Gujarat confidential: Nothing Fishy | Ahmedabad News

A few Gujarat-based boat associations Tuesday felicitated Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Fisheries Minister Raghavji Patel for extending the ban on fishing activities by 15 days and allowing reopening of the fishing season after August 15. An official release said that considering the situation of turbulent weather conditions owing to climate change, boat associations of all the ports in Gujarat had made representations to the state government to extend the ban on fishing activities by 15 days and to resume the fishing season after August 15. The CM and minister…

Maharashtra govt adds caste within Muslim community to OBC list | Mumbai News

The state government Tuesday accepted the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission’s report recommending the inclusion of Kunjada caste within the Muslim community to the list of Other Backward Classes. The state government accepted the recommendations in the 56th report of the commission on six cases, in which the Kunjada caste within Muslims has been included in the list of OBCs. Kunjada will be mentioned along with Mali, Bagwan and Rain castes within the Muslim community in the OBC category. The other five cases in the commission’s report include addition of…

Bangalore airport issues advisory amid anticipated passenger surge during Independence Day week | Bangalore News

Anticipating increased footfall ahead of Independence Day, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) issued a passenger advisory on Monday. While Independence Day falls on a Thursday this year, the national holiday is followed by Varamahalakshmi festival on Friday and then the weekend. “We expect a surge in passenger volumes during the Independence Day week. Owing to high-security measures in August, there may be a delay in passenger processing at BLR Airport. Passengers are advised to plan their travel to the airport to allow sufficient time for security check,” the advisory read.…

Panic in Beirut as Israeli warplanes break sound barrier three times | World News

Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday, leading to loud booms that sent people in the city running for cover just ahead of a speech by the head of the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes flew low over the Lebanese capital, with witnesses saying they could see the planes with the naked eye. The booms were the loudest heard in Beirut in years. Also Read | Hezbollah’s barrage of missiles, Iran’s retaliation: What Israel is bracing for as Middle…

Nalasopara arms haul case: Bombay HC grants bail to 5 accused, cites ‘ bleak chances of timely completion of trial’ | Mumbai News

Observing that ‘chances of timely completion of the trial appear to be bleak,’ the Bombay High Court recently granted bail to five accused arrested in the 2018 Nalasopara arms haul and terror plot case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). On July 30, a division bench of Justices Bharati H Dangre and Manjusha A Deshpande passed an order in appeals by Sujith Kumar Rangaswami, Amit Ramchandra Baddi, Ganesh Dashrath Miskin, Shrikant Jagannath Pangarkar and Bharat Jaywant Kurane challenging orders by a special NIA court which refused them bail. In…

Paris Olympics: How stubbornness and rage helped Vinesh Phogat snap legend Yui Susaki’s 95-match winning streak | Sport-others News

There isn’t a direct parallel that captures Yui Susaki’s perceived invincibility on the wrestling mat. The closest, perhaps, would be Rocky Marciano’s otherworldly run of 49 unbeaten bouts. The Japanese legend’s record, however, puts a shadow on Marciano’s: she had been undefeated in 95 international matches, her entire career as a wrestler that began as a junior in 2010. Until Tuesday. Susaki is blessed with agility, speed, strength and flexibility. But she didn’t possess what Vinesh Phogat had: stubbornness and rage. That heady, intangible combination — along with a shrewd…

Gauhati GST Dept. Can’t Benefit from an Illegal Notification Under the CGST Act

The Gauhati High Court ruled that the State GST Authorities cannot take advantage of Notification No. 56/2023-CE, which is also otherwise ultra vires the CGST Act, 2017. Notification No. 56/2023-CE related to The bench of Justice Devashis Baruah has remarked that the GST Council has not made any suggestion to date, and despite that, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued a Notification bearing No. 56/2023-CE on 28.12.2023, thereby extending the course to pass the order u/s 73(9) of the CGST Act, 2017 for the FY 2018-2019 up…

Saira Banu says Madhubala was ‘interested’ in Dilip Kumar, recalls the ‘fiasco’ that happened at Mughal-e-Azam premiere: ‘Cascaded with cold water’ | Bollywood News

From a very young age, Saira Banu was a huge fan of Dilip Kumar so when she got to know that ‘Sahib’, as she fondly calls him, would be present for the premiere of K Asif’s magnum opus Mughal-e-Azam, Saira made it her mission to look her best. In a few posts shared on her social media handle, Saira looked back on those days when she groomed for six days so she could look her best at the premiere party of the film. Saira, in a new post, shared that…

CAG Urges Telangana GST Dept. to Follow up on Show Cause Notices for Tax Defaults

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India sought the Telangana Commercial Taxes department to pursue the SCN issued for short/non-payment of tax and the same must contain Integrated Goods and Services Tax(IGST) element along with State GST/ Central GST components. The council is required to pursue the inconsistencies and deviations mentioned in the audit for which the answers would have not furnished and intimate the consequence to the audit. The council would required to regard the start of validation controls in GST returns to curb the errors of data entry,…

Sushma Seth’s granddaughter Mihika Shah passes away, mother Divya Seth shares on social media | Bollywood News

Actor Divya Seth’s daughter Mihika Shah passed away on Monday. Divya took to her social media on Tuesday and shared the news of her daughter’s demise. Mihika is the granddaughter of veteran film actor Sushma Seth. Divya shared on Facebook, “With profound sorrow, we inform you of the passing of our beloved Mihika Shah, who left for her heavenly abode on August 5, 2024.” The note was signed by Divya and her husband Siddharth Shah. Mihika was battling a prolonged illness. Divya Seth is known for appearing in films like Jab…