The Paradise Papers are not as devious as the notorious Panama Papers; the fifth meeting between Shinzo Abe and Trump promises to "make alliance great again"; and Mohammad bin Salman is set on the path to an absolute monarchy.
Rajya Sabha MP R.K. Sinha is the founder of private security major SIS, and has been associated with politics since the days of the JP movement in Bihar.
It suggests to the Indian mind that there are individuals who are pursuing wealth for the sake of wealth; and in the process, throwing in names of two sons of politicians.
In most cases, funds were siphoned from domestic companies to offshore tax havens by over-invoicing and under-invoicing, through intermediary shell companies .
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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