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The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has asked the Government to reinstate standard packaging for edible oils to safeguard consumer interest. BV Mehta, Executive Director of SEA, said the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, initially included Schedule 2, which specified standard quantities by weight, measure, or number for packaging certain commodities. However, […]
Industry sources said the release of the Suresh Gopi-starrer Malayalam movie JSK-Janaki vs. State of Kerala has hit a hurdle. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reportedly denied it screening permission over the name of the title character. The Pravin Narayanan-directed movie, with Union Minister Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran in lead roles, reportedly […]
With the proposed amendment of the SEZ Act taking time, the government is considering an executive order to allow SEZ units to sell their goods domestically by paying just the `duty foregone’ on inputs that would make them more competitive, sources have said. The move could help boost the attractiveness of SEZs which has taken […]
File photo: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked senior tax officials to prepare plans to improve parameters for GST registration, refund processing, and grievance redressal.During an interaction with senior officials under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, FM also asked officials to speed […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for making the GST registration process easier, seamless, and more transparent for taxpayers, with the use of technology and risk-based parameters. She emphasised the need to prevent tax evasion and wrongful Input Tax Credits (ITC) claims. Sitharaman was chairing […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and took stock of the plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport. The Boeing 787 aircraft operating the flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick (the UK) crashed immediately after take off. There were […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman with RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra during the 29th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), at RBI headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on Tuesday discussed the need for taking necessary steps to reduce unclaimed assets and expediting […]
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to leverage its sovereign-backed design to showcase its performance at the global stage.Chairing the 6th meeting of the Governing Council (GC), Sitharaman exhorted the NIIF to have a proactive approach to fundraising and the need to explore diversified sources […]
Vijay Mallya appeared in a podcast. NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya, the prominent business figure, extended an uncommon public apology regarding Kingfisher Airlines’ downfall, whilst firmly rejecting theft accusations and explaining his absence from India.Making an appearance in a lenghthy four-hour podcast with Raj Shamani, Mallya accepted responsibility for the collapse of the airline that once […]
Insolvency tribunal NCLT has directed three aircraft lessors of low-cost carrier SpiceJet to file a valid Power of Attorney existing at the present point in time. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) direction came during a hearing on the petitions filed by the three lessors – AWAS 36698 Ireland, AWAS 36694 Ireland and AWAS 36695 […]
