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The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has upheld profiteering allegation against Emaar MGF Land for not passing on benefit of input tax credit on GST to home buyers of 'Emerald Floors Premier' at Gurugram and has ordered the company to pass on the benefit within three...

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Domestic passenger flight services commencing from Monday will have a fixed minimum and maximum fare structure for different routes, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.   While detailing the plans to re-start domestic operations, he said the step has been...

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As domestic flight services resume on May 25 with one-third of capacity, it will not allow people staying in containment zones to board a flight as they will not be eligible for travel.   The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday came up with a detailed guideline for the airlines and...

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Online food delivery platform Swiggy has started alcohol home delivery service in Jharkhand starting Thursday, even as the company revealed it is also in advanced stages of discussions with multiple state governments for providing similar service.   When liquor shops were reopened in...

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Domestic passenger flights would be resumed in a calibrated manner, two months after suspending them under the national lock-down norms, tweeted civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.   "Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from...

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In not so good news for the dining out industry which is already reeling under losses, 74% people said they will not be visiting their favourite restaurant in the next 30 days even if it was open, according to a survey by Local Circles.   Fear of catching the coronavirus is paramount...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 May 2020
The Bombay High Court (BHC) on Tuesday asked additional solicitor general (ASG) Anil C Singh to take instructions from the Union government on capping prices for N95 masks and respond by Friday on two letters sent by Maharashtra government on the same subject. When the ASG informed the bench...

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Ecommerce players on Sunday welcomed the government's decision to allow the delivery of non-essential items in the red zones across the country.   The new guidelines for lockdown 4.0 announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) paved the way for a broader resumption of economic...

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Discretionary spending has taken a massive hit as consumers are deferring non-essential purchases due to the uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus.   According to a survey by Local Circles, consumers in red zones were asked once the lockdown is relaxed in their areas what...

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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against an international ring in Washington State and India that developed a tech support scheme to con people via fake Amazon apps who were looking to set up newly-bought Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers at home, charging $150 for device protection...

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The Central government on Thursday announced 'one nation, one ration card' system to allow national portability of ration cards for the people, who can now avail the benefits under the PDS system wherever they are in the country.   The scheme was announced by Union finance minister...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 14 May 2020
The pandemic has also triggered lawsuits over privacy issues with some video conferencing apps, and more.   Remember plans? If you don’t, here’s a refresher: Plans were appointments you were always tempted to cancel — usually at the last minute — but then when you went through with...

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Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has cancelled all bookings for train tickets made till June 30 and given full refunds, adding that Special and Shramik trains will ply as usual.   Regular train services, including Mail, Express, Passenger, and Suburban have been cancelled,...

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Two days after the Indian Railways started to run the Special Rajdhani trains, the national transporter on Wednesday indicated that it might soon start mail or express trains as chair-car services in the coming days as well.   The Railway Board on Wednesday issued an order introducing...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 May 2020
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning about a banking trojan called EventBot, which is affecting users of financial transaction apps worldwide.    In a statement, CERT-In says, "It has been observed that a new android mobile malware named EventBot...

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Almost 45 days after suspending the passenger, mail and express train services amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced they would run 15 air conditioned (AC) express trains equivalent to its premium Rajdhani Express from May 12 with limited...

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The Supreme Court on Friday sought the RBI's response on a plea challenging charging interest on loans, even after the central bank ordered a three month moratorium on the payment of EMIs.   The plea has termed this unconstitutional, as during the lockdown, people's income have...

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SUBHASH NARAYAN (IANS) 06 May 2020
The Tuesday evening decision of the government to raise excise duty levels on petrol and diesel by historic high levels has taken up tax component on retail price of auto fuels closer to 70% level.   What this means is that the bulk of the retail price a common man pays to get fuel is...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 May 2020
Cyber threats are evolving rapidly and leveraging real-world events to deceive victims. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) driving a surge in cloud adoption, there are not only attacks targeting the cloud users but also threats originating from the cloud. Unit 42, the threat intelligence team at...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 May 2020
For the first time, the US Trade Representative (USTR) had labeled several websites of Amazon from certain foreign countries, including for India as "notorious" markets for counterfeit products. Not just Amazon, the USTR also listed four markets from India as 'notorious markets' list for...

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