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DataWind receives Amity Leadership Award for Business Excellence
New Delhi, 16 January: DataWind Innovations which specializes in affordable internet access has been awarded with “Amity Leadership Award for Business Excellence by leveraging IT in Designing Innovative Mobile for Education” in Noida.
The award was presented by Amity School of Engineering and Technology Founder President Dr Ashok K Chauhan during the 6th International Conference on Cloud System and Big Data Engineering Confluence 2016 in Amity University Campus, Noida.
The award recognized DataWind’s revolutionary and innovative approach to bridge the digital divide for the forgotten billions with its launch offree internet access on low-cost smartphones and tablets.
Amity University had organized Confluence 2016 in association with EMC Corporation where IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK), IETE (The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers), ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, USA) and CSI (Computer Society of India, India). The academic partners of the Confluence were University of Massachusetts, USA; Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada; Purdue University, USA; University of Cape Town, South Africa; Cloud Lab University of Melbourne, Australia.
It was stated that DataWind’s products break the affordability barrier and deliver internet access across traditional mobile networks as the company executes a vision to empower the next three billion internet users. The DataWind Pocket Surfer smartphones and tablets incorporate the most powerful technology thatallows fastest internet access on the remotest locations of India’s mobile networks.
DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said “It’s a great honor to receive the Leadership Award from one of the most renowned education institution in India today. Our Pocket surfer Smartphones are the most economical and technology advance devices which comes bundled with free internet browsing for one year on Telenor and Reliance networks.”
Tuli added that in order to help close the gap of the existing ‘digital divide’ in classroom education we have recently launched new Ubiclass Application which shows our commitment towards education on bringing the socio- economic and educational benefits of the Internet to emerging markets around the world.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
