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The GST Council , which is scheduled to meet next week in Chandigarh , is likely to discuss changes in law to facilitate provision for setting up GST Tribunals. The Council will also discuss the group of ministers’ ( GoM ) report on online gaming, casinos and race courses, sources told CNBC-TV18. The GoM met on June 17 and discussed issues like tax slabs and rates, among others. The GoM, which was appointed by the GST Council last year to suggest ways for augmenting revenue by rationalising tax rates and correcting anomalies in the tax structure, has recommended that the imposition of GST on casinos, race courses, online gaming and lottery should be uniform both in rates and valuation norms, the sources told CNBC-TV18. It also recommended that no distinction should be made on grounds of game of skill or game of chance for the purpose of the levy of GST. The panel added that the rate of GST on all such activities should be 28 per cent, they said. On the valuation, GoM said … [Read more...] about GST Council May Discuss Changes In Law To Set Up Tribunals; GoM Report On Online Gaming, Casinos

JOHOR BARU: The Commercial Crimes Investigation Department has recorded 71,833 cases with losses amounting to more than RM5.2bil, says Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. The Inspector-General of Police said the cases were from 2020 until May this year with 48,850 or 68% of them involving online scams. “RM5.2bil is a huge figure. That is why we need to continue engaging with the public and sharing the latest modus operandi or tactics used by these scammers so that they will not fall prey. “Only by equipping people with knowledge on scam activities can we protect them from harm,” he said, adding that targeted victims included the elderly and pensioners from both the government and private sector. Speaking to reporters after the opening ceremony of the PDRM Anti-Scam Campaign 2022 yesterday, Acryl Sani said police would also conduct joint research with universities to get information on the level of public awareness on scam activities. “Some of the cases include love scams with … [Read more...] about IGP: Most commercial crime cases involve online scams

Online food delivery platform Zomato Ltd. on Friday said it will acquire Blink Commerce Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as Grofers) for ₹4,447.48 crore in a share-swap deal as part of its strategy of investing in quick commerce business. The company's board at a meeting held on Friday has approved the acquisition of up to 33,018 equity shares of Blink Commerce Pvt. Ltd. from its shareholders for a total purchase consideration of ₹4,447.48 crore at a price of ₹13.45 lakh per equity share, Zomato said in a regulatory filing. Blink Commerce Pvt. Ltd. (BCPL) runs the online quick commerce service under the Blinkit brand. It was formerly known as Grofers. This transaction will be carried out through issuance and allotment of up to 62.85 crore fully paid-up equity shares of Zomato, having face value of ₹1 each at a price of ₹70.76 per equity share on a preferential basis, it added. The company already holds 1 equity share and 3,248 preference shares presently in BCPL, the filing said. … [Read more...] about Food delivery platform Zomato to acquire Blinkit in ₹4,447-cr. deal

A mum who was punched in the boobs after her 50th birthday party turned into carnage has admitted the party "got out of hand." Lisa Keegan told how the guest who started the brawl ended up with a tooth knocked out at the family gathering. Celebrations were relaxed at first, with 15 guests enjoying a spread of sandwiches, cheeses, and a birthday cake in her back garden. But tensions flew after the drinks began flowing, sending fists flying and partygoers sprawling out on the front lawn to soak up the rays at sunset. A video clip showing the chaos unfold has been watched by more than a million people since it was recently uploaded to social media. Those at the bash are seen shouting, pushing one another and fighting with plastic garden chairs. Lisa Keegan taking control ( Image: Kennedy News & Media) Lisa trying to break up Tony and Adam ( Image: Kennedy News & Media) Lisa described her 50th as "mayhem" and "a birthday I'll never forget." … [Read more...] about Mum ‘punched in boobs’ in Shameless-style brawl admits party ‘got out of hand’

Pop Star Lizzo is vowing to donate $500,000 from her tour proceeds to Planned Parenthood, which the entertainment company Live Nation will match for total of $1 million. The Joe Biden campaigner made the announcement on Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade . “I am pledging $500K from my upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights. [Live Nation] agreed to match — to make it 1 MILLION dollars,” Lizzo announced in an Instagram Story. “The most important thing is action &loud voices. [Planned Parenthood] [Abortion Funds] & organizations like them — will need funding to continue offering services to people who are most harmed by this ban,” the “Heaven Help Me” singer added. “Black women & women of color have historically had disproportionately less access to family planning resources — this is a great loss but not a new one,” Lizzo said in a follow-up post, before encouraging her 12.6 million followers to go to her website and sign the … [Read more...] about Pop Star Lizzo Vows to Donate Proceeds from Tour to Planned Parenthood, Live Nation to Match Up to $1 Million

An entity linked to billionaire Bill Gates has reportedly purchased 2,100 acres of potato farmland in northern North Dakota angering local residents. The state is investigating the purchase of potato farmland by the Gates-linked trust, with the state’s Attorney General writing in a letter that it was “prohibited from owning or leasing farmland or ranchland in the state of North Dakota.” The New York Post reports that public records recently cited by AgWeek reveal that an entity called Red River Trust with links to billionaire Bill Gates recently purchased 2,100 acres of potato farmland in northern North Dakota, prompting state officials to intervene after complaints from local residents. (screenshot/CNBC) K Neville / iStock / Getty Images Plus The land was purchased from the owners of Campbell Farms, a potato farming group headquartered in Grafton, North Dakota, approximately 50 miles from the Canadian border. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring … [Read more...] about North Dakota Investigates Farmland Purchases by Trust Linked to Bill Gates

Russian forces have fully occupied Sievierodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said on Saturday, confirming Ukraine’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month, after weeks of some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. Pro-Russian separatists said Moscow’s forces were now attacking the last major Ukrainian-held bastion in eastern Luhansk province, Sievierodonetsk’s twin city Lysychansk on the opposite bank of the Siverskyi Donets river. The fall of Sievierodonetsk – once home to more than 100,000 people, now a wasteland – was Russia’s biggest victory since capturing the port of Mariupol last month. It transforms the battlefield in the east after weeks in which Moscow’s huge advantage in firepower had yielded only slow gains. Russia will now be hoping to press on and seize more ground on the opposite bank, while Ukraine will hope that the price Moscow paid to capture the ruins of the small city will leave Russia’s forces vulnerable to a counterattack in … [Read more...] about Ukraine Confirms Fall of Sievierodonetsk After Weeks-long Fight

Ukrainian troops have “almost left” Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense fighting against Russian forces , the mayor of the eastern city said on Saturday, signaling the biggest setback for Ukraine since losing the port of Mariupol in May. The retreat from Sievierodonetsk, if confirmed, would bring Moscow close to full control of Luhansk, with Ukrainian troops in the province largely holding out only in Sievierodonetsk’s twin city Lysychansk, across the Siverskyi Donets river. “Unfortunately, they have almost left the city,” Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk said on national television. He did not confirm whether a full withdrawal was underway after regional authorities said on Friday that Ukraine was set to withdraw its troops from there. Russia’s pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper said one of its correspondents had arrived in the Azot industrial zone of Sievierodonetsk, where Ukrainian forces had been making a stand in recent weeks. Ramzan Kadyrov , the head of Russia’s … [Read more...] about Russian missiles pound Ukraine as troops withdraw from key eastern city of Sievierodonetsk

The Jipmer Faculty Association has come out openly against the institute’s current administration for failing the system in providing patient care and addressing the grievances of employees. A large number of faculty members on Friday staged a token protest in front of the administrative complex to highlight the administration’s failure to address shortage of essential drugs, rectify internet connectivity, lack of campus security and employees welfare. President of the Association Raveendran told The Hindu that the institute has never faced such crisis in the last 40 years. Essential drugs, surgical materials, including surgical suture and gloves are not available for the last six months. According to a faculty, a combination of factors had led to shortage in drugs and other materials. Even vitamin tables, anti-diabetic drugs and essential antibiotics such as meropenem are not available for several months, he said.. Patients who come for surgeries were asked to bring gloves and … [Read more...] about Jipmer faculty stage protest

KUALA LUMPUR: Expecting to earn a high pay overseas, two teenage friends who answered an online job advertisement ended up working 12-hour shifts for scammers in Myanmar. They managed to return home safely on Friday – but not before their families paid RM10,000 to a human-trafficking syndicate for their release, ending their three-month ordeal. The syndicate agreed to let them go because it could not find a use for the duo, aged 14 and 15, who had failed to reach the scamming targets set out for them. The victims from Bera, Pahang, arrived in Malaysia after various matters, including documentation, were settled. Recalling their ordeal, the 15-year-old boy said he was attracted by advertisements on Facebook and Instagram offering a “customer service job” with a monthly salary of between RM5,000 and RM7,000. “I was drawn by the high salary and I also wanted more freedom. “My buddy and I were brought to Myanmar on March 22, where we were kept at a compound in Marwadi,” he told … [Read more...] about Human-trafficking horror ends for two teens