Author: Mobashshir Iqbal

Mauritius, which international investors have long favoured due to its tax advantages and cheap operational costs, was placed on the FATF’s grey list in February 2020, prompting increased scrutiny, European Union blocklisting, and Reserve Bank of India investment restrictions.  Global investors and offshore funds reaching India via Mauritius are wagering that the tax haven will lose part of its stigma in the coming weeks and be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list.’ monitors the colour of money by setting anti-money laundering criteria.  Mauritius, which foreign investors have long favoured because of its tax advantages and cheap…

According to research conducted by a University of Toronto astronomer, the solar system is encircled by a magnetic tunnel visible in radio waves, or to say that our solar system might be engulfed by a vast Magnetic Tunnel. Jennifer West, a research associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, presents evidence that two bright objects observed on opposing parts of the sky that were previously thought to be independent are linked and formed of rope-like filaments. The link creates what appears to be a tunnel around our solar system. West’s study findings have been published in the Astrophysical…

Tejashwi Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, stated today that his party’s victory in by-elections to two assembly constituencies in Bihar would cause political unrest in the state, where the NDA has a narrow majority.  Mr. Yadav, the state assembly’s leader of the opposition, made the statements while campaigning for the RJD candidate in Munger’s Tarapur assembly constituency. “You could see a Khela (upset) in a few months if we are blessed with a victory here (Tarapur) and in Kusheshwar Asthan,” Mr. Yadav said at an election rally, apparently drawing inspiration from Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress’s “Khela hobe” (game will happen) slogan…

Recently, 43 nations issued a statement urging China to guarantee that the Muslim Uighur population in Xinjiang is treated equally under the law.  Previously, in March 2021, several hundred Uighur Muslim girls & women in Turkey marched against Turkey’s extradition deal with China on International Women’s Day.  “We urge on China to allow impartial observers, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and her office, prompt, meaningful, and unrestricted access to Xinjiang,” the nations said in a joint statement read at the United Nations by France. “We are apprehensive about the situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,” according…

Leading child health care organizations warned Tuesday that the pandemic had triggered a national state of emergency in the mental health of America’s youth. Fear, grief, uncertainty, and isolation during the pandemic have triggered a federal state of emergency in the mental health of the Urban child. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Children’s Hospital Association, children have already faced substantial mental health difficulties, which have been exacerbated by the epidemic (CHA). They represent over 77,000 professionals and 200 children’s hospitals collectively. “The mental health of children…

The Ministry of Home Affairs subsequently increased the Border Security Force’s (‘BSF’) jurisdiction to the states of Punjab, Assam, and West Bengal, a move that has been criticized by the conditions of West Bengal and Punjab for breaking the federal system and intruding on state police rights. States have complained that BSF’s expanded jurisdiction interferes with state authority because law and order are state issues. Where does the Ministry of Home Affairs get its authority to extend BSF’s powers, and what grounds are states using to claim BSF’s enhanced capabilities impinge on their policing powers? BSF The Border Security Force…

According to a Power Ministry report, the total thermal power capacity under outage owing to low coal stocks fell to 6 GW (Gigawatts) on Wednesday, down from 11 GW on Tuesday. On October 12, the country’s thermal power plants had an average coal stock of four days, compared to the required 15-30 days inventory levels based on plant distance from coal supply. Low coal inventory has been attributed to a surge in power demand as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 outbreak, high international coal costs, supply-side challenges, and insufficient coal purchase by facilities in the April-June period. On October…

According to sources, India’s first wholly indigenous Emergency Approval of Covaxin for Kids, has been formally licensed as one of the first COVID-19 vaccinations for children in India after authorities granted emergency use authorization. According to sources, the SEC (Subject Expert Committee) has recommended that the Emergency Approval of Covaxin for Kids, with the DGCI reviewing the recommendation. “After extensive discussion, the committee recommended that the vaccine be granted market authorization for the age category of 2 to 18 years for restricted use in an emergency circumstance,” according to SEC statements. Covaxin has been approved for use in adults. While…

After Aryan Khan’s arrest again, the heated debate against Bollywood and Drug has started. On October 2, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a luxury cruise ship on suspicion of a rave party, where they caught Aryan Khan and seven others, including two girls. On October 3, NCB detained all eight and were shortly presented before the Magistrate. He was booked under section 8C (manufacture, possess, sell, produce or purchase of drugs), 27 (punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) and other relevant provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). On October 4, sources from NCB…

Anime always has the heart of people since time immemorial. Anime leaves a different impression in one’s mind whenever some watches it due to its plot, character, voice artist and animation. You emotionally connect with characters because it is created in that way. There’s a rise in Otaku culture in India day by day. The popularity of certain animes like Death Note, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia and the list goes on. Due to popular demand, animes like weathering with you and dragon ball super: Broly were premiered in Indian theatres. As the pandemic was going on, production of…