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All you wanted to know about Waqf in India – An FAQ
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All you wanted to know about Waqf in India – An FAQ

India has the largest chunk of Waqf lands in the world. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about Waqf properties & boards. Each Q&A has an observation. We also examine provisions of the Companies and Income-Tax Acts and note that equality before the law is a myth. A few headlines and articles ignited this […]

Understanding the Multi-Dimensional Frameworks working assiduously to Disintegrate Bharat
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Understanding the Multi-Dimensional Frameworks working assiduously to Disintegrate Bharat

Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Vishwanathan’s new masterpiece “Snakes in the Ganga”, has recently become the pioneering document and a well-researched body of literature, on how the American intelligentsia, spearheaded by Harvard University is intellectually influencing a new generation of “sepoys”, from research scholars to academicians, and Journalists to top bureaucrats, who make the critical decisions […]

Goa Liberation – How Common People came together to fight the Colonists
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Goa Liberation – How Common People came together to fight the Colonists

19th December is celebrated as Goa Mukti Divas or the Goa Liberation Day. The Liberation of Goa didn’t happen till 19th December 1961, even though the rest of India gained independence in 1947! It happened after thousands of freedom fighters fought a long arduous battle for freedom against the Portuguese Govt. Most Indians think that the whole […]

Russia and Sri Lanka to use the Indian rupee for International Trade
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Russia and Sri Lanka to use the Indian rupee for International Trade

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka and Russia will be the first countries to use the Indian rupee trade settlement mechanism. This allows countries to use Indian rupees instead of dollars and other major currencies for International transactions. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved banks to open 5 special rupee trading accounts, called Vostro accounts, for […]

Why PETA or its partisan campaigns have no place in India?
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Why PETA or its partisan campaigns have no place in India?

PETA and other Animal Rights bodies are under the scanner, after the demise of “Lakshmi” as Tamil Nadu’s “Jallikattu” case resumes in Supreme Court. Animal Rights, as with human rights is a good, noble cause. It can be a tough balancing act with good intentions on the one hand and stringent implementation/enforcement on the other. […]

Analysis | Is the Time Ripe For Uniform Civil Code in India?
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Analysis | Is the Time Ripe For Uniform Civil Code in India?

Introduction Those who are keeping a pulse on the current affairs of India will know how vested interests are challenging Democratic Institutions of this country in the last few years. Their primary mode of disruption has been through agitations and Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi Ji had aptly identified them in the Parliament as “Aandolan Jeevis.” […]

India’s Own Digital Currency – Importance and Future Scope
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India’s Own Digital Currency – Importance and Future Scope

The internationalisation of the rupee that is traded in the digital format will be a good move. It will not only help in trade facilitation but also increase the stature of the rupee in the international market.  Digital Rupee will secure the forex reserve and stabilise the rupee-dollar exchange rate.   A host of characteristics of […]

Explained | How does India’s new Digital Rupee  (e₹-R) work?
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Explained | How does India’s new Digital Rupee  (e₹-R) work?

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the launch of the first pilot for retail digital Rupee (e₹-R) on December 01, 2022. The RBI in a Press Release dated October 31, 2022, indicated that the pilot in e₹-R would commence in a month’s time. What is this Digital Rupee (e₹-R )? The e₹-R would be in the form of a digital token that […]