Paying rent to parents or spouse to save tax? New rules mean think twice

Salaried taxpayers who claim House Rent Allowance (HRA) under the old tax regime will soon face tighter reporting rules. Under the Draft Income Tax Rules, 2026, , especially when the…

Is redevelopment a safe bet for real estate investors?

India’s real estate cycle is entering a phase where the question is no longer only about where to build, but how cities themselves are rebuilt. In land-constrained urban centres, redevelopment…

IDFC First Bank’s Rs 590-crore fraud: What went wrong and how bad is the damage?

IDFC First Bank is dealing with a crisis that started with something as routine as a government department asking to close its account. When a Haryana government unit requested that…

Textile stocks Gokaldas Exports, Vardhman Textiles, Arvind, Welspun Living slump as Govt halves RoDTEP benefits

Shares of textile companies such as Gokaldas Exports, Vardhman Textiles, Arvind, Welspun Living, Kitex Garments, Indo Count Industries and Trident slid up to 6 per cent on Tuesday after the…

IT rout keeps benchmarks under pressure at midday

Benchmark equities remained sharply lower in afternoon trade on Tuesday, February 24, with benchmark indices extending losses from the opening session amid continued global risk aversion and persistent weakness in…

Bharti Airtel share price drops 4% on NBFC expansion plans; biggest intraday fall in 3 months

India’s second-largest telecom provider, witnessed its shares decline nearly 4% in intraday trade on Tuesday, February 24, touching the day’s low of ₹1,921 apiece. The stock was last seen around…

Small-cap IT stock trades positively despite weak trends on Dalal Street

Shares of small-cap IT company jumped as much as 4% on Tuesday, February 24, defying the as investors cheered the company’s latest acquisition that aims to strengthen its Blue Energy…

Decline in January crude oil imports from Russia led by Jamnagar refinery, says CREA

As pressure from the US and EU sanctions mounts, India has started cutting down its Russian crude oil imports, which declined by 12 per cent on an annual basis in…

Using Groww, Zerodha or other trading platforms? Here’s why DP charges matter

Many investors carefully compare brokerage fees before choosing a stockbroker. But there is another cost that often goes unnoticed, i.e., the Depository Participant (DP) charge. Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin…

Pace Digitek shares soar over 4%. Why is this newly-listed stock rising despite the market crash?

Bengaluru-based telecom infrastructure solutions provider saw its shares rise 4% in Tuesday’s trading session, February 24, to ₹189.55 apiece, even as the Indian stock market traded with deep cuts. The…