In January 2019, the secretary of a housing cooperative society in Pune’s Kothrud neighbourhood opened a tax demand notice for ₹3.8 lakh. Her society had collected monthly maintenance from 84 flat-owners for years — money that everyone understood moved from residents to the collective and straight back out as building services. Nobody had imagined it as a “supply of services.” Nobody had thought they needed a GST registration number. That envelope was the moment I first understood how completely the new tax architecture had unsettled India‘s cooperative sector.
Qatar Visa Changes Restore Standard Rules for Travellers, Saving Visitors Money and Reducing Delays in 2026
Qatar visa changes will matter immediately for anyone planning to enter, stay in, or renew permission to remain in the country. From June 7, 2026, the state ends the temporary automatic extension policy that had quietly softened travel pressure earlier this year. For travellers and residents, that means the normal clock starts ticking again. Visa … Read more