After the historic test series victory in Australia, Natarajan reached Salem in the evening from Bengaluru. His family and villagers accorded him a grand reception at the entrance to the village on Tharamangalam Road. Then, they put him on a horse cart and took him out in a procession, with the Chenda Melam. His mother Shantha and other family members performed aarti for him before the cart wound its way through the village streets. … [Read more...] about Natarajan returns home to grand reception
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Jaypee Sports International seeks refund of entertainment tax from Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the tax authority of the Uttar Pradesh government to hold an enquiry to ascertain whether organizer of Formula One world championship at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida had collected entertainment duty from the spectators for the events in 2011 and 2012.The Indian Grand Prix was a Formula One Race which was held at Buddh International Circuit by Jaypee Sports International Ltd in Greater Noida along with Yamuna Expressway during 2011 and 2013 and later due to some tax dispute with the government authority, it was not held after that.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian was of the view that the dispute relating to the levy of the entertainment duty by the organizing firm was not the case which should be heard as the PIL under Article 32 of the Constitution."Such a petition challenging tax exemption is not maintainable. How can you challenge tax exemption under Article 32?," … [Read more...] about Jaypee Sports International seeks refund of entertainment tax from Uttar Pradesh
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Protests amid alleged torture of fishers
Four fishermen A. Mesiya, 30, V. Nagaraj, 52, N. Samson Darwin, 28, and S. Senthil Kumar, 32, all hailing from Ramanathapuram district, had set sail for on a mechanised boat from Kottaipattinam jetty on January 18 along with over 200 mechanised trawlers. The four had been staying at Kottaipattinam for nearly 10 years, said official sources. The fishermen, who were supposed to return on January 19, were reported missing. … [Read more...] about Protests amid alleged torture of fishers
Will Akshay Kumar’s Ram Temple donation drive dent his brand secularity?
Sandeep GoyalThe Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB) ran a quick-fire telephonic survey covering 478 respondents (M= 271, F=207) over the past 24 hours on Akshay Kumar’s video soliciting donations for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. - 86% of surveyed respondents liked the Akshay video. 92% of these said he came across as ‘genuine’; 8% said he was acting out a script. - 82% agreed that he has always been proud to be Indian. 94% of these said that being unabashedly Hindu was perfectly okay. - 76% felt there was nothing wrong with his asking for donations for the Ram Temple.- 13% however felt his video was only a pitch for his forthcoming movie, Ram Setu. Just to set the context: Actor Akshay Kumar last Sunday urged his fans to contribute towards the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, after the nationwide drive to collect donations kicked off on Friday. Kumar took to Twitter and shared a video, writing that he has donated his share for the construction, “It … [Read more...] about Will Akshay Kumar’s Ram Temple donation drive dent his brand secularity?