Centre, states to work on widening GST base

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, state finance ministers and other dignitaries during the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting NEW DELHI: With GST rate rationalisation and procedural simplification out…

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HCLTech Q2 revenue up 2.2%, narrows FY27 guidance

MUMBAI: HCLTech’s dollar revenue rose to $3.7 billion in the Sept quarter, up 2% sequentially and 2.2% year-on-year. In constant currency terms, revenue grew 2.3% sequentially and 2.6% year on year. EBIT margin expanded 131 basis points sequentially and 71 basis points year-on-year to 18.2%.The company’s services business grew 3% sequentially, generating more than $100…

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Rupee gains 96 paise as RBI curbs begin to take effect

MUMBAI: The rupee rose 96 paise to 95.77 per dollar on Monday after fresh measures to curb dollar demand and speculative positions, even as banks sought relaxation of the new foreign exchange restrictions, more time for compliance and clarity on operational issues. The currency has weakened around 6.5% this year.The recovery may prove temporary unless…

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Economic settlement not resolved: Mallika, Lakshmi

CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement on the division…

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PERM certifications at 13 IT companies fell to 607 in 9 months from 1,670 in FY25

BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared with 1,670 in…

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Sensex falls 548 points amid volatile trade

MUMBAI: Dalal Street witnessed heightened volatility on Monday with the sensex swinging over 1,200 points from a sharp rally in the first few minutes to a sudden dive below the previous close and finally settling in the red.In early trade, the indices rallied on the back of RBI’s weekend measures to support the rupee-which gained…

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He gave up his land for road widening and got TDRs which he sold for Rs 6.02 crore to a builder; landowner gets tax notice, ITAT rules proceeds taxable as capital gains but allows land cost deduction

The tribunal delivered its ruling on August 14, 2026. (Image for representative purpose only) You get Transferable Development Rights from the government by giving up a part of your land and sell them to a builder. Are you liable to pay capital gains tax?In one such case a landowner received Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) but…

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Abolish long-term capital gains tax for equity: SBI Research recommends, says ‘government must anchor hot money flows’

Foreign investors have sold Indian equities worth Rs 44,166 crore so far in October. With foreign investors pulling money out of Indian equities, economists at the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), have proposed scrapping the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on equity investments to encourage investors to remain invested for longer periods.“The…

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Rs 5.89 crore FD interest slashed from 7.75% to 3.5% without notice; Delhi High Court rejects bank’s non-renewal argument and orders interest at an average of earlier rates

The Delhi High Court observed that Clause 3.3 of the RBI circular gives banks the freedom to set interest rates. (Image for representative purpose only) Can banks change the rate of returns for fixed deposits on non-renewal? The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of a fixed deposit holder after a bank cut the…

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