Spain’s King Felipe VI speaks with people amidst angry Spanish flood survivors in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday November 3, 2024. (AP) During their first visit on Sunday to Spain‘s flood-ravaged areas, king Felipe VI and senior government officials faced a hostile reception from survivors who threw mud at them in protest.In Paiporta, one of…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Public and private sector mining companies are staring at Rs 1.5 lakh crore arrears after the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed states to collect royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land retrospectively from April 1, 2005.Govt sources said the judgement’s impact on the sector and its investment prospects as well as policy issues will…
NEW DELHI: In a financial bonanza for mineral-rich states, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked public sector undertakings and private entities engaged in mining activities, as well as those using mineral produce as raw material, to pay arrears of royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land to states from 2005 in a staggered manner over the next…
NEW DELHI: Pleading with the Supreme Court for prospective implementation of its nine-judge bench ruling allowing states to levy royalty on extracted minerals and tax on mineral-bearing lands, the Union government on Wednesday said retrospective application would create a burden humongous enough to ruin many PSUs and industries, dent the larger economy and send prices…
Representative Image Mumbai | New Delhi: From safa and mala to jooti and brooch, the quintessential Indian wedding is now incomplete without a touch of royalty for the bridegroom and even his immediate family and friends, making such accessories make-or-break accompaniments for wedding collection brands. “While it (accessories) accounts for just 7-8% of the wedding…
