India’s goods and services tax (GST) was meant to help organizations file a single indirect tax return rather than multiple tax returns at the central, state and local levels. GST had been under ...

In 1956, a national architecture competition was floated by the New Delhi Public Works Department for a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi. At the time, Habib Rahman was the chief architect of the PWD. The ...

Since its inception in 1950, the Indian Supreme Court (SC) has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a subordinate body into a central figure in Indian governance. This shift is the ...

Following United States President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, the Republican party should celebrate the dawn of a new golden age. The Make America Great Again (MAGA) party will now ...

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That which may be done with the stroke of a pen may be undone with the stroke of a pen. This simple maxim is, in its two separate clauses, the nursery and the gallows of every piece of progressive ...

The threat of terrorism is growing in three key areas around the world. First, there is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), especially its branch in Afghanistan known as ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) ...

Since Russia's invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, the nation has undergone a significant process of national reinvention, with a focus on redefining its history and identity. Central to this ...

Justin Trudeau will soon, after nearly a decade in power, cede his position as the prime minister of Canada. Yes, this is the same Trudeau who entered the Canadian political scene like an atomic bomb ...

The search for variety is in reality a search for our own mind. In the guise of seeking a man, we seek a compatible mind. So, when a friend asked with a touch of sarcasm, ‘Why are you going to the ...

As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

FIFA, the world governing organization of association football (soccer), recently announced that its quadrennial tournament, the World Cup, will be staged in Saudi Arabia in 2034. The birthplace of ...