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Western Times Pg7 English Edition Business AHMEDABAD TUESDAY, 7/11/2017 7 All transactions were fully disclosed, GST Network's new facility says Sinha on Paradise Papers Business Brief New Delhi, them with the International disclosed to relevant au- ANI Integrated SME IPO opens on Nov Union Minister Jayant Consortium of Investigative thorities through all neces- for exporters to claim refunds 8, 2017 Journalists (ICIJ). sary filings as required. After Sinha on Monday defended New Delhi, month.The shipping bill Prakash Kumar said. Ahmedabad, himself through a series of The Express carried out leaving Omidyar Network, I The Goods and Services filed by an exporter with The table can be filed tweets after his name ap- the investigation in the case was asked to continue on customs authorities is con- Mumbai-based ANI Integrated Services, engaged Tax Network (GSTN) said on from the returns section of in the business of engineering services, will be launch- peared in the "Paradise Pa- of 714 Indian links. the D.Light Board as an In- Sunday that it has intro- sidered to be an application the GST Portal. pers" leak. Express reported that dependent Director. On for refund of the integrated ing its SME initial duced a utility Table 6A in The refund amount public offering on Sinha said all transac- law firm Appleby records joining the Union Council of the Form GSTR-1 used by tax paid on the goods ex- would be paid either tions related to him which showed that Sinha did not Ministers, I immediately re- ported out of India. November 8, at Rs. exporters to claim refunds. through a credit to the 100 a share. The Rs. have been mentioned in the disclose his relationship signed from the D.Light "Table 6A of Form GSTR1 The GSTN said that this exporter's bank via ECS or Indian Express investigation with Omidyar Network and Board and severed my in- functionality has been 25.656-crore IPO has been introduced on the by cheque. will close on No- were "fully disclosed" to rel- D. Light Design's board to volvement with the com- GST portal," GSTN said in a made available to enable In a relief to exporters, evant authorities and were the Election Commission. pany." exporters to file for refund vember 10. statement. the government last month The IPO con- done in his "official capacity, "Full details have been "It is crucial to note that Table 6A of Form GSTR1 as the dates for filing of had announced that it not personal". provided to Indian Express. these transactions were GSTR-1 for August onwards sists of a fresh is- allows taxpayers to file ex- would immediately refund sue of 16.872 lakh The "Paradise Papers" These were bonafide and done for D.Light as an port related data for the pe- have not yet been notified exporters for the month of are a set of 13.4 million legal transactions under- Omidyar representative, and and the form has not been July and August through shares of face riod concerned that permits value Rs. 10 each and an offer-for-sale of 8.784 lakh leaked financial documents taken on behalf of highly not for any personal pur- processing of the tax refund filed. cheques from October 10 from law firm -- Appleby -- reputed pose," Sinha added. "Every registered tax- shares by Navin Nandkumar Korpe, Anita Korpe, on the basis of declaration and October 18, respec- Akshay Korpe and Kedar Korpe (selling shareholders on investments of major world-leading According to the Ex- made under Form GSTR 3B able person who has made tively. multi-national corporations organisations in my fidu- press report, Sinha worked exports on payment of IGST, and promoters). and Table 6A of GSTR-1. Following a meeting, the The issue will constitute 26.48 per cent of the post- (MNCs) and that of well ciary role as Partner at with Omidyar Network as its An exporter can claim other than an input service GST Council decided that known individuals in India Omidyar Network and its Managing Director in India. distributor or compounding issue paid-up equity share capital of the company. The refund of Integrated GST this would be an interim re- minimum bid lot is 1,200 equity shares. The equity and abroad in tax havens. designated representative Omidyar Network invested (IGST) paid at the time of taxpayer or TDS deductor or lief, and as a long term mea- The German newspaper on the D.Light Board," Sinha in a US company D.Light TCS collector can file Table shares of ANI Integrated Services are proposed to be export by filling the details sure e-wallets will be cre- listed on the SME Platform of NSE. -- Süddeutsche Zeitung -- tweeted. Design which has a subsid- of the shipping bill and tax 6A of Form GSTR-1 elec- ated for all exporters by obtained the documents He also said: "All these iary in Cayman Islands in the paid GST invoice in his Form tronically on the GST Portal" April 1, 2018, to carry for- and subsequently shared transactions have been fully Caribbean Sea. GSTR1 in the relevant GSTN Chief Executive ward the refund process. Dr. Rajesh Shah invited as a guest lecturer at 3rd Annual Conf. Of Indian Medicolegal & Ethical Association Arrange Rs 2,000 cr before Ahmedabad, Under heavy security, TCS-sponsored NYC Prof. Dr. Rajesh Shah next hearing, SC tells Jaypee delivered prestigeous in- New Delhi, vited guest lecture at 3rd The Supreme Court on Monday told Jaypee Associates Marathon starts with 51,000 runners Annual Conf. Of Indian to keep Rs 2,000 crore ready before its next hearing as it New York, armed police and National "be well protected". republic, Kyrgyzstan, had set Medicolegal & Ethical refused to permit it a part deposit of Rs 400 crore by Friday. Unfazed by the terror Guard troops guarded sev- The marathon was off bombs made with pres- Association(IMLEA) at A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. strike in the metropolis ear- eral locations. Garbage flagged off Sunday morning sure cookers at the Boston Bhuvaneshvar on Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandracud asked the real es- lier this week, the Tata trucks and lorries loaded on Staten Island and is to Marathon killing three "CPA:Who has been tate major to keep ready the sizable amount as company Consultancy Services (TCS)- with sand blocked off many finish at the Central Park in people and injuring about benefited?".Dr. Parul counsel Anupam Lal Das said that they have Rs 50 crore sponsored New York City intersections to prevent ter- Manhattan. 500. Rajesh Shah ex member of "ready in hand" and will arrange for another Rs 350 crore Marathon got underway on rorist attacks using vehicles. A terrorist attack by an Tata Sons Chairman Ahmedabad Consumer by Friday. He said that the Jaypee Associates will be depos- Sunday under heavy secu- Counter-terrorism com- Islamic State (IS) Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Dispute Redressal Forum iting Rs 400 crore every month starting with January 2018. rity. mandos stood-by, snipers sympathiser using a truck as an avid marathoner himself, and Medical Superinten- More than 51,000 run- took positions on buildings, a weapon killed eight was instrumental in getting dent: Sheth L.G. Gen. Hos- ners from about 125 coun- and bomb-sniffing dogs people in Manhattan earlier TCS to sponsor the high- pital Prof. Dr. Rajesh Shah tries are participating in the worked their way through this week. profile event when he was participated in panel discussion on "Consumer Pro- BRIDGE SECURITIES LTD. race officially known as the some spots. The attack allegedly by the CEO of TCS. tection Act & Medical practices". They will organise CIN : L67120GJ1994PLC023772 TCS-New York City Mara- New York City police an Uzbek immigrant, Along the route, TCS 4th Annual conference of IMLEA at Ahmedabad in Reg. off: 17, Suhasnagar Society, Nr. Dinesh Hall, Ashram Road, chief Carlos Gomez said the Sayfullo Habibullaevic logos and signs were on dis- Prof. Dr.Rajesh inaugurated IMLEACON 2017 at Ahmedabad - 380 009 Ph: 079 26578808, thon, an important promo- Bhuvaneshvar. Web: www.bridgesecurities.in tional event for the Indian number of security person- Saipov, near the site of the play raising the visibility of E-Mail [email protected] tech giant. nel "will be the most de- 9/11 terrorist strike in 2001 the tech company in the ployed at this event". put the city on edge, espe- city as well as reminding the NOTICE About 2.5 million spec- itel Mobile partners with Indus OS tators were expected to line New York City Mayor Bill cially because of an attack city of community involve- Mumbai, NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Regulation 29(1) (a) of de Blasio assured the city on the Boston Marathon. ment by Indian companies the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & the 26.2-mile (42-kilometre) itel Mobile, part of Chinese mobile manufacturer Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 that the Board of route snaking across all the that the event of global im- In 2013, two brothers operating in the United Transsion Holdings, on Monday announced its part- Directors of the Company shall meet on Monday, November 13, five city districts.Heavily portance in marathons will from another former Soviet States. nership with the home-grown operating system 2017 to inter alia consider and approve, the Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the Quarter ended 30th September, Indus OS. 2017. Through the partnership, itel Mobile is looking at The information contained in this notice is also available on introducing software differentiation in the Indian the website of the Company at www.bridgesecurities.in and also smartphone market, something which it believes on the website of the Stock Exchange viz.
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