LIVE news: CBIC extends April GST payment, return form filing dates

The due date of payment of tax for the month of April 2022 by taxpayers under QRMP scheme via GST PMT-06 has been extended till May 27, 2022

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Pak regulatory body warns TV channels to avoid airing content against army, judiciary

A key Pakistan regulatory authority has issued directives to TV channels across the country to refrain from telecasting content against state institutions, including Army and Judiciary.

"PEMRA while issuing a directive warned all satellite TV channels to refrain (corn telecasting content against state institutions i.e. Judiciary and Armed Forces while airing their talk shows, news bulletins and live coverage of public gatherings," the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said in a press statement.

PEMRA said that licensees have been sensitized to the fact that ridiculing state institutions, especially the judiciary and armed forces, is against their laws and various judgements of the Superior Courts.

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Musk hints at paying less for Twitter than his $44B offer

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his USD 44 billion offer made last month.

Musk told a Miami technology conference that a viable deal at a lower price would not be out of the question, according to a report by Bloomberg News, which said it viewed a livestream video of the conference posted by a Twitter user.

Also at the All In Summit, Musk estimated that at least 20 per cent of Twitter's 229 million accounts are spam bots, percentage he said was at the low end of his assessment, according to the report.

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Shanghai reopens commercial outlets with resurgence under control

China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually reopening commercial outlets such as shopping malls, convenience stores and pharmacies after weeks of closed management to ward off Covid-19.

The various commercial outlets were resumed from Monday.

The move came after the megacity, with a population of more than 24 million, has cut off the community transmission of Covid-19 in 15 out of its 16 districts.

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India logs 1,569 new cases in 24 hours

India logged 1,569 cases. Active tally stands at 16,400.

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Ukrainian city of Lviv rocked by number of very loud explosions

The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has been rocked by number of very loud explosions. An Associated Press team in the city witnessed the glare of bright explosions which lit up the night sky to the west of the city shortly after midnight local time. Witnesses counted at least eight explosions accompanied by distant booms.