The Hindu Editorial 2{9th April 2016}

The Hindu Editorial 2{9th April 2016}

Topic- The Panama paper trail [पनामा कागज निशान]

  As the ramifications of the leak of about 11 million secret documents from the Panama-based law firm,Mossack Fonseca, play themselves out, a clear articulation of what the “Panama Papers” hold for the state of global finance today came from U.S. President Barack Obama. Following the joint investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the German newspaperSüddeutsche Zeitung into the leaked papers, Mr. Obama described global tax avoidance as a huge problem

The Hindu Editorial 1{9th April 2016}

The Hindu Editorial 1{9th April 2016}

Topic- Another killing in Bangladesh [बांग्लादेश में एक और हत्या]

        The death of one more secular activist in Bangladesh this week is a chilling reminder of the unrelenting assault by Islamist groups on freedom of expression. Nazimuddin Samad was returning from classes in Dhaka’s Jagannath University when attackers waylaid him. [इस सप्ताह बांग्लादेश में एक और धर्मनिरपेक्ष कार्यकर्ता की मौत अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता पर इस्लामी समूहों द्वारा बेदर्द हमले के एक हल्का याद दिलाते हैं। नजीमुद्दीन समद ढाका के जगन्नाथ विश्वविद्यालय में कक्षाओं से लौट रहा था जब हमलावरों ने उसे घात ।]

Panama Papers

All about Panama Papers leak

A huge leak has recently exposed how the rich and powerful people across the world, including politicians, businessmen and actors, use tax havens to hide their wealth.

Over 500 Indians, including film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, DLF owner K P Singh, and Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani's elder brother Vinod Adani have been allegedly linked to the leaked files that clearly show how clients were able to launder money, dodge sanctions and avoid tax.

These files were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, a Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca.

Mossack Fonseca & Co. is a Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider founded in 1986 and has grown to have more than 40 offices worldwide.

Zika Virus

Zika Virus

The World Health Organization [ The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ]  has declared the Zika virus, an international public health emergency, prompted by growing concern that it could cause birth defects. As many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year.