Tag: India

How Jamaican Supreme Court has killed India’s hope of selling Aadhaar to the world, for now

Source: theprint.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term was marked by a vigorous push for Aadhaar, India’s biometric system that was often projected as a success story ready for replication in other countries. But a recent ruling by Jamaican Supreme Court  poses an important question: does Aadhaar hold a good chance of being exported? Can it become part of India’s diplomatic outreach?

India: Supreme Court To Clarify The Position Relating To Arrest Provisions Under GST

Sourc:- emondaq.com The Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its order dated 29 May 2019, while refusing to interfere with the order of the Bombay High Court, has held that the position regarding the arrest provisions under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the corresponding state goods and services tax laws (SGST Acts) will be clarified

Government may allow private sector to use key drug used for treating tuberculosis

Source:- hindustantimes.com Around 2.1 million people have TB in India, of which an estimated 30,000 people have MDR-TB. Only 6,500 patients are on the bedaquiline-based treatment regimen, which may cause severe side effects such as heart problems and hearing impairment. The Union health ministry is considering a proposal to allow bedaquiline, a controlled-access drug used in

India sent three alerts to Sri Lanka before attack

Source:- hindustantimes.com. India sent as many as three alerts to Sri Lanka, including one on the day of the Easter Sunday attack that left 321 people dead and 500 injured, according to senior intelligence officials familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. The first alert was on April 4, and it came from

Lok Sabha elections 2019: India votes to elect new Lok Sabha, polling underway at 91 seats in 20 states

Source:- hindustantimes.com India’s staggered general elections kicked off on Thursday with 91 Lok Sabha seats spread across 18 states and two union territories going to the polls, the first day of a nearly six-week-long process that constitutes the world’s largest democratic exercise. The first two hours of voting were largely smooth, barring a few EVM glitches