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TO THE NEW Digital’s GR8Conf IN partners #fame for live streaming
MUMBAI TO THE NEW Digital organized and sponsored the first Indian edition of the renowned GR8Conf in partnership with OCI. #fame, a leading digital entertainment network, live streamed the entire conference making it virtually accessible to over 5000 viewers globally.
The conference focused on GR8 technologies, featured an impressive list of technocrats including – Burt Beckwith, a renowned Grails Thought Leader and Author of Programming Grails, S?ren Berg Glasius – Co-founder – GR8Conf, Jacob Aae Mikkelsen – Senior Software Engineer – Lego Group, Naresha K – Chief Technologist – Channel Bridge Software Labs, Paul King – Co-author of Manning’s best-seller: Groovy in Action and many more. The speakers shared their mindset on the GR8 ecosystem and related technologies.
The conference which had two parallel session tracks, commenced with the keynote speech of Burt Beckwith. The session “Functional Programming with Groovy” delivered by Naresh K, focused on the key aspects of Groovy technology and its application in designing high-end projects.
The day long event witnessed great insights around Concurrency with GPars by Paul King, Tour De Plugin by S?ren Berg Glasius, Async Programming with RatPack by Prakash Balodi, Fun with Spring Security by Burt Beckwith, Dockerize it All by Puneet Behl and Bhagwat Kumar.
According to Burt Beckwith, a renowned Grails Thought Leader, “The conferences like these are a great way to evangelize tech communities and reflect on the new advancements in the ecosystem. I am honored to be associated with GR8Conf.”
“This was the first edition of GR8Conf in India and I am extremely happy with the way it has been conducted. It was great to see the enthusiasm among the attendees and I am looking forward to many more editions of GR8Conf in India”, said GR8Conf co founder, Soren Berg Glasius.
“Groovy and Grails is one of the fastest growing technologies being adopted by many big names in the industry. GR8Conf IN is a great platform to learn about the latest updates around GR8 technologies. We are glad to organize such a prestigious event and contribute to the Groovy and Grail community”, said TO THE NEW Digital CEO Deepak Mittal.
The conference was attended by more than 250 participants from a wide array of companies including Wipro Technologies, Info Edge India, Sapient, JellyFish Technologies, OnGraph Technologies, BristleCone India, Oodles Technologies, etc.
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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.
