- K’taka: ‘GST, excise duty can be imposed on tobacco’
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has ruled that the Union government is entitled to levy Central GST (CGST) as well as excise duty on tobacco and tobacco-derived products. It dismissed a bunch of petitions by tobacco manufacturers who had challenged the same. "The levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products is a matter
- Yellow alert for rain in 8 K’taka districts
BENGALURU: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderous rainfall in Bengaluru and other districts of Karnataka on Wednesday. Yellow alert has also been issued in Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Kodagu and Shivamogga districts of the state. Most of the districts in the state have been receiving rain in the recent past. However, IMD has
- Mars orbiter mission is over, rover now non-recoverable: Isro
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday confirmed that it has “declared that the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is non-recoverable and has attained its end-of-life”. Stating that the matter was discussed during the recent national meet on eight years of MOM, an Isro statement read: “...Despite being designed for a life-span of six
