If your net income-tax liability exceeds Rs 10,000 in a financial year, you are required to pay advance tax in four installments as per the Income Tax Act, 1961. Net tax liability refers to the estimated tax due after adjusting for TDS. While this rule applies to most taxpayers, the law also provides key exemptions…
India has the potential to increase its merchandise exports to Russia seven-fold—from $5 billion to $35 billion by 2030—if it secures market access in food, pharmaceuticals, textiles and machinery, according to Global Trade and Research Initiative (GTRI) founder Ajay Srivastava. The report comes as President Vladimir Putin visits Delhi and as Moscow reiterates its goal…
India has been facing increasing pressure from the Trump administration to stop its crude oil imports from Russia. (AI image) India has been facing increasing pressure from the Trump administration to stop its crude oil imports from Russia. Of the 50% tariffs imposed by the US on India, 25% are penal tariffs for its crude…
The US stock market edged closer to its all-time high on Friday, with Wall Street drifting toward the end of a relatively quiet week, AP reported. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early trade, leaving it just 0.2% below its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 46 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday directed their officials to accelerate negotiations on a “mutually beneficial” agreement for the promotion and protection of investments, with the matter taking centre stage during their summit meeting in New Delhi.A joint statement said the leaders also underscored both the current and future scope…
The real wealth is built by showing up for the long, slightly boring, reliable relationship – not the latest exciting fling. (AI image) You don’t need to see business news channels to know when markets are doing well. You just need to attend a wedding.Suddenly, the cousin who never replied to your messages is giving…
Netflix was born out of the resentments of the video cassette age. Anyone who lived through the 1990s remembers the ritual: rushing to the local rental store on a Friday evening, discovering the last VHS copy was already gone and then returning the tape late on Monday morning, only to be punished with a fee…
European Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for violating the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), saying the platform’s practices could expose users to scams, manipulation and opaque advertising, according to an ET report.The European Commission announced the penalty after completing an investigation it launched two…
File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to boost economic and trade ties, even as Washington’s tariffs and sanctions loom, relying on the resilience of the decades-old partnership.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin used the…
Silver soars to a record high, Indians rush to cash in!The India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) estimates that about 100 tonnes of old silver were sold in just one week, a volume that typically takes several months to surface. Under normal circumstances, the domestic market receives only 10–15 tonnes of old silver in an…
With a 1.25% repo rate cut this calendar year, RBI has managed to put more money in your pocket. (AI image) Loan borrowers – whether home, car or personal, have been given an early New Year cheer by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the repo rate by…
InterGlobe Aviation, commonly known as IndiGo, has been struggling to keep up not just on the runway but also on the Dalal Street. As the chaos has stretched into its fourth day, deepening operational turmoil has also spilled into the stock market, with investor sentiment taking a visible hit as large-scale cancellations continue across the…
Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the central bank does not target any specific price level or band for the rupee, and allows the currency to find its own “correct” value in the market, even as it hovers near the 90-per-dollar mark, PTI reported. “We don’t target any price levels or any bands….
Skip Bengaluru. Take a trip to Thailand instead. Or Vietnam. Or London. Or even Singapore. All at a much much much cheaper rate than Delhi to Bengaluru, Goa, Pune or Goa. But you cannot travel to Hyderabad, at least not on Friday, because the tickets are sold out. Ironically, IndiGo flight tickets are available.The situation…
Fixed deposit investors may soon face another round of interest rate cuts after the RBI announced reducing the repo rate for the fourth time this year. The central bank on Friday reduced the interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, which is down 125 basis points from the 6.5% level at the start of…
IndiGo’s operational crisis deepened on Friday as its on-time performance at six major metro airports collapsed to just 8.5%, according to data published on the Civil Aviation Ministry website. The sharp fall became the latest flashpoint in a continuing disruption that has now stretched into its fourth straight day.The airline cancelled all departing flights from…
Inflation at a benign 2.2 per cent and growth at 8.0 per cent in H1:2025-26 present a rare goldilocks period, said RBI. RBI monetary policy: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% in the December meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). While most…
Online shopping platform Meesho’s initial public offering (IPO) has entered its third and the last day of bidding, with the issue oversubscribed 9.07 times so far. The issue continues to attract high interest from investors, with bids having been received for 221 crore shares against 27.79 crore shares on offer. The IPO has also drawn…
Gold’s intraday structure remains weak with flattening EMAs, a neutral RSI, and a bearish MACD crossover. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are exhibiting weakness, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities. Here recommends a sell on rise strategy for investors:Gold futures on MCX traded near ₹1,30,000, showing…
Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday, following a muted pattern on Wall Street as the latest US economic data left investors with little clarity about Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rate cuts nex week.Hong Kong’s HSI was down 63 points or 0.24% reaching 25,872. Nikkei also trimmed its gains, falling 702 points to trade at…
