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India has urged WTO members to reach consensus on a proposal on waiver of certain provisions in a multilateral agreement on intellectual property to deal with COVID-19 crisis, stating that one cannot continue to engage in endless discussions when millions of lives are lost to the pandemic. Brajendra Navnit, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said at the General Council Meeting on March 1, that there is a need for concerted efforts by all the members to ensure that WTO makes a meaningful contribution to defeat COVID-19 and prove that it can indeed deliver in a crisis. In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a proposal suggesting a waiver for all WTO members on the implementation, application and enforcement of certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement in relation to the prevention, containment or treatment of COVID-19. The agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in ... » Learn More about India urges WTO members to reach consensus on TRIPS waiver proposal

BARCELONA: Spanish automaker SEAT 's parent company Volkswagen wants a firm commitment from Brussels to support a potential project to manufacture electric cars in Spain, the German group's chief executive officer Herbert Diess said on Friday. The Spanish government announced on Thursday it will use European Union funds to create a public-private consortium with SEAT and power company Iberdrola that would build the country's first factory for electric-car batteries. SEAT said last year it was considering producing a small electric vehicle in Spain from 2025, but tied it to receiving public aid as carmakers ramp up production of electric vehicles to meet tougher emissions regulations. Diess told an event at SEAT's plant in Martorell near Barcelona, which was attended by Spanish King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, that the potential project would include battery production and receive EU's pandemic recovery funds, but stressed more backing was needed. "We ... » Learn More about VW says electric car production in Spain hinges on EU support

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Video Player Close BEIRUT, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a 130 million euros (155 million U.S. dollars) assistance package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon, a statement by the EU office in Lebanon said on Friday. The package aims to support Syrian refugees in key areas such as social protection, healthcare services or waste management, according to the statement. For Lebanon, the funds will also help to alleviate the consequences of the Beirut port's blasts, which affected both Syrian refugees and Lebanese people. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the EU will continue to do all it can to support the Syrian people, civil society, refugees and their host communities in neighboring countries. He also noted that the EU will host the fifth Brussels Conference on "Supporting the future of ... » Learn More about EU approves 155 mln USD to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan

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New Delhi: The Income Tax Department conducted raids on the properties of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actress Taapsee Pannu and director-producer Vikas Bahl on Wednesday (March 3) in relation to a tax evasion probe against now shut production house Phantom Films. As per initial reports, a discrepancy of around Rs 300 crore has been uncovered during the probe. The company officials reportedly failed to explain this discrepancy. “During the search, evidence of huge suppression of income by the leading Film Production house compared to the actual box office collections has been unearthed. The company officials have not been able to explain discrepancy of around Rs. 300 crore,” the official statement by the Income Tax department said on Thursday. “Evidence related to manipulation and under-valuation of share transactions of the production house amongst the film directors and shareholders, having tax implication of about Rs. 350 crore has been found and is being further ... » Learn More about Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu I-T raids: Officials uncover discrepancy worth Rs 300 crore in film production house

Kiren Rijiju responds to India’s Badminton coach Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu and director Anurag Kashyap ’s premises were raided by the IT department on Wednesday. The raids continued even on Thursday. It has put the actress and her family under stress. Taapsee’s boyfriend Mathias Boe raised the issue before Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and urged him to look into the matter. Boe wrote, “Finding myself in a bit of turmoil. Representing India for the first time as a coach for some great athletes, meanwhile, the I-T department is raiding Taapsee's houses back home, putting unnecessary stress on her family, especially her parents. @KirenRijiju please do something." Income Tax raids properties of Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap in Mumbai The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted searches at premises linked to noted Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in Mumbai. Mathias Boe is a badminton coach. It can be recalled ... » Learn More about Taapsee Pannu’s boyfriend Mathias Boe requests Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju for help post IT raids at actor’s premises

Actress Kangana Ranaut , who is an avid social media user, is currently busy shooting for her upcoming film ‘ Tejas ’ in the city. ETimes photographers caught the actress exclusively in her character’s attire. In the pictures, Kangana can be seen sporting the uniform of an Indian Air Force officer. With her hair tied up in a neat bun, the actress surely nailing her look to the T. Have a look: Recently, Kangana had expressed her joy in essaying the role of a Sikh soldier in the film. She had tweeted, “Playing a Sikh soldier in Tejas. I never knew until I read my character's full name on my uniform today. I had an instant smile on my face. Our longings and love have a way of manifesting. The universe speaks to us in more ways than we understand.” Meanwhile, the actress will also be seen in ' Thalaivi ', which is a biopic on actor-turned-politician Jayalalithaa. She also has ' Dhaakad ' and 'Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda' in the pipeline. Kangana ... » Learn More about Exclusive photos! Kangana Ranaut reports for duty as she marches on in Air Force uniform on the sets of ‘Tejas’

Deepika Padukone’s new Levi's ad has run into a major controversy after it was claimed that the backdrop and the set of the ad in question, was identical to the one in Sooni Taraporevala’s ‘ Yeh Ballet ’. The production designer for the advertisement Rupin Suchak has admitted it to be the case. ETimes is bringing you the story FIRST. Take a look at the screenshots below: Rupin claims that he was told by the Levi's ad director Nadia Marquard Otzen to make it that way. He writes, “Yes we did :) in fact that’s what our director wanted so we had to recreate that”. Sooni, however, isn't amused. She lashed out against the ad saying that this kind of plagiarism is nothing but intellectual theft. "A couple days ago someone brought this @levis_in ad to my attention. I was shocked to see our Yeh Ballet dance studio set in this ad, because it was conceptualized & created out of a derelict space by @shalzoid (our PD) from scratch and dismantled after our shoot. Basically ... » Learn More about Exclusive! Deepika Padukone’s new Levi’s ad accused of plagiarism by ‘Yeh Ballet’ director

'The police had cautioned me that there could be some 'trouble' in Dhaka by the end of June.' "I t's time Sheikh Hasina accepts that the militants who attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka had connections with Islamic State," Anizzujaman , Professor Emeritus of Bengali at Dhaka University, tells Rediff.com 's Indrani Roy over the telephone from Dhaka. A resident of Gulshan, the area where the attack took place, Professor Anizzujaman, who has actively supported the cause of atheist bloggers in Bangladesh, received a death threat on his mobile in November after which the government provided him with a bodyguard. Professor Anizzujaman, below, left , believes the Bangladesh government should not waste time debating if the terrorists had connections with IS and instead track down the terror trail without delay. Gulshan is a high security area. Do you think an attack of this magnitude means there was a serious lapse on the administration's part? I ... » Learn More about ‘Time to accept that Dhaka attackers had an IS link’