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Understanding these new income tax rules is crucial, as they influence tax deductions. (AI image) Income Tax Changes FY 2025-26: April 1, 2025, signals the start of the fresh fiscal year. As the new financial year begins, several new income tax regulations come into effect, including a more rationalised new income tax regime, higher basic…

Markets are on edge ahead of Trump’s anticipated Wednesday announcement of sweeping new tariffs, dubbed “Liberation Day” by the president. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite just closed their worst quarter in years, hammered by investor anxiety over President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff agenda. The S&P 500 dropped 4.6%, its steepest quarterly loss since Q3…

If you are wondering how your income tax outgo will be calculated in the new income tax regime for the new financial year, here is an example. (AI image) New Income Tax Slabs FY 2025-26: From April 1, 2025, individuals selecting the new income tax regime for FY 2025-26 will not pay any tax on…

he government’s stake in Vi will increase to 48.99% from 22.6%. Vodafone Idea’s shares experienced a significant increase of 19.41%, reaching Rs 8.15 on the BSE on Tuesday, following the government’s decision to convert Rs 36,950 crore of the company’s spectrum payment dues into equity, thereby improving its financial position and reducing statutory obligations.The government’s…

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has secured $40 billion in fresh funding from SoftBank Group and additional investors, valuing the AI firm at $300 billion, establishing a record for startup capital raising.The new valuation is nearly double OpenAI’s previous worth of $157 billion from its October fundraising. Bloomberg disclosed on March 26 that OpenAI was…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting April 1, 2025) are DLF and HDFC AMC. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) DLF 680 954 40% HDFC AMC 4009 4800 20% DLFDLF has…

The market will closely observe the effects of reciprocal tariffs beginning April 2 and their impact on worldwide commerce. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Tuesday morning. While BSE Sensex plunged over 350 points, Nifty50 went below 23,450. At 9:17 AM, BSE Sensex…

NEW DELHI: Oil firms have reduced the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 41, effective from Tuesday. The retail price for a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi now stands at Rs 1,762.Previously, on February 1, commercial LPG cylinder prices saw a reduction of Rs 7.The oil companies conduct regular LPG…

ICICI Securities has reiterated its ‘buy’ recommendation on GAIL (India) with a target price of Rs 245. Despite its Oct-Dec quarterly results disappointing investors, analysts feel that its earnings may improve steadily over the next 12 months, driven by one-offs impacting trading that have resolved somewhat in Q4 and should have limited impact over FY26….

Hong Kong overtook India to become the world’s second-largest market for share sales this year, wresting the distinction for the first time since 2021 after Chinese companies such as BYD and Xiaomi took advantage of rebounding stock prices. First-quarter proceeds from IPOs, block sales and share placements in Hong Kong soared 11-fold from a year…