Small and low-risk enterprises will soon be able to secure their Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration in just three working days. The GST department is introducing a simplified registration route for small and medium businesses, which becomes operational from Saturday. India’s Digital ID, GST Reform Win Global Recognition From IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva Under…
Mumbai: BMC’s decision to allow controlled feeding at four new locations in the city has ruffled feathers in Lokhandwala, Andheri. Residents have opposed the civic body’s move to allow controlled feeding near the Versova STP plant area and demanded withdrawal of the decision. Residents have pointed out that the local residents have not been consulted…
New Delhi: Starting Saturday, the city’s borders became no-entry points for all non-Delhi registered commercial goods vehicles compliant with BS-III or older standards.The move follows a directive by Commission for Air Quality Management to curb vehicular pollution during winter. Around 23 locations, including Kundli, Rajokri, Tikri, Ayanagar, Kalindi Kunj, Auchandi, Mandoli, Kapashera and Bajghera toll/Dwarka…
Banks and financial institutions have started experimenting with tokenized bank deposits, bank balances recorded on a blockchain, but the technology is doomed to lose out to stablecoins, according to Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Overcollateralized stablecoin issuers, who must maintain 1:1 cash or short-term cash equivalent reserves to back their tokens,…
Pune: Farmers’ organisations and opposition parties on Saturday strongly criticised deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar over his remarks suggesting that the state could not continue offering freebies and farm loan waivers. They said farmers were not beggars, while attributing the waiver demand to flawed govt policies and recurring floods.Speaking at a public rally in his…
Your liver is one of the most vital organs in the body, responsible for more than 500 essential functions, from filtering toxins and breaking down fats to regulating blood sugar and storing nutrients. Despite working tirelessly every day, the liver often goes unnoticed until it starts showing signs of distress. The good news is that…
High-value Rs 2,000 denomination notes worth Rs 5,817 crore remain in circulation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in data released on Saturday.The central bank had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes from circulation on May 19, 2023, while clarifying that the currency continues to remain legal tender, PTI reported.According to the RBI,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court quashed and set aside a divorce decree passed by the family court at Bandra on the grounds of cruelty by the wife. The court observed the family court had ignored the well-settled position of law, which states that merely because a party did not lead evidence or file a written…
New Delhi: Despite much fanfare about launching an official logo during Delhi’s foundation day celebrations at Red Fort on Saturday, the govt finally postponed it, with the chief minister’s office saying that the logo would be unveiled soon. “It has been postponed due to the lack of availability of all the ministers, some of whom…
Key Takeaways Bank Negara Malaysia launched the Digital Asset Innovation Hub as part of its three-year initiative to explore asset tokenization in finance. An industry working group will gather industry feedback on potential tokenization use cases. Share this article Through a new Digital Asset Innovation Hub and industry working group, Bank Negara Malaysia has started…
