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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicService tax

Topic: service tax

70% consumers unhappy with Delhi HC stay on rule restricting service charge at eateries — survey

LocalCircles survey finds that 20% consumers plan to 'fight and not pay the additional charges', while 37% say they will avoid restaurants levying service charge.

Hotels & restaurants cannot levy service charge by default on food bills, says Centre

According to guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority, eateries should inform consumers that service charge is optional and at their discretion.

37% consumers paid service charge at air-conditioned restaurants in April, finds survey

Conducted by LocalCircles across 271 districts, the survey also found that only 23% consumers were not levied service charge by eateries.

Off The Cuff with Arvind Panagariya

Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University & Former Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog was the guest in the latest digital edition of Off the Cuff. In a...

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After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.