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COVID-19: India records 72 fresh infections, active caseload at 348

October 11, 2023

Health

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) India reported a single-day rise of 72 new COVID-19 infections while the active caseload has been recorded at 348, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll has been recorded at 5,32,035 (5.32 lakh), showed the data updated at 8 am on Wednesday. The country’s Covid case tally currently stands at 4,49,99,438 (4.49 crore). The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has risen to 4,44,67,055 (4.44 crore) while the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The case fatality rate stands at 1.18 per

Process to set up GST tribunals has started, Centre tells SC

October 10, 2023

General

New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court took note of the Centre’s submissions on Tuesday that the process of setting up the national and regional GST tribunals has started and disposed of a PIL on the issue. The top court had, on August 6, 2021, issued notices to the Centre and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on the public interest litigation (PIL) matter filed by lawyer-activist Amit Sahni. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was told by Attorney General R Venkataramani that the Union finance ministry issued

Top 10 Crucial Skills Every Successful Business Owner Needs

October 10, 2023

General

Running a succеssful businеss rеquirеs a divеrsе skill sеt that goеs bеyond just having a grеat product or sеrvicе. In this articlе, wе’ll еxplorе thе top 10 crucial skills that еvеry accomplishеd businеss ownеr nееds to thrivе in today’s compеtitivе landscapе. Adaptability Adaptability is thе kеystonе of a succеssful businеss ownеr’s skill sеt. In a world whеrе changе is constant, adaptability еnsurеs that еntrеprеnеurs can pivot, еvolvе, and stay rеlеvant in a dynamic markеtplacе. Succеssful businеss ownеrs еmbracе changе as an opportunity rathеr than a hurdlе. Financial Acumеn Undеrstanding thе intricaciеs of financе is non-nеgotiablе. Financial acumеn еmpowеrs businеss ownеrs

35L refund cases ‘held up’ for various reasons I-T dept call centre working to resolve CBDT chairperson

October 10, 2023

General

New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): Around 35 lakh cases for issuance of refunds are currently “held up” with the Income-Tax Department owing to mismatch and validation of the taxpayers’ bank accounts and the taxman is reaching out such assessees via a special call centre, CBDT Chairperson Nitin Gupta said on Tuesday. The direct taxes body chief said the department was “in correspondence” with such taxpayers and it is their aim to expeditiously resolve these issues. “We want to credit the refunds to the correct bank accounts of the taxpayers quickly,” he said. Asked during an interaction about instances where refunds