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02.02 / 10:41

markets UPS Experts Department Courts budget 2025 Budget 2025: Understanding the rebate benefits—and the fine print on capital gains tax

«No tax on income up to ₹12 lakh!» The announcement in the Union Budget 2025, made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February, was music to the ears of many taxpayers. Take Mr. A, for example, who earns from multiple sources. With a salary, interest income, and capital gains from property sales and the stock market, Mr. A’s total income is around ₹12 lakh—seemingly making him eligible for a significant tax break.

02.02 / 10:33

IPO Strategy Analysis Research Trade Experts rights WeWork's India franchise files for Mumbai IPO

The offer will consist of the sale of 33 million equity shares by Indian real estate firm Embassy Group and 10.3 million equity shares by 1 Ariel Way Tenant. It will not issue new shares.

02.02 / 10:33

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM reports Updates New tax structure to benefit 5.65 cr taxpayers, will collectively save around Rs 1 L cr in taxes: SBI

new tax structure announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 is expected to benefit around 5.65 crore taxpayers who fall under the income slab of Rs 4 lakh and above.

02.02 / 10:33

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM ‘I’d take cleaner air over Blinkit any day’: Indian lawyer on life after moving to Europe

work culture in India and Europe has sparked widespread discussion. After living in Europe for six months, she took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her frustration over the stark differences in professional life between the two regions.

02.02 / 10:33

markets economy Moodys Experts country Interviews FM Sitharaman cites India's unblemished track record of fiscal consolidation to Moody's not changing ratings

02.02 / 10:33

markets Booking Airlines Mobile economy travelers International Air India launches 'Namaste World' sale to offer domestic airfares from Rs 1,499

discounted fares across domestic and international routes, in a bid to boost demand in the forthcoming holiday season.

02.02 / 09:03

COST UPS Target FIVE Waters reports International budget 2025 Budget 2025 | India follows the world in its nuclear energy drive

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has committed to developing at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047. In her Union budget for 2025-26, she also proposed setting up a Nuclear Energy Mission with an outlay of ₹20,000 crore.

02.02 / 08:19

markets Digital Strategy economy Experts PAM India grows faster, yet has miles to go to beat China's trillions

02.02 / 08:19

Airlines wellness show Features rights Updates International Bengaluru airport revises airspace closure timings on account of Aero Show 2025

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here has issued an advisory on Sunday on the revised airspace closure timings from February 5 to 14, to facilitate Aero India Show 2025. According to a press release issued by KIA, on February 5, 6 and 8, airspace closure timings are 9 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 4.30 pm. On February 7 and 9, it will be closed between 9am and 11am. On February 7, it will also be closed post noon between 3pm to 4.30pm.

02.02 / 08:19

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM Features rights Salary expected to rise to Rs 14 lakh after appraisal this year? You won't be able to save much on tax

02.02 / 08:19

markets Provident Strategy Harley-Davidson Trade PAM Headlines Luxury on a Budget? Harley-Davidson & Ducati prices to plunge in India

Narendra Modi set to visit the U.S., the Union Budget has proposed a major cut in customs duties on fully built motorcycles with engine capacities above 1,600cc—from 50% to 30%. This move benefits high-end brands like Harley-Davidson, Ducati, Honda, and Suzuki, making these motorcycles more accessible to Indian buyers.

02.02 / 08:19

markets Reuters Volkswagen Strategy Software Audi Courts Volkswagen sues India to quash 'enormous' $1.4 bn tax demand, legal filing shows

02.02 / 07:55

Provident wellness Actor singer prevention Features rights A guide to the best fringes for every face shape

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From actor Shraddha Kapoor to American model Kaia Gerber and singer Sabrina Carpenter, bangs are turning out to be this season's most covetable hair cut. And if done right, they are the coolest, and simplest, way to upgrade your hairstyle.

02.02 / 07:55

markets UPS Sustainability consequences Updates Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth budget in eight charts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nirmala Sitharaman had an unenviable task of boosting economic growth without compromising the fiscal consolidation efforts of the government when she presented her record eighth consecutive budget on Saturday. The finance minister has tried to balance the two conflicting objectives. This is how she managed to pull it off: Faced with a sharp fall in urban consumption which dragged economic growth down in the second quarter of this fiscal to just 5.4% of the gross domestic product (GDP) compared to 8.2% in the same period last year, the finance minister had to act, and she decided to take the bull by its horns.

02.02 / 07:55

ICE Highways Glacier Photos Wildlife track cover Kaza to Dhakuri: India's most scenic winter road trips to do till March

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Snowfall is a much-awaited occurrence in India, so much so that the first whiff of snow is followed by posts on WhatsApp groups and social media, and hordes rush from the plains to the Himalaya. Shimla, Manali and their environs become a heaving jumble of cars sliding on ice and fashionably but unsuitably dressed influencers making reels, making any trip to see snow a rowdy affair.

02.02 / 07:55

markets Target Action Strategy Trade President country Madan Sabnavis: The targets of Trump’s tariff strikes need not ‘chicken out’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Visualize this scene. A and B are both driving cars, facing each other.

02.02 / 07:55

Art Digital Photography country Videos How to start building an art collection

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian art is having a moment. The Hurun India Art List of 2024 recorded staggering sales for the top 50 artists from the country at ₹301 crore—a 19% increase from 2023.

02.02 / 06:21

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM country Features How UPI is ruling India's digital payments

UPI, launched less than 10 years ago, now accounts for over 80 per cent of the country's digital transactions. It has revolutionalised how India’s richest and poorest pay.

02.02 / 06:21

UPS economy poverty stage Features rights 'Poverty has been redefined': Shark Tank's Anupam Mittal reacts to Rs 12 lakh tax break in Budget '25

Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced significant tax relief measures for India’s middle class in the Union Budget 2025. These reforms include a streamlined income tax framework, an increased Tax Collected at Source (TCS) threshold for overseas remittances, and expanded tax benefits for middle-income earners.

02.02 / 06:21

economy WhatsApp country Features rights Weak currency is not weak economy

rupee are too varied and dynamic to arrive at one standard prescription for all countries that will explain how the economy is affected by it.

02.02 / 06:21

Analysis Cummins Trade Experts BASF Whirlpool reports Q3 results this week: SBI, ITC, LIC among 748 companies to announce earnings

Asian Paints, Titan, Airtel, Power Grid, Divi's Labs, Tata Power, Torrent Power, Info Edge, Swiggy, SBI, ITC, Trent, Britannia, LIC, M&M, NHPC, Oil India among others. Here's what to look forward to on the earnings front:

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