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[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday termed the Opposition’s criticism of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ as a knee-jerk reaction which is a disservice to the country’s institutions. Responding to a suggestion pertaining to the GST during a post-Budget interaction with the industry in the financial capital, the Union minister explained that the GST council consists of all the states and the Centre, and the latter has only a one-third influence on the decisions which are arrived at. It can be noted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly called the GST ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, using the fictional character from a popular movie of the 1970s. Gandhi has blamed the GST as among the reasons for the decline in economic growth. “For whatever reason, unknowingly or unknowingly, when we try to tarnish the GST for whatever agenda, we are undermining the institution which has been created with all the states on board,” Sitharaman said. “Many knee-jerk reactions of… oh GST has now become a… the famous words of one of the opposition leader ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, they are disserving our own country’s institutions,” she added. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said the GST is a very interesting thing where neither the states nor the Centre can decide and the decisions are basis a committee system which evaluates the process. The ministry official’s was responding to a question from L&T’s Whole Time Director for the defence business J D Patil who asked why cannot his company transfer tax credit from one state to another state in which it operates. He also said that companies are unable to transfer the credit between verticals they operate in. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a jibe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for calling the prime minister for his poll campaign, and coined a new acronym for PM — Packers and Movers — to state that people have understood its meaning. Hitting out at the BJP, Yadav also asserted that there is a 440 volt current against the ruling party in the public. “The CM has called PM (for UP polls). The people of cities know what PM means…It means his Packers and Movers (PM) are ready,” Yadav said while addressing an election rally in Sandila constituency in Hardoi. He said this time there is direct fight between the BJP and people of the state. “We are with the people who are directly fighting with the BJP. Neither BSP nor Congress is going to form the next government. Don’t waste your votes and ensure the SP forms the next government,” he said. Terming Adityanath as “Bulldozer Baba”, Yadav said he used to call him ‘Baba CM’ but a newspaper has named him as “Bulldozer Baba”. “The CM used to change names and colours of schemes in past five years and now his name has also been changed,” he said. He said in the first and second phase of polls, the Samajwadi Party has scored a century in terms of seats and after third and fourth phase the “double century” of his party will be made and in rest of the phases the BJP will be left far behind. “The BJP did not understand that there is 440 volt current against it in the public. The language of its leaders has changed,” he said, adding that the people of the state have already sent the Baba to his native place Gorakhpur (from where his is contesting polls). Giving a slogan, “Janta ne khadi kar diya hain inki khatiya, isliye inke bayan aa rahe hain ghatia” (As people have discarded them, the language of its leaders have become bad), Yadav said while the BJP is talking of curbing others by ‘garmi’ (haughtiness), the SP talks of “bharti” (recruitments). He said 11 lakh vacant government jobs will be filled if his party was voted to power and problems of ‘Shiksha Mitra’ (adhoc primary teachers) will be resolved. Yadav sought vote for party ally SBSP candidate Sunil Arkwanshi and appealed people to vote for it election symbol “chhadi” (stick). SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar who accompanied Yadav for the rally, alleged that BSP tickets were finalised by a senior BJP leader and asked people not to waste their votes. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Vivo V23e 5G mid-range phone with a 44MP front camera and Android 12 software was launched in India today, February 21. This is notably the third phone in the V23 series, following hot on the heels of the more premium V23 and V23 Pro. Vivo V23e 5G price in India is set at Rs 25,990. It is available for buying starting today. Like the V23 and V23 Pro, one of the variants of the V23e – called Sunshine Gold – also features a Fluorite AG glass back panel which gives it a shimmery look and also makes it resistant to smudge and fingerprints. The outer frame is flat, sort of like the V23. The phone will come in a more conventional Midnight Blue colourways, too. Expectedly, the V23e is a slim and light phone measuring just 7.32mm in thickness and weighing in at 172g.   Vivo V23e 5G specs and features The V23e has a 6.44-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a 60Hz refresh rate and waterdrop-style notch. This houses a 44MP selfie shooter with autofocus. Under the hood, you get a MediaTek Dimensity 810 chip paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Also Read | Vivo V23 Pro 5G review: Steals the spotlight Virtual memory feature, called Extended RAM 2.0, is available for cashing up to 4GB when you’re short on RAM and enough storage is available. Software is Android 12 based Funtouch OS 12. The phone is backed by a 4,050mAh battery with 44W fast charging. For photography, the V23e has triple rear cameras with a 50MP main, 8MP ultrawide-angle and another 2MP macro shooter. Vivo V23e 5G price in India, availability Vivo has launched the V23e 5G in India at a price of Rs 25,990. This is for a version with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The phone goes on sale starting today, February 21, across Vivo India E-store and Vivo partner retail stores. [ad_2] Source link

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