'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).' 'This would mean that there has been no change in India's climate of doing business across two regimes.' 'This is exactly consistent with the reality on the ground,' observes Debashis Basu.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the third floor of the four-storeyed building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city, a civic official said.
Besides urging the Centre for extension of loan moratorium, the hotel and travel industries have also demanded deferment of GST and advance tax payments and waiver of fees for all forthcoming licences and permits.
'In the last six years, there have been 29,140 fire incidents in Mumbai in which 300 people have died and 925 people have been injured.' 'So, at least 10 to 12 fire accidents take place in Mumbai every day.'
'Who actually implements fire safety standards?'
Vikram Bakshi, the estranged partner of fast-food chain McDonald's, will seek reinstatement as managing director of the 50:50 joint venture Connaught Plaza Restaurants, with a plea to the Company Law Board seeking the 'deadlock' in the August 6 board meeting be resolved.
Madhu Menon, owner of Shiok Far-Eastern Cuisine, on how to set up a successful restaurant.
The judgment also stated that it would also be applicable to bars, pubs and restaurants as drunken driving leads to fatal road accidents.
The members of the Dal alleged that the hotel staffers were throwing meat in the open and cows were getting sick after consuming the remains.
Two days after an explosion claimed 89 lives in MP's Jhabua district, police on Monday recovered 69 detonators and a large number of gelignite sticks from the residence of the main accused.
'With more and more young people relocating outside their home states for work, an all-India MLDA of 21 would be a good way to ensure that more Indians can go with the flow,' recommends Kanika Datta.
'Fourteen lives have been lost; the BMC should be charged with murder for this loss of lives,' says Congress MLA Nitesh Rane.
The step follows huge outcry over the pollution caused by these off-shore casinos. The state government body -- Goa State Pollution Control Board -- on Tuesday directed all the six casino operators to suspend their operations on the grounds of pollution.
Resto-bar owner V R Dayashankar who went absconding after the incident was later arrested.
Vikram Bakshi, who controls 50% in JV and was MD, weighs legal options
Others taxed at 5, 12, 18, 28%
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Hopefully, all's well that ends well, and business should get back to normal soon, says Alok Chandra.
The raids, which started on Thursday evening, continued till the early hours on Friday.
The blast occurred when a huge pile of explosives kept inside a building went off.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said his government was not in favour of opening dance bars.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said that a lockdown may have to be imposed in Mumbai in view of the rise in Covid-19 cases "if people don't follow rules", news agency ANI reported.
made it clear that shops in market places, multi-brand and single brand malls located in municipality areas shall continue to remain closed till May 3.
Vikram Bakshi says the 169 stores will remain open, McDonald's says it will take steps to enforce termination.
Gloom and pall have descended on mutton and other meat vendors as the strike in UP has forced people to turn vegetarian.
McDonald's problems couldn't have surfaced at a worse time. Cut-throat competition, rapid expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending in the wake of demonetisation have seriously dented the overall quick-service restaurant business.
Police on Wednesday detained the wife of prime accused Rajendra Kasawa, who is wanted in connection with last week's massive blast in Petlawad town that left 89 people dead.
The NGO had given donations to an allied entity of RGF in 2011 which engages in promoting girl education and providing money to needy for meeting hospital expenses.
The BJP needs to worry about the kinds of professions it has landed up glorifying -- chai vendors, pakora vendors and now guards. These are not professions that any one of its voters would like to cherish, points out Mahesh Vyas.
The BJP-led state government has been asked to reply within 6 weeks.
A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.
Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world's most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the Centre launched the newly approved, eco-friendly firecrackers earlier this month as a "safer and cheaper" alternative, the mood in the market is tepid, says Ritwik Sharma.
'Wine is an indicator of the quality of life,' says Alok Chandra.
CPRL Board may meet this week to decide if the outlets in the north and east of India can be kept open till the matter is settled in courts
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
It is clear that wineries with good facilities for visitors will gain significantly both in image as well as in commercial terms, says Bengaluru-based wine consultant Alok Chandra.
Women can now work as bartenders in Karnataka albeit under a dress code that forms part of the government guidelines which received the high court nod on Tuesday.
