November 13, 20240 Comments

Government to order review of prosecutions

The government is set to order an independent review of rail fare prosecutions and enforcement by train companies following reports of disproportionate action against passengers by revenue protection teams. The BBC understands that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will ask the Office for Rail and Road to look at how fare evasion is dealt with. Train operators have a number of tools to deal with passengers who have underpaid or not

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November 11, 20240 Comments

China chip index nears 3-year high as TSMC order fuels self-reliance bets By Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday (NASDAQ:) on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers could accelerate Beijing’s self-reliance efforts. TSMC will from Monday suspend shipments of certain sophisticated chips to some Chinese clients after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce imposing export restrictions on those products, Reuters reported on

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Indian officials misplace Salman Rushdie’s book ban order

Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 – might no longer be valid, as the government couldn’t locate it. The Satanic Verses, criticised

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