The demand to consider liquor as food is primarily to ensure that a lower GST rate of 5 per cent, instead of 12 per cent, is levied on services provided to the industry by job workers
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Honda recalls over 65,000 cars in India to fix faulty fuel pump
Honda has recalled 32,498 units of its compact sedan Amaze, 16,434 units of the mid-size sedan City, 7,500 units of premium hatchback Jazz, 7,057 units of WR-V, 1,622 units of the BR-V, 360 units of the entry-level small car Brio and 180 units of its sole premium SUV CR-V
IRDAI asks insurers to cover telemedicine in health policies; relief for mild COVID-19 cases
The guidelines by IRDAI to include telemedicine in the health policies would come as a relief to health insurance policyholders who would want to consult medical professionals online or through calls in order to avoid stepping outside
WWDC20 schedule: Apple reveals lineup; keynote on June 22
Apple releases WWDC20 schedule: Apple will be hosting over 100 engineering sessions. This will help developers learn how to build the next generation of apps with more than 100 technical and design-focused sessions held by Apple engineers
Coronavirus crisis: 10,956 new cases, 396 deaths in India in 24 hours; highest so far
India has overtaken the United Kingdom (2.92 lakh cases) in terms of coronavirus cases to become the fourth worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus. India is now only behind Russia (5,02,436), Brazil (7,87,489) and the US (20,76,495 cases)
New map permanent but ready for dialogue with India, says Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali
Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali said if India can undertake negotiations with other nations like China to settle its border issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, then why can’t New Delhi have a dialogue with Kathmandu
Investors lose Rs 3.5 lakh crore after Sensex, Nifty fall on weak US market sentiment
The erosion in investor wealth came after Sensex declined 741 points to 32,796 points. Nifty lost 224 points or 2.29% to 9,677
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by over Rs 3 in six days; check out today’s fuel rates
Fuel prices update: This is the sixth daily increase in rates in a row since oil companies on Sunday restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus
Dow Jones plunges 1,800 points as coronavirus cases rise in US
Investors are still waiting for more data to see whether surges spike in COVID-19 cases signal a possible second wave of the infections, said Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management.
TikTok parent ByteDance tripled US workforce in a year
TikTok has been hiring more U.S. engineers to reduce its reliance on staff in China, and has set up a team in Mountain View, California to oversee data management