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Making sense of the tax on parota vs roti debate: Read what the GST authority’s ruling exactly says
The tax order saying parotas are not rotis is applicable only for packaged parotas, and not for regular parota available at restaurants
3 senior IRS officers chargesheeted for creating uncertainty and panic by publishing unauthorised tax hike report, stripped of charge
One of the officers, Prashant Bhushan, is the general secretary of the IRS Association and his wife is a Congress MLA from Begusarai in Bihar.
No taxes paid for Anand Bhavan: Prayagraj authorities send 4.35 crores notice to Nehru Memorial Fund
The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund that manages Anand Bhavan, Swaraj Bhavan and Jawahar Planetarium have argued that all these buildings are heritage buildings and thus exempted from taxes.
RTI reply reveals AAP government in Delhi has not spent almost 80% of the Green Tax collected in last four years
Delhi government is sitting almost 80% of the green tax collected in the last four years
Do not be selfish, prepare for more taxes to fund NYAY scheme: Rahul Gandhi’s aide Sam Pitroda’s advise to Indian middle class
Putting the onus of guilt on the middle class for worrying about taxes, Pitroda said, "How can you see poor people around you and worry that somebody might take a 10 paisa from you. That is not India."
A day after AAP was caught seeking donations from Saudi, UAE, it is found seeking donations from tax havens
Earlier, AAP was caught running Facebook ads seeking donations in Middle-Eastern countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman
Rahul’s NYAY scheme adviser, Abhijit Banerjee, wants price rise and high taxes
MIT economist Abhijit Banerjee who is advising Rahul Gandhi on his Minimum Income Scheme explained how middle class is the biggest loser
Who served the Middle class: In a match between BJP and Congress, BJP wins the set 30-0
We have designed a methodology in which we will consider 30 different categories divided into 11 different parameters to compare what both Governments, Congress and BJP, have done for the middle class
GST implementation enabled increased Household Savings as tax rates came down
GST implementation brought marked reduction in tax rates on various daily needs goods
Delhi bans Vat 69 and Smirnoff for two years
The company had violated rules by using unauthorised and loose barcodes
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Opinions
Hindus, the last standing major pagan culture in the world: Hagia Sophia, AIMPLB and why secularism is a scam
While Muslim majority Turkey wants to intervene in Kashmir, AIMPLB talks about the Hagia Sophia even as it wags its finger at the Supreme Court
News Reports
Kerala nun rape case: Rape-accused Bishop Franco granted bail again by Kottayam trial court
The court will now hear the case on August 13, 2020, when the charge-sheet will be read out in the court.
Government and Policy
Modi govt abolishes textile board with ‘activists’ and ‘experts’ pontificating, to get work done through institutes like NIFT instead
The Handloom Board was an ornamental board that had activist and experts who essentially pontificated without doing any real ground work
News Reports
Bollywood: Rapper Badshah questioned by Mumbai police crime branch over fake follower scam
As per reports, there are over 170 high-profile stars who have allegedly paid to gain fake followers on social media.
News Reports
Centre defends media’s right to report Tablighi Jamaat case in SC, says Jamiat petition demanding gag order based on non-accredit fact-check portals
Islamists and their sympathisers had collectively rushed to shield the Tablighi Jamaat super spreaders of Coronavirus
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News Reports
Twitter user arrested by Maharashtra police for criticising the Uddhav Thackeray govt on social media
Mumbai Police arrested Twitter user Sunaina Holey for posting against Maharashtra CM and his son, to be presented in court today
News Reports
Here is why #BabyPenguin is trending on Twitter, and why Aaditya Thackeray is called so by some
Yuva Sena registered complaint against twitter user for calling Aaditya Thackeray "Baby Penguin" and Uddhav Thackeray "Aurangzeb"
Social Media
While most Bollywood actors and cricketers chose not to welcome Ram Mandir, here are the ones who did not shy away
Only a few actors and sportspersons celebrated Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan and shared wishes on social media.
Opinions
Muslims chose to stay back in India: An analysis of the mythical, unsubstantiated trope that is used to make Hindus feel guilty
Muslims who stayed back in India after the partition, did not primarily do so out of their innate love for mother India
News Reports
Pakistan borrows $1 Billion from its all-weather ally China to repay $1 Billion Saudi Arabia loan to avoid default on international debt obligations
China tightens its grip over Pakistan, gives $1 billion loan to repay Saudi Arabia's $1 billion loan, grants 90% of $6.8 billion railway project
