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Samsung, UK Infrastructure partner RBNL’s ‘Big Rising Star Awards’
MUMBAI: The IP Platform from the Reliance Broadcast stable, ‘Big Rising Star Awards’, has bagged Samsung and UK Infrastructure as partners for the awards.
A creation of Big Live, the intellectual property (IP) division of RBNL, ‘Big Rising Star Awards’ will be rolled out across eight markets in India and customised in eight languages with a total reach of three million.
Big Rising Star Awards has roped in leading media and TV partners from each state to broadcast this property which will recognise today’s stars who have the promise to become tomorrow’s superstars.
Currently positioned as the country’s biggest ever entertainment new talent acknowledgement platform, the ‘Big Rising Star Awards’ is the first to customise its local talent search in over seven regions (covering languages of Marathi, Telegu, Kannada, Tamil, Bangla, Punjabi, Hindi & Rajasthani) with talent categories across TV, Movies, Theatre, Fashion, Sports, Dance and Singing.
The awards not only cover all domains comprising entertainment but also cut across SEC demographics. In keeping with its name, followed by the core positioning ‘Aaj Ka Star, Kal ka Superstar’, the awards will acknowledge the promising talent and stars of today, who are poised to become superstars of tomorrow.
Samsung will be sponsoring the Kannada awards, while UK Infrastructure the Punjabi Awards. TV partners roped in are ETV for Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Rajasthan and Bangla and Big Magic for MP, UP and Bihar.
News partners onboard are Channel 10 for Kolkata, Zee 24 Taas for Mumbai; print partners include Sakshi for Telugu awards, Kannada Prabha for Kannada awards, Punjab Kesari for Punjabi Awards, The Hindu for Tamil awards and Bengal Post and Sakalbela for Bangla awards.
Big Live business head Rabe T Iyer said, “We are extremely happy to have the support of Samsung and UK Infrastructure as we get ready to roll the biggest ever awards, recognizing new talent, in India. This platform offers advertisers and marketers to strike a conversation in key territories with high engagement and excitement pre-built with the TG.”
The awards will offer a platform to reach out to the upcoming stars across the regional markets. By covering a vast geography of the country with presence in markets like Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, the awards can safely be said to have a national footprint reaching out to millions. The awards’ freshness, uniqueness of concept and intent are the driving forces already generating interest and attracting a whole horde of sponsors and partners.
The finalists will be selected by a panel of eminent jury. Once the nominees are selected, it will be put forth to the audiences across the 92.7 Big FM networks, to vote for their most favourite and promising rising star.
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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.
