The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the apex anti-smuggling agency of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), celebrated its 66th Foundation Day at Gift City Club, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. In her message for DRI Foundation Day, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the professional excellence of DRI and its…
On Saturday afternoon, the ITC Narmada hotel in Ahmedabad, which is hosting the Indian cricket team, had very limited accommodation available and was charging ₹4 lakh a night, plus ₹72,000 in taxes, for one of the rooms for Sunday night on Booking.com. In comparison, rooms in the hotel were available on the portal for ₹11,000 plus ₹1,980 in taxes for a stay on November 21.
Hotel tariffs in Ahmedabad and airfares to the city have surged manifold ahead of Sundays World Cup cricket final between India and Australia, forcing many fans to either cough up the staggering rates or alter their travel plans.