Banking And Finance
Earning under ₹12 lakh doesn’t guarantee zero tax for professionals — CA explains hidden tax rule
For individual taxpayers, the new Income-Tax regime’s ₹12 lakh tax-free threshold is a welcome relief, but for business owners and professionals, it can be deceptive. Falling below this income limit…
EPF Coverage Missed For Eligible Workers? EPFO Opens Special Enrolment Window Till October 31, 2026
Employers who failed to enrol eligible workers under the (EPF) scheme in the past have another opportunity to regularise those records. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched the…
Can you deduct brokerage and STT from capital gains? A tax expert explains
When an investment is sold, capital gains are not simply the difference between purchase and sale prices. Certain expenses may be considered when calculating taxable gains, but their treatment depends…
Can your employer see your ITR? Supreme Court steps in over data privacy concerns
Exactly how deep can a private company dig while running a background check? The Supreme Court has directed the government to investigate claims that these entities are commercially exploiting the…
Market
Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends five shares to buy today —28 August 2026
Buy or sell stocks: The Indian stock market closed in the red on Thursday, August 27, amid mixed global signals and rising oil prices as geopolitical uncertainty continued. The Sensex…
Rupee’s RBI-spurred rally faces twin headwinds of oil volatility, Fed uncertainty
The Indian rupee’s recent recovery may falter on Wednesday with volatile crude prices and lingering Federal Reserve rate concerns tempering the positive momentum. The currency has drawn support over the…
Rupee logs best day in over 6 weeks as RBI intervention magnifies oil slump impact
The registered its best trading session in more than six weeks on Monday, as likely intervention from the central bank added to the impact of a plunge in oil prices…
Crude oil futures fall despite continued US-Iran strikes
Crude oil futures traded lower on Thursday morning despite the continued exchange of strikes between the US and Iran in West Asia. At 10.11 am on Thursday, October Brent oil…
Market
Post-5G slowdown: AI and automation are reshaping India’s telecom workforce, hiring trends
A structural transition is underway in India’s telecom sector, which is moving away from a manpower-intensive model to a leaner, automated and tech-driven framework as operators replace employees with AI,…
SpaceX’s Nvidia tie-up signals AI spending is moving beyond hyperscalers, expert says, ‘these sectors matter as…’
SpaceX’s earnings call last week took a bigger turn as Elon Musk unveiled a major Nvidia tie-up. Musk said SpaceX will deploy Nvidia’s Vera Rubin NVL723 AI systems both in…
Kennedy Center Must Pay Musician $250,000 in Trump Name Spat
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington was ordered to pay more than $250,000 in legal fees to a musician who canceled a Christmas Eve concert…
Federal safety agency issues final report into 2025 blast that killed 2 at Pennsylvania steel plant
A federal safety agency recommended the development of written policies and procedures for flushing gas valves a year after a blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two…
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