There are many questions which remain unanswered despite the announcement of a massive ₹65,000 crore being supposedly declared by tax evaders across the country.
When Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced at a press conference that the four-month amnesty scheme for tax evaders had yielded ₹65,000 crore of black money that had been declared by thousands of those who had concealed their unaccounted for wealth, there was a visible look of bewilderment and awe amongst media persons and those watching the live telecast. A tax deduction of 45 percent will help the government earn ₹35,000 crore, which is a really large amount of money and could help in meeting a huge budgetary deficit – the largest in the Asian subcontinent. All of this sounds very good, but there are questions that remain unanswered and will probably continue to remain so since the government puts up too many barricades to prevent people from gaining access to the unvarnished truth.
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The Making Of A Hard State
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The Business Of Encounters
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Cases 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000: What Is Happening To Netanyahu
Everything you need to know about the cases against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
India's Botched-up Id Project
The SC verdict in the ongoing case to ascertain the constitutional validity of Aadhaar will have far-reaching consequences
A 'Softer' Islam, For A Moderate Modi
DESPITE BEING UNDERRATED and under editorialised by the Indian media, there is nothing that anyone can really take away from the importance of the event organised by the Indian Islamic and Cultural Centre (IICC) to provide a forum for the visiting King of Jordan, His Majesty, King Abdullah II, to expound his views on the moderate nature of Islam and the imperative to fight radical Islam.
Net Neutrality and an Open Internet
In recent years, the campaign to maintain citizen's right to the Internet - and protect them from practices that would benefit only a few - has become firece and noisy.
Referendum on Cash Ban
If early polling is anything to go by, then the assembly elections across five states could mean an all or nothing scenario for the BJP
changing the demonetisation narrative like a chameleon changes colours
no matter what the spin around the note ban, it is clear the move was a politically expedient decision rather than a principled policy move.
Come and See The Blood In The Streets
Incidents of violence targetting the minorities have become routine in the last 16 months. Prime Minister Modis government has done little to shun the belief that the culprits dont enjoy its patronage.
The Gates of Memory: Two Hundred Years Of Silence
People take part in a ceremony at the monument "The Gates of Memory"near the village of Trostenets.
