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The travel agents have demanded refunds for customers
Agencies, whether public sector or private sector, may have to pay goods and services tax on the charges they collect on behalf of the government from clients. The authority for advance rulings (AAR), Telangana, has ruled that e-procurement transaction fee collected by an agency on behalf of the government is chargeable to GST, said Rajat Mohan, senior partner at AMRG & Associates. The AAR also ruled that neither services provided by the agency to the government, nor services provided on behalf of the government to the business entities are exempt from GST, he informed about the case.
The commission said its agents are more interested in making a quick buck by getting more policies for the company and they show scant regard to the interest of the policy holder.
Dilip Kumar Jha explains what the buyers must do to protect their own interest.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. This follows complaints that several popular spice mixes of the two leading brands contained traces of ethylene oxide more than the permissible levels, official sources said. This move by FSSAI comes after Hong Kong and Singapore recalled variants of the two masala majors' products in their countries.
A sitting MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate allegedly broke an electronic voting machine (EVM) and attacked a polling officer inside a booth during voting in Odisha which recorded a voter turnout of over 60.97 per cent in six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly segments, officials said.
Vistara has expanded its network of agents.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two men suspected of spying for Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence and terror financing, the ATS said in a statement on Sunday.
Protests erupted across Assam against the Saradha group for allegedly duping its investors, agents and employees engaged in its various companies in the state.
Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama. Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.
The ED said its investigation also revealed that from 2019 to 2022, the sale of 'unaccounted illicit' liquor was almost 30-40 per cent of the total liquor sale in the state.
On the heels of Delhi Consumer Court imposing Rs 55 lakh fine on ICICI Bank for the excesses committed by its recovery agents, the Indian Banking Association has asked all the banks to follow the industry code of conduct with regard to collection of bad debts.
Frequent flight cancellations and the Airports Authority of India's decision to put SpiceJet on a cash-and-carry mode have made online travel agencies nervous.
The PML-N, however, rejected the demand and claimed that it was winning Thursday's elections.
The insurer plans to hire about 2,00,000 agents this financial year.
'This is total fraud. You are showing me the slip of my vote but not counting it so this is fraud.'
Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of Sikh activist Nijjar, CTV News quoted a senior government source as saying.
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An unscrupulous agent could sell you the wrong policy, or lie that he got you a loaded premium or encash the premium cheque in his favour, or be untraceable when needed.
'This Lok Sabha election is more of a trial for GenAI content.'
Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Director general of police Swain commended the security forces for their efforts in monitoring potential threats from external elements particularly "proxies of Pakistan" who intended to disrupt the democratic process.
The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested two more persons, including a policeman, for allegedly being part of a cross-border narcotic syndicate involved in terror funding in Jammu, officials said on Wednesday.
Five more persons, including an assistant municipal commissioner and a Nationalist Congress Party corporator, were on Sunday arrested in connection with the building collapse in Thane district, police said.
Ramoji Rao lived as the interface between business and politics and was an active participant in both for most of his remarkable life.
The collapse of a large deposit taker, the Saradha group, has brought protesting collection agents right to the doorstep of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose government has given a free hand to such firms.
It is difficult to re-enact the turnaround of Peerless.
An international call centre is recruiting Collection Agents, Voice Agents, Customer Care Executives and Senior Customer Care Executives.
The TTC survey collected data from 41 companies out of the 100 which belong to S&P CNX Nifty and CNX Nifty Junior list. These firms have a total turnover and market capitalisation of Rs 6,84,404 crore and Rs 10,718,84 crore respectively. The survey identified a total of 23 taxes at central and state level -- both business taxes paid and collected by a company. Of 41 companies, 16 were from manufacturing sector, 8 from financial sector, 5 from IT and 12 from other sectors.
A large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf candidates had contested as independents after the ECP had snatched the former prime minister Imran Khan-led party of its iconic cricket bat symbol.
Data for the first nine days of January shows that tourist arrivals from India to the Maldives has been at similar levels as last year during the same period.
A voter turnout of 60.19 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal.
'They often complained about the ill-treatment by their employer in Kuwait. They were not taken to a doctor also when they fell ill.'
In its chargesheet filed before a special court in New Delhi, the CBI has named Raghuvanshi and Pathak as accused in the alleged violation of the Official Secrets Act and related offences, they said.
Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the biggest spy thrillers, and where you can watch them.
As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.
The same day the tax sleuths had raided the house of DMK MP S Jagathrakshakan and some of those linked to him. The MP from Arakkonam has interests in a variety of business sectors.
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