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Dailyhunt launches live TV to increase consumption
MUMBAI: News and local language content application, Dailyhunt, has launched Live TV; a free streaming service with 130+ channels to extend its content offering to the latest in news, entertainment, spiritual, movies and music live TV content.
Live TV will be available in nine languages ranging from Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi & English. Dailyhunt’s partnership with YuppTV will enrich the video content available through existing partners such as Republic TV, BBC News & ABP News.
Users are suggested channels based on the show popularity at the time of viewing. The feature also allows users to browse Live TV through their genre preferences. The intuitive UI allows to browse through tiles of live shows and pick the show / channel of his/her choice.
Dailyhunt founder and CEO Virendra Gupta says, “Live TV is a critical element of our user’s current content consumption. TV viewing audience in India is estimated to be 700 million plus, across 180 million households. Most of the households have only one TV but multiple mobile phones. By extending the established behaviour of TV watching to individual mobile & marrying it with great content we want to ensure that a user looks at Dailyhunt as the preferred destination for his/her regional language news, video (VOD) & TV consumption on mobile. Our resolve to build smart, technology-driven, local language content-focused consumer products is strengthened by the addition of Live TV to the Dailyhunt experience.”
YuppTV founder and CEO Uday Reddy says, “We are glad to partner with Dailyhunt and enable users to access our latest and diverse content offerings via Live TV. Over the years, OTT and VOD viewership has gained momentum in India. With this association, we are affirmative that the viewers will prefer the complete bouquet of the latest news and other content solutions available at YuppTV.”
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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.
