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Fumio Kishida was appointed Prime Minister of Japan on October 4, 2021, and the Kishida Administration was formed on the same day. They are aiming to the "New Capitalism" based on the...

NEW DELHI, Dec 16: More than 32,000 RTI appeals are pending with the Central Information Commission, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said there was a pendency of 35,178 and 38,116 RTI appeals during 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively. A total of 32,147 RTI appeals were pending in 2021-22, as on December 6, 2021, he said. Singh said the government has taken several steps like capacity building through training […]

<p><span size="3" face="times new roman,times">Thank you to General Allen, Ambassador Eisen, and the Brookings Institution for inviting me to speak today.</span></p>
<p><span size="3" face="times new roman,times">This week, President Biden is hosting the inaugural Summit for Democracy. Representatives of nations will discuss how we can collectively advance a system of government that provides people with the rig...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said it would investigate tech giants Apple and Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the region. More

Japan's antitrust regulator is firing up a full examination to determine if Apple and Google have each unfairly leveraged their dominance over phones, smartwatches, and other wearables.

The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in the Netherlands is pressing Apple to lift App Store payment restrictions in the country.

Japanese antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into Google and Apple over allegations that the two companies are abusing their mobile OS dominance to eliminate competition and limit choices for consumers.

Japans antitrust regulator is firing up a full examination to determine if Apple and Google have each unfairly leveraged their dominance over phones, smartwatches, and other wearables.

The Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Act signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019 as well as other existing royalties legislation is up for scrutiny to tighten loopholes, which have seen communities fleeced of billions of rands over the years by traditional leadership under the guise of representing them.

We remember the 1956 Women’s March and Marikana, as the HJI launches its TRIPS waiver webinar series and Corruption Watch discusses active citizenry.