Government and Policy

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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses re-verification of NRC process in Assam, orders exclusion list to be published online on August 31

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier in July, the Supreme Court had extended its July 31 deadline to August 31 for publication of the final Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Media

Fabricated reports on Kashmir: Govt asks BBC and Al-Jazeera to produce raw footage of their reports

OpIndia Staff -
Government of India has asked Al-Jazeera and BBC to produce evidence of their claim of large scale protests and violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
Economy and Finance

The skewed analysis must stop: We need to stop looking at just the repo rates and talk about real rates instead

Karan -
A recent article by a commentator in Hindustan Times mentions that the MPC had little ability to stimulate growth
Opinions

Does Pakistan realize they are also the laughing stock of the Muslim world?

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Saudis are going to invest in a 20% stake at an enterprise value of $75 billion and it’s going to be India’s biggest FDI deal
News Reports

Government extends relief to startups, simplifies the process of angel tax assessment

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that no verification will be done by an assessing officer if a startup has been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
News Reports

Is an anti-conversion bill along the lines of Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act on the way?

K Bhattacharjee -
The Modi government may bring forward a bill to prevent fraudulent religious conversions in the country
News Reports

MHA rubbishes Reuters report claiming 10,000 people had protested in Srinagar, calls it ‘fabricated and incorrect’

OpIndia Staff -
Normalcy seems to return to Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian government took a momentous decision to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories.
News Reports

The Jammu and Kashmir move is within the frameworks of India’s constitution: Russia backs India

OpIndia Staff -
Russia's ministry of foreign affairs has stated that they hope India and Pakistan will not allow the aggravation of the situation after New Delhi's decision over the change in the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Editor's picks

FCRA: Here are the welcome changes in the annual returns form for foreign-funded NGOs by the MHA that deserve praise

Guest Author -
The FCRA Wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs must be applauded for these bold revisions.
Government and Policy

The long delayed Vistadome trains in Kashmir finally to start operations after abrogation of Article 370?

OpIndia Staff -
One of the proposed ventures of the Railways Ministry to help boost tourism in the Valley that has been held up thus far due to terrorism and violence is the Vistadome train.
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