17, 2023

Supreme Court asks SEBI why law was tweaked to remove provisions prohibiting opacity in FPI ownership

The Supreme Court asked SEBI to explain why the law was tweaked in 2018 to junk crucial provisions prohibiting opacity in the ownership structure of FPIs, leading to investigation into the Adani Group hitting a wall

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Coal giant Bravus denies bullying media over Carmichael mine

Bravus has rejected claims it tried to bully a photojournalist with legal threats after a senator accused it of endangering press freedom.

The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023

Two journalists received legal threats from Bravus after travelling to Carmichael coal site, parliament told

Matthew Abbott says he and another reporter were invited to meet Wangan and Jagalingou cultural custodians at the site where Bravus, formerly Adani, is mining

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

Statewise strategy needs against Hindutva forces: Sitaram Yechury

He was speaking on the ‘Challenges faced by Federalism’ at the EMS Smriti programme held at Regional Theatre here on Wednesday

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Civil Aviation Minister Scindia, Congress leader Venugopal verbal duel over air fares continues

In the ongoing verbal duel between Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia over soaring air fares, Mr. Venugopal, in a fresh rebuttal late on Sunday, said “hard facts and everyday suffering of the middle class cannot be wished away by distorting figures and misrepresenting the…

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023