Month: August 2014

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States want lower threshold of Rs.10 lakh for levying GST

August 20, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Empowered Committee (EC) of state finance ministers Wednesday resolved to lower the threshold limit for imposing the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) from Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million) to Rs.10 lakh (Rs.one million) and asked that states be given the legal powers to collect tax from businesses with annual turnover of up to Rs.1.5 crore (Rs.15 million). “So far as threshold limit is concerned, it was decided that it should be Rs.10 lakh in respect of general category of states and Rs.5 lakh for special category and NE states,” EC Chairman Abdul Rahim Rather told mediapersons here after the meeting. As per their recommendation, GST would not be imposed on businesses with an annual turnover of less than Rs.10 lakh.

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Vin Diesel poses naked

August 20, 2014 0

Actor Vin Diesel has posed nude in a shower for a photograph.

The Guardians of the Galaxy star took to Facebook to share the black-and-white photograph of himself in a steamy shower, reports eonline.com.

In the image, water falls on the 47-year-old actor’s naked body, while he throws his head back.

Right before sharing the snapshot, the action star was doing his part to help raise awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

(Source: IANS)

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Shahid's work in 'Haider' impresses dad Pankaj Kapur

August 20, 2014 0

“I am happy to see my son doing well,” said acclaimed actor Pankaj Kapur referring to Shahid Kapoor’s work in his forthcoming film Haider, an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet“.

Within a span of a few weeks both father and son will come on screen to woo the audience. If English language Finding Fanny will see Pankaj tickling the funny bones of the audience, Shahid’s Haider will keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

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Playing mentally challenged a 'rare' chance for Harsh Rajput

August 20, 2014 0

Actor Harsh Rajput, who has taken on the role of a mentally challenged character in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (Shakuntalam Telefilms), believes it’s vital for a performer to opt for varied roles and says the character especially comes as a “rare opportunity”.

In the Zee TV show, Harsh plays Bittu, a 22-year-old with the mental state of a child. The character will appear normal, his childish behaviour would come to the fore the moment he would start talking.

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FIR chops its live audience

August 20, 2014 0

Edit II Productions’ FIR on SAB TV recently witnessed a format change with the show bringing in live audience in the scheme of things.

The format did stay live for sometime but now the maker has decided to return to its original format of plot execution minus the live audience.

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BJP asserts commitment towards Women’s Reservation Bill

August 20, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today asserted that the BJP’s commitment towards the Women’s Reservation Bill is total, and condemned the Congress Party of fraud in the matter.

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Rahul Gandhi calls for empowerment of women

August 20, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today clamoured for changing the mindset of people and the empowerment of women. Celebrating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 70th birth anniversary here at the Talkatora Stadium, Rahul Gandhi said, “In India people worship goddesses, address women as mother/sister, but the same people molest you in buses, and suppress your voices. Change happens with a change in mindset.” Gandhi added, “We need to change people’s perspective towards women in India. Several functions are being held across the country to remember the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 70th birth anniversary.

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Shahnawaz Hussain says BJP confident about winning Bihar by-elections

August 20, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug. 20 (ANI) Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has expressed confidence about his party winning all ten seats in the upcoming by-elections in Bihar. He said, “People have made up their minds, we will win all ten seats in the upcoming by-polls in Bihar.” Hussain was also dismissive of the Congress. He said, “The Congress must introspect as to why the country thought they weren’t even capable of the position of Leader of Opposition,” while referring to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejection of the Congress demand to be granted the position of Leader of Opposition. Mahajan had cited that the Congress had not won the requisite amount of seats to be granted the position of Leader of Opposition.

Tuesday Box Office Collection of ‘Singham Returns’

August 20, 2014 0

The dashing director Rohit Shetty has captured the box office with his latest release ‘Singham Returns‘. The movie is dominating everything coming under its way and is riding high. Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor starrer wooed the audience with its stylish action sequences and spunky punchlines. Released across 4000 screens, ‘Singham Returns‘ fared well in the regions like Mumbai, Gujarat, UP, Bihar and north. It performed average in Mysore and West Bengal, reportedly.

Let’s have a look at its box office collections till now. ‘Singham Returns‘ collected 32.09 crore nett on Friday, while the Saturday collections were 21.05 crore nett. On Sunday, the action-affair garnered 24.50 crore nett. Monday brought a slight fall in the collection by getting 14.78 crore nett and the film managed to mint 08.21 crore nett on Tuesday. The total domestic collection of ‘Singham Returns‘ can be summed up to 100.68 crore nett, as per the report. The further news update revealed that the movie raked in 17.90 crore nett as its total overseas collection till now. ‘Singham Returns‘ has successfully crossed the mark of 100 crore in just 5 days by collecting 118.58 crore nett as its total worldwide collection.

The craze of ‘Singham Returns‘ is fuelling up amongst the audience, as some of the ardent fans have even put garlands on the posters of the film in some parts of the country!