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Topic: CAIT

Scindia backs boycott of Türkiye & Azerbaijan by tourists & traders, calls it an ’emotional decision’

After tourists cancelled trips to the 2 countries, traders’ body CAIT announced trade boycott. Union Minister Jyotiratidtya Scindia says 'national sentiments have been hurt'.

Out of Lok Sabha and Modi govt, Smriti Irani takes up role of adviser to traders’ body CAIT

CAIT secretary general & BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal says former Union minister Smriti Irani will help trading community upgrade and modernise their existing business format.

‘Ban McDonald’s nationwide,’ says traders’ body after ‘fake cheese’ found in burger in Maharashtra

Such fraudulent practices cannot be tolerated, CAIT adds. This comes after Food & Drug Administration allegedly found counterfeit cheese at fast food giant's outlet in Ahmednagar.

E-retail firm Shopee is ‘Chinese, entered India illegally’: Traders’ body wants action from govt

In a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal as well as Competition Commission of India, CAIT alleges Shopee came to India under complex structure to hoodwink govt. 

Traders’ body opposes health ministry ad encouraging online shopping, demands its withdrawal

The Confederation of All India Traders in its letter has said the health ministry ad is against India's more than 8 crore small businesses & can be seen as promoting global online companies.

Traders write to Piyush Goyal, say Modi govt must suspend Amazon for fresh bribery allegations

Traders’ body CAIT says news report about lawyers representing Amazon bribing govt officials is blow to PM Modi’s crackdown on corruption, allegations must be probed by CBI.

Simplify GST, trader body tells PM, says penalty system has brought ‘tax terrorism’ to country

Confederation of All India Traders writes to PM Modi, says GST Council has made GST a complicated tax system, and it violates PM's principle of 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance'.

Govt asks ED and RBI to take ‘action’ against Amazon, Flipkart for FDI & FEMA ‘violations’

Trade body CAIT says government acting on its complaints against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart but ED yet to register a complaint. 

Trade body wants sedition proceedings against Flipkart for saying Nagaland is ‘outside India’

Although Flipkart apologised for the comment, CAIT has said it will take up the matter with Home Minister Amit Shah, adding this has 'challenged the sovereignty of India'.

Ban or monitor Amazon & Flipkart’s festive sales, they cause tax loss — traders’ body to FM

In a letter to FM Sitharaman, CAIT accuses Amazon & Flipkart of engaging in predatory pricing during festive sales, causing loss of GST and income tax to the government.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.