16th Finance Commission retains 41% tax share for states; pushes output-linked spending and fiscal discipline
Finance Commission submits report to President Murmu (Photo credit- PTI ) The 16th Finance Commission has recommended retaining states’ share in the divisible pool of central taxes at 41 per…
Buying property from NRIs? Time to lose the TAN
Buying property from an NRI? Worried about obtaining TAN? Not anymore. To relax the compliance burden, the Budget has proposed that resident individuals and HUFs need not have a Tax…
Govt raises duty-free baggage limit to Rs 75,000, new rules replace decade-old framework
The government has raised the duty-free allowance for passengers bringing imported goods into India to Rs 75,000 from the earlier Rs 50,000 under the newly notified Baggage Rules, 2026, PTI…
Rupee, gold and silver under close watch, Budget strengthens long-term growth outlook, says DEA Secretary
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Anuradha Thakur (Photo-ANI) The Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are closely tracking movements in the rupee and fluctuations in gold and…
Budget 2026 backs manufacturing, logistics and SEZ reforms to boost shipments, says commerce secretary
The Union Budget 2026-27 has announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening India’s export ecosystem by focusing on manufacturing expansion and trade facilitation, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on…
Budget 2026 NRI property sale: New PAN-based chalan system instead of TAN for TDS from October 1; check details
The Union Budget 2026 has proposed simplifying tax compliance for property transactions involving non-resident sellers by allowing resident buyers to deduct and deposit TDS using their PAN-based challan instead of…
Gold, silver prices in free fall! Silver hits lower circuit at Rs 2.65 lakh in futures trade; ‘overspeeding leads to a crash’
Gold, silver prices crash (AI image) Gold, silver prices continue to decline! Gold and silver prices have been crashing in the last two trading sessions, plunging drastically from record highs,…
Budget 2026 impact on stock market: Which are the top stocks in focus? Check list
By Thomas V Abraham, Research Analyst, Mirae Asset ShareKhanIndia’s stock markets kicked off the special Sunday session on a flat-to-positive note, with Sensex touching an intraday peak near 82,726 and…
STT hike on F&O drags brokerage stocks; Sensex, Nifty slide as trading costs fears rise
Shares of brokerage-linked and exchange-related companies fell sharply by up to nearly 12 per cent after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on…
Union Budget 2026: Health outlay raised 10%, government plans 5 regional medical hubs, boost for AHPs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget on Sunday, announced a new scheme to support states in setting up five regional medical hubs in partnership with the private sector.…