INDIA (National Affairs)
Minister’s car runs over 4 protesters in Lakhimpur Kheri, farmers blame son; 4 more die in violence
Following the incident, farm leaders called for the “arrest of the Minister and his son” who, they said, was driving one of the SUVs. They called for a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court and said they would hold protests in all districts Monday to demand punishment for the guilty.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/farmers-protest-lakhimpur-kheri-uttar-pradesh-minister-car-run-over-7549666/
After Panama, it’s Pandora: facing regulatory heat, elite Indians find new ways to ringfence wealth in secret havens
Pandora Papers | Top businessmen to corporate defaulters, CBI, ED-accused to celebrities: an investigation by The Indian Express finds how complex offshore trusts are used to park assets and evade detection
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/pandora-papers-exclusive-how-elite-indians-ringfence-wealth-7550012/
What ‘bankrupt’ Anil Ambani didn’t tell: his $1.3-billion web of offshore firms
Pandora Papers | Made disclosures to Indian authorities as required to be made in compliance with law: Anil Ambani’s lawyer.
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/anil-ambani-pandora-papers-7550155/
Explained: Why do the Pandora Papers matter?
These are 11.9 million leaked files from 14 global corporate services firms which set up about 29,000 off-the-shelf companies and private trusts in not just obscure tax jurisdictions but also countries such as Singapore, New Zealand, and the United States, for clients across the world.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-do-the-pandora-papers-matter-7550033/
No possession of contraband or consumption by Aryan: Lawyer
Piecing together the events on the cruise ship before the court, Aryan’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said Aryan was invited by the organisers of the party as a special invitee.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/no-possession-of-contraband-or-consumption-by-aryan-lawyer-7550237/
INDIA (Community Affairs)
How the unwitting Islamophobia of elite Indian Muslims damages the community
There is a growing tendency among Muslim elites to sacrifice truth at the altar of unwarranted self-criticism and express righteous indignation at acts their community did not commit.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/how-the-unwitting-islamophobia-of-elite-indian-muslims-damages-the-community/
MP shrine attacked, 3 hurt; claim of ‘illegal conversions’
The caretaker of the Bhedabhan shrine, Noor Shah, 70, said the attackers had used explosives to damage it, though police were yet to confirm this.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bhopal/mp-shrine-attacked-3-hurt-claim-of-illegal-conversions-7550285/
MP: Mob vandalises religious place on suspicion of conversion of faith; two hurt
The attackers left behind a pamphlet claiming the shrine was involved in converting Hindus to Islam. The attack lasted for four hours from around 11 PM on Saturday to 3 AM on Sunday, police said.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bhopal/mp-mob-vandalises-religious-place-conversion-faith-7549975/
FOREIGN
Samos: Where Europe lost its values and moral responsibility
A new prison-like camp on the Greek island of Samos marks a dangerous turn of European migration policy.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/2/samos-where-europe-lost-its-values-and-moral-responsibility
MUSLIM WORLD
Jordan king exposed over tax havens and luxury homes
So-called Pandora Papers says King Abdullah II is among dozens of world leaders secretly holding millions of dollars offshore.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/3/investigation-reveals-offshore-assets-of-heads-of-state
EDITORIAL
Farm laws: The onus is on the SC
https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/farm-laws-the-onus-is-on-the-sc-101633253217764.html
OPED ARTICLES
Revealing India’s actual farmer population
It may be closer to 40 million than the consensus range of 100-150 million. This has great implications for agricultural policy.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/revealing-indias-actual-farmer-population-7550159/
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
Insolvency Code: Govt mulls next set of changes to insolvency and bankruptcy code
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/insolvency-code-govt-mulls-next-set-of-changes-to-insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code/2342918/
TWEETS
Natasha Badhwar @natashabadhwar
“UP may not be governed by laws but there are laws that protect the people of India…” @priyankagandhi takes on UP police attempting to arrest her without a warrant.
https://twitter.com/natashabadhwar/status/1444852411756019714
Mohd. Irshad Alam @MIAlam1981
पार्टी के कार्यकर्ताओं और स्वयंसेवकों से राज्य में प्रदर्शन कर रहे किसानों पर हमला करने के लिए स्टेटमेंट जारी करते हुए हरियाणा के बीजेपी सीएम मनोहर लाल खट्टर
https://twitter.com/MIAlam1981/status/1444850371369656327
ParanjoyGuhaThakurta @paranjoygt
More new names in the Pandora Papers: Vinod Adani, Jackie Shroff, Iqbal Mirchi, Niira Radia, Ajit and Peter Kerkar, Samir Thapar of JCT Limited, Punjab…more to come.
https://twitter.com/paranjoygt/status/1444839019561553924
