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As I waited for my turn to enter a busy Crocs store in a suburban mall in San Jose, I was surrounded by kids and teenagers. I looked at the crowd and wondered if I was the only grown man who wanted flashy Crocs footwear. Regardless of what people might think of me or the choices of footwear I wear at my age, I went ahead and bought another eccentric pair of clogs-style footwear for my growing Crocs collection. I’m completely okay with accepting Crocs as formalwear, despite the unpopular…

Manipulation of stock prices: ED conducts search operations in Mumbai, Delhi and Surat | Mumbai News

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at various locations in Mumbai, Surat and Delhi in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation against M/s Iceworth Reality LLP and other entities. The search operations led to seizure and freezing of movable properties in the form of diamonds, bank funds, demat account holdings and approximately Rs 38.57 crore in cash. Various incriminating documents and digital devices have also been seized, the agency stated on Friday. The agency’s money laundering investigation was initiated on the complaint under various sections of…

Dalit leader who fought for SC sub-classification: ‘Verdict will benefit a hundred generations of Madigas, other downtrodden castes’ | Political Pulse News

The Supreme Court in a landmark verdict on Thursday allowed the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in reservation, allowing wider protection for underrepresented groups. Following the order, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said the state would immediately start the process of sub-classification to implement the reservation for the Madiga community and other Dalit sub-castes. Madigas are the largest of the 59 SC sub-castes in Telangana followed by the Malas. According to unofficial estimates of the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, SCs make up around 19%…

DGGI Karnataka Withdraws GST Demand Worth INR 32,400 Cr to Infosys

The Karnataka State authorities in the Rs 32,400 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) demand on Infosys, have withdrawn the pre-show cause notice to the company. In a regulatory filing, the company said: “The company has received a communication from Karnataka State authorities, withdrawing the pre-show cause notice and has directed the company to submit a further response to the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) central authority on this matter.” The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) sent a notice to Infosys on July 30 for the non-payment of…

Portion of building collapses in northwest Delhi, rescue operation underway | Delhi News

A portion of a two-storey building collapsed in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Friday afternoon with officials fearing that several people might be trapped underneath the rubble. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), three persons, including a woman, have been rescued so far. However, officials fear that several more people may still be trapped. The DFS received an emergency call at 12.51 pm, following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Local police and other rescue teams were mobilized to assist the rescue efforts, officials said, adding…

Supreme Court rejects SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme | India News

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo between companies and political parties in the purchase of electoral bonds. The court said, “It will be both premature and inappropriate for the court to do so.” Earlier, in February the Supreme Court struck down the Narendra Modi government’s 2018 electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding. Highlighting that “the information about funding to a political party is essential for a voter to exercise their freedom to vote in an…

GST Revenue Collection in July 2024 Rises to 1.82 Lakh Crore

The collection of GST revenue has surged by 10.3% year on year to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July, it is the third highest monthly mop-up, led by a robust rise in taxes collected from imports, as per the official data. The GST revenue collection in July was 4.75 per cent more increased than June’s number of Rs 1.73 lakh crore. From imports, the GST collections jumped by 14.2 per cent in July. In June it recorded a slow growth of 2.4 per cent. Tax experts mentioned that an import…

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Rahul, Pant and Rohit’s IND Playing XI in focus; Toss updates | Cricket News

Rohit-Gambhir’s headache India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma attend a practice session on the eve of the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, in Colombo, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo) This should not even be a question considering KL Rahul not only aced in the role of a wicketkeeper in Rishabh Pant’s absence, but was also their best player in the format for over the last two years. But Pant’s presence means he will…

GST liability Can’t Be Levied for Unrequested Legal Documents

The Madras High Court in a case held that the GST obligation confirmed for non-providing of documents not asked in the SCN ( Show Cause Notice ) is not valid. The court remanded the case for reconsideration. The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that concerning the second issue, the tax proposal was confirmed on the ground that the applicant did not establish the movement of goods by producing lorry receipts, weighment slips, and payments made to the supplier. No documents were asked in the SCN (Show Cause Notice) which…

Groundwater in Malwa shallow wells unfit for drinking due to high uranium, fluoride levels: CU Punjab new study | Chandigarh News

People in Punjab’s Malwa belt should avoid drinking groundwater with high total dissolved solids (TDS) and water from shallow wells less than 60-metre-deep as these sources have been found containing high levels of toxic contaminants, especially uranium and fluoride, warns a fresh study conducted by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. A team comprising Dr Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Anjali Kerketta and Dr Harmanpreet Singh Kapoor conducted the research — published recently in the international journal Groundwater for Sustainable Development by Elsevier B.V. Netherlands — confirms the dangerous levels of uranium…