As US President Donald Trump on Monday offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue after meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House for the first time, India rejected POTUS offer.

Trump said he is ready to help, if the two countries ask.

New Delhi: Flat owners will have to pay GST at 18 per cent if their monthly contribution to resident welfare association (RWA) exceeds Rs 7,500, the Finance Ministry said Monday.

As per the rules, RWAs are required to collect GST on monthly subscription/contribution charged from its members if such payment is more than Rs 7,500 per flat per month and the annual turnover of RWA by way of supply of services and goods exceeds Rs 20 lakhs.

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex fell below the 38,000 mark, shedding nearly 100 points in early trade, on July 23 amid heavy foreign fund outflow and weak domestic cues.

The 30-share index was trading 103.50 points or 0.27% lower at 37,927.63 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty also fell 28.50 points or 1.25 per cent to 11,317.70.

Air India is planning to bring all of its 17 aircraft, which have been grounded for a “prolonged” period, back into operation by October-end, its chief Ashwani Lohani has said.

These 17 aircraft have been grounded for time periods ranging from four months to one year due to lack of funds for their repair and maintenance.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s Paytm has ramped up its loans operations and has partnered with Clix Finance India Pvt. Ltd. to provide loans to MSMEs and self-employed people, it announced in a statement on Tuesday. Clix, a digital lending NBFC, and Paytm will now offer instant digital loans to both the customers and merchants of Paytm. The company targets “new-to-credit, self-employed, small and micro enterprises and small borrowers,” who are largely underserved and face difficulties to get loans, the digital commerce company said.

Amazon.com Inc. should be investigated by U.S. regulators over undisclosed paid endorsements on Prime Day, a consumer advocacy group says. Washington-based Public Citizen asked the Federal Trade Commission in a letter dated Tuesday to examine the online retailer’s associates program, which is used by Amazon to build word-of-mouth sales on the platform in exchange for commissions.

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday recommended to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that there is no need for fixing a minimum net worth for registration of multiple-system operators in cable TV service. The Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, prescribe the criteria for grant of registration to an multiple-system operators (MSO), which provides cable TV services to its subscribers.

Hyundai Motor India is considering a proposal to use the manufacturing plant of sister firm Kia Motors in Andhra Pradesh as the company’s plants in Tamil Nadu are being operated at a 100% capacity utilisation and it has no immediate plans to invest in setting up a new manufacturing facility, people aware of the development said.

An arbitration tribunal has been constituted to resolve the dispute between Reliance Industries (RIL)-BP and Canadian firm Niko Resources over payment defaults related to field development cost by the latter for its 10% participating interest (PI) in the KG-D6 gas block. The tribunal will soon start the proceedings, RIL said in its annual report for 2018-19.

The U.S.-China trade war and the growth of American oil supply will keep crude prices in check, notwithstanding Middle East tensions, according to the head of one of India’s biggest refiners. Brent crude will likely remain in a range of $60 to $70 a barrel and could fall toward $60 if demand worsens, said Mukesh Kumar Surana, the chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corp. The global benchmark was trading at around $63 a barrel on Monday.

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