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He made the announcement on Monday, writing on social media that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “delivered on another commitment and realised the promise of the makers of our constitution to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians living in those countries”. Source link

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The BMA’s junior doctor leaders, Dr Vivek Trivedi and Dr Robert Laurenson, made it clear this was not enough, and have been urging ministers to make a “credible” new offer. The demand for pay to be restored in one go has been toned down – they now say they would be happy to see it phased in over a number of years.

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The fraud trial of a British hedge fund trader renowned for throwing extravagant parties and hosting stars such as Elton John at charity concerts has begun.Sanjay Shah is one of nine British and US nationals accused of defrauding Denmark out of $1.8bn (£1.4bn) through major tax evasion and avoidance schemes.The so-called cum-ex schemes were designed to exploit weaknesses in national tax laws and focused on huge share trades, which were carried out with the sole purpose of generating multiple refunds of a tax that had only been paid once.Mr Shah, the founder of London-based hedge fund Solo Capital Partners, denies…

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