Bloomberg India’s lower house of parliament approved legislation seeking to link electoral rolls with a nationwide digital identity database to stop fraudulent voting despite protests from the opposition and civil society groups, who allege the move violates citizens’ privacy. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill was introduced and approved within hours in the Lok Sabha via a voice vote amid ...

    Bloomberg Ukraine’s former President Petro Poroshenko is suspected of state treason for purchasing coal from the country’s separatist areas, his ally told local media. A prosecutor signed a notice of suspicion for Poroshenko, who is now traveling abroad, Oleksandr Turchynov told a televised briefing. Poroshenko is expected back in Ukraine after holidays, said Turchynov, who denied any wrongdoing ...

  Bloomberg Just as firms wrestle with a global supply chain crisis and fresh pandemic restrictions, companies in the UK and European Union face another looming headache: More post-Brexit red tape. From January 1, companies importing goods into Britain from the EU will be required to make full customs declarations. Food products will also have be pre-registered on an IT ...