The traditional path to a US passport looks less certain than it did a decade agoThe US immigration pathway for skilled professionals, once a clear ladder, is now fraught with uncertainty. Lottery-based H-1B visas and ma...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Why Indian investors are looking at space economy ETFs ahead of SpaceX IPO: Subho Moulik of Appreciate decodesIndian investors are eyeing the global space economy ahead of the SpaceX IPO. With no pure-play listed space companies in India, global ETF...
26 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Tamil Nadu cabinet ministers list: Meet Chief Minister Vijay’s A-teamTVK founder C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, marking the fi...
10 May, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
IPL teams appeal for tax rematch: 'Treat event as sport, not entertainment'Indian Premier League teams are asking the government to reclassify match tickets. They want IPL games treated as sports, not entertainment...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Lottery distributors not liable to pay service tax to Centre: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's plea to levy service tax on the promotion, marketing, or sale of lottery tickets, siding with ...
11 Feb, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
Centre can't levy service tax on lottery distributors, only state govts can, rules SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that only state governments, not the Centre, can levy taxes on lottery distributors for promotion and organisat...
11 Feb, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects Centre’s plea to levy service tax on lottery distributorsThe Supreme Court has upheld the Sikkim High Court’s decision, ruling that lottery distributors are not liable to pay service tax to the Ce...
11 Feb, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
Supreme Court rules service tax cannot be levied on sale of lottery ticketsThe Supreme Court declared that service tax on lottery ticket sales is not applicable, overturning previous high court rulings. Covering th...
08 Aug, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
GST on lottery: SC’s recent judgement is a setback for the industry, but has a ray of hopeAfter much hue and cry from the lottery industry recently, a single rate of 28% has been introduced by the exchequer on all kinds of lotter...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Indian lottery business has a Rs 50,000-crore problem after SC ruling on lotteriesThe question now is whether lottery sellers would pass on the GST cost to the consumers, by increasing the price of the lottery tickets, or...
07 Dec, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Lotteries to attract 28 per cent GST from March 1The GST Council had in December last year decided to impose a single rate of 28 per cent on state-run and authorised lotteries. The revenue...
25 Feb, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
GST cut for outdoor catering on the cardsState governments and the lottery industry had represented to the GST Council on the issue earlier and it had set up a group of ministers t...
17 Sep, 2019, 11.14 PM IST
Modi government set to put lottery tickets in the 28% GST bracket“The taxation has to be logical,” said Rahul Tangri, president, Playwin, an electronic lottery provider. “It would be very unfair if the go...
04 May, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
Budget 2015: Chit funds, lottery ticket sales to face service taxAccording to the Budget proposals, the service tax exemptions have been withdrawn from chit fund foremen and from the sellers and distribut...
01 Mar, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
- Bumper draw 2010: Lottery tax to be cut
The government is taking steps to reduce service tax burden on lottery sellers and distributors, giving a fillip to the Rs 50,000-crore ind...
08 Oct, 2010, 06.33 AM IST
- No chance of service tax on lotteries
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that no service tax can be levied on the sale, promotion and marketing of lottery tickets.
06 May, 2009, 01.13 AM IST
- Lottery cos may come under service tax net
The largest-ever indirect tax demand of Rs 2,000 crore made on a south India-based lottery company has caused ripples in the industry acros...
21 Jan, 2008, 05.41 AM IST