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1 week, 4 days ago

Trump just steamrolled J.D. Vance's man of the people claim: analyst

President-elect Donald Trump showed in one decision that his vice president's lip service to working-class welfare and oversight of powerful corporations means nothing, wrote Paul Waldman in a scathing opinion piece for MSNBC. This has even extended to Vance, along with some right-wing lawmakers like Sen. Josh Hawley, praising some Biden administration figures, like Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Parliament Winter Session: INDIA bloc vows to raise Adani issue, demand JPC

The Hindu

Floor leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met on Monday ahead of the start of Parliament's Winter Session and decided to raise the issue of alleged corruption in the Adani Group and demand a JPC on the matter. "As the Parliament session begins, the first step the government should take is to have a detailed discussion on the Adani saga …

Congress Demand Leader Kharge Parliament India Bloc Winter Session

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha adjourned till Wednesday as INDIA bloc protests over Adani bribery case, Manipur

Live Mint

Parliament Winter Session: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day amid protest by opposition, minutes after the proceedings began on Monday. Presiding officer Sandhya Ray adjourned the session till Wednesday as Lok Sabha convened at 12 noon. The Congress and other opposition parties are demanding a discussion on Manipur violence and bribery charges against the Adani Group Earlier in …

India Lok Sabha Parliament Session

1 month, 1 week ago

Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys, citing concerns the combination would hinder access to home health and hospice services in the U.S. “Unless this $3.3 billion transaction is stopped, UnitedHealth Group will further extend its grip to home health and hospice care, threatening seniors, their families and nurses.” Tuesday’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Hollywood execs salivate over dealmaking under Trump. Should they?

LA Times

To much of Hollywood’s decidedly liberal base, Donald Trump is truly the enemy from within, a former reality show host who used the power of television to launch himself to the highest stage of world politics. “If I were wealthy today, I would not be buying stock in the entertainment world,” Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of …

Entertainment Business China Media Industry Disney Hollywood

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi alleges ’senior minister’ forcing ’play-fair businesses’ to praise PM Modi

Live Mint

In a tweet following the release of his recent op-ed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made an allegation against the government, claiming that several "play-fair businesses" have been pressured by a "senior minister" to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government's programs on social media. Rahul Gandhi wrote, "After my article, many play-fair businesses are telling me that a senior …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base

Wired

For months, speculation has raged in Washington over the future of Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission chair and face of the Biden administration’s crusade against monopoly power. Overturning decades of antitrust norms, charged by Khan with failing to curb extreme concentrations of corporate power, the administration has routinely scrutinized major acquisitions traditionally ignored by Khan’s predecessors, forcing companies like …

Democrats Harris Khan Ftc Chair

3 months, 2 weeks ago

China to accelerate building of unified national market: top market regulator

China Daily

WUHAN -- China will promote fair market competition and speed up the building of a unified national market, Luo Wen, head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said Tuesday. The country will focus on improving legal systems, policy coordination, regulation and law enforcement, and the connection of rules, to achieve these goals, Luo said at the opening ceremony of …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand swears in Paetongtarn Shinawatra as youngest prime minister

The Hindu

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand’s most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as Prime Minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was thrown out of the office and the main opposition party dissolved. Ms. Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of controversial former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took the oath in a closed-door ceremony with King …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Switch away from gas is good, but who picks up the bill?

Dutch News

A majority of the Dutch back the switch to more sustainable forms of energy, but support shrinks if the process is expensive and the government does not pick up the bill, according to research by the environmental assessment agency PBL. A survey of 2,000 people found that 88% would like the Netherlands to be less reliant on other countries for …

Pbl

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Switch away from gas is good, but who picks up the bill?

Dutch News

A majority of the Dutch back the switch to more sustainable forms of energy, but support shrinks if the process is expensive and the government does not pick up the bill, according to research by the environmental assessment agency PBL. A survey of 2,000 people found that 88% would like the Netherlands to be less reliant on other countries for …

Pbl

4 months ago

Congress asks why Competition Commission of India is not scrutinising Adani group mergers and acquisitions

The Hindu

The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Competition Commission of India over its approval of all acquisitions by the Adani Group, alleging that the conglomerate is building monopolies across key infrastructure sectors, to the detriment of customers. “It is a good time to reflect on how the CCI should have also had the courage to address how the non-biological PM’s other …

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4 months ago

Why have institutions like CCI 'remained passive' as Adani built monopolies, asks Cong

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Competition Commission of India over its approval of all acquisitions by the Adani Group, asking why such institutions "remained passive" as the conglomerate built "monopolies" in critical infrastructure sectors, raising prices at consumers' expense. Why have institutions like CCI 'remained passive' as Adani built monopolies, asks Cong Congress general secretary in-charge communications …

Congress Cong Her Husband Adani Cci Monopolies

4 months ago

Column: Don’t let Big Tech monopolies kill local news. Democracy is at risk

LA Times

President Biden speaks to news reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House in April before signing a $95-billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan and other allies. The culprit: the big internet and social media platforms that grab news outlets’ work without paying for it and build their own ad programs around the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Harris applauded for proposing the first-ever ban on price gouging

Raw Story

Economic justice advocates on Thursday applauded the Harris campaign's announcement the Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to unveil a historic ban on food and grocery price gouging amid widespread discontent about costs that have ballooned by 26% in the last five years. As president, the campaign said late Wednesday, Harris would set "clear rules of the road to make …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

James Blake is breaking free from the music industry, and he wants to help others do the same

ABC

James Blake has had a huge impact on the sound of the 21st century so far. Hear the full James Blake interview here Photo shows James Blake photo 2024 The UK electronic music producer talks to Stacy Gougoulis about his unlikely album with Lil Yachty, finding creative freedom as an independent artist, and why he’s mad for former Oasis frontman …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Broken news is breaking the BJP’s image

New Indian Express

Viewership, especially India’s GenZ, is tired of one-sided rants and abuse. In the digital world, small guys became big names: saffron-basher Dhruv Rathee has 11.9 million followers, which is four times the BJP’s following. The BJP isn’t alone in its fear of criticism: West Bengal Police arrested YouTuber Roddur Roy for his anti-Mamata statements, while Tamil Nadu police booked Right-wing …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Effective market key to data element ecosystem

China Daily

This illustration photo shows big data and clouding computing technologies. China's data element ecosystem is developing rapidly on strong policy support, but faces challenges including insufficient technical infrastructure and inactive market transactions. China's data element circulation market has significantly increased since then, and the overall scale is continuously expanding, with an estimated market size of 159.2 billion yuan by 2024. …

Policy Development Data Trading Public Value Lack

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Effective market key to data element ecosystem

China Daily

By Li Sanxi | China Daily | Updated: 2024-07-08 09:55 This illustration photo shows big data and clouding computing technologies. China's data element ecosystem is developing rapidly on strong policy support, but faces challenges including insufficient technical infrastructure and inactive market transactions. China's data element circulation market has significantly increased since then, and the overall scale is continuously expanding, with …

Policy Development Public Value Lack Data Elements Circulation

6 months ago

Fishermen write to NITI Aayog, raise concern over deep-sea fishing policy

The Hindu

The All India Deep Sea Fisher’s Association has joined other stakeholders in raising apprehensions with NITI Aayog on the deep-sea fishing policy being contemplated by the government. In their opposition to the Dr. Meena Kumar Committee report, fishermen had raised the same objections whereas the Murari Commission called for modernisation of operations in the deep-sea sector. A group of 28 …

Indian Fishermen Niti Aayog Iotc Sea Sector Raise Concern

6 months, 1 week ago

Government must ensure corporate takeovers are fair, monopolies are not created: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu

The Congress on June 15 said it is the government's responsibility to ensure that competition among corporates is not stifled, oligopolies or monopolies do not emerge and corporate takeovers are free and fair. “It is also the government’s responsibility to ensure that undue advantage arising out of access to political power is not exercised,” party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. …

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6 months, 1 week ago

"Extremely vigorous": Biden takes on monopolies like Ticketmaster "far more" aggressively than Trump

Salon

Seeking to support embattled American consumers and workers against concentrated corporate power, President Joe Biden's administration has taken a record number of antitrust actions to prevent a few large companies from dominating their respective markets. The Trump administration also used the guise of enforcing antitrust laws to go after car makers who agreed to California's strict emission standards; this was …

Trump Enforcement Companies Antitrust Administration Company Republican

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s how our water crisis could be fixed – without costly nationalisation

The Independent

It was always going to happen, of course. Talking to industry experts and analysing the legal aspects, has seen him produce a paper: “Action to Change UK Water Companies: incentives to invest”. Currently, water companies are vertically integrated regional monopolies – in essence, they do everything regarding water and they face no competition in their local area. It has the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Worsening human rights situation in US revealed

China Daily

A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk near the City Hall during heavy rain in San Francisco as atmospheric river storms hit California, the United States, on Jan 11, 2023. The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023, issued by the State Council Information Office, highlighted the worsening and increasingly polarized human rights situation in the …

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Trump just steamrolled J.D. Vance's man of the people claim: analyst

Parliament Winter Session: INDIA bloc vows to raise Adani issue, demand JPC

Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha adjourned till Wednesday as INDIA bloc protests over Adani bribery case, Manipur

Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys

Hollywood execs salivate over dealmaking under Trump. Should they?

Rahul Gandhi alleges ’senior minister’ forcing ’play-fair businesses’ to praise PM Modi

As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base

China to accelerate building of unified national market: top market regulator

Thailand swears in Paetongtarn Shinawatra as youngest prime minister

Switch away from gas is good, but who picks up the bill?

Switch away from gas is good, but who picks up the bill?

Congress asks why Competition Commission of India is not scrutinising Adani group mergers and acquisitions

Why have institutions like CCI 'remained passive' as Adani built monopolies, asks Cong

Column: Don’t let Big Tech monopolies kill local news. Democracy is at risk

Harris applauded for proposing the first-ever ban on price gouging

James Blake is breaking free from the music industry, and he wants to help others do the same

Broken news is breaking the BJP’s image

Effective market key to data element ecosystem

Effective market key to data element ecosystem

Fishermen write to NITI Aayog, raise concern over deep-sea fishing policy

Government must ensure corporate takeovers are fair, monopolies are not created: Jairam Ramesh

"Extremely vigorous": Biden takes on monopolies like Ticketmaster "far more" aggressively than Trump

Here’s how our water crisis could be fixed – without costly nationalisation

Worsening human rights situation in US revealed