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Single screens, multiple pains
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/02/2017
» A few decades ago, the family of Mukund Sanghi, a film producer based in Udaipur, owned 20 cinemas in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states. Over the years 19 of them have closed for various reasons. The only one remaining, the Ashoka in Udaipur, is now run by Fun Cinemas, a brand owned by the international exhibitor Cinépolis.
One tax to rule them all
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/07/2015
» The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving steadily toward introducing India's single biggest indirect tax reform since independence. A proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be the centrepiece of an integrated, comprehensive, IT-based and seamless tax regime replacing 17 taxes by April 1 next year.