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As more Indians participate in a widening range of investments, from financial instruments to property, the question of how gains are taxed is becoming increasingly relevant to middle-class taxpayers too. Whether it is selling shares after a market rally, redeeming mutual fund units, or transferring a house or plot of land, long-term capital gains or…
Visa Splits Middle East Operations as Saudi HQ Rule Reshapes Regional Business Strategy Global payments giant Visa is reorganising its Middle East operations, a move that reflects how Saudi Arabia’s “regional headquarters” policy is rewriting the corporate map of the Gulf. The US-based company’s latest structural shift comes amid intensifying competition among Gulf states for…
AI-generated image “There is no time to waste,” the Economic Survey 2025–26 cautioned, as India confronts a rapidly hardening global order where technological capability, rather than military strength alone, will determine strategic influence. In an era marked by intensifying US–China rivalry and the emergence of America’s Pax Silica vision for the AI-driven world, the Survey…
Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows remained volatile in FY26, resulting in a net outflow of $3.9 billion as of December 2025, amid heightened global uncertainty and a redirection of capital towards AI-centric markets such as the US, Taiwan and Korea, the Economic Survey 2025–26 said on Thursday, PTI reported.The survey noted that FPIs were net…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday after recovering from sharp early losses, supported by buying in heavyweight Larsen & Toubro and optimism following the Economic Survey’s growth outlook for the next financial year.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 221.69 points, or 0.27 per cent, to close at 82,566.37. The index had slipped…
Union Budget 2026 is being pitched around growth, skills and competitiveness, but school education still gets judged by access—more classrooms, more enrolment. Education leaders argue the real test now is outcomes. Shiv Nadar School CEO Arti Dawar says sustained investment in teacher development, modern pedagogy, industry exposure and equitable tech access is essential to turn…
Gold and silver prices are likely to remain elevated unless global geopolitical tensions ease and trade wars are resolved, the Economic Survey 2025–26 said, pointing to sustained safe-haven demand amid heightened uncertainty.The survey, tabled in Parliament, noted that both precious metals touched lifetime highs in 2025, driven by a weakening US dollar, expectations of persistently…
India is set to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with real GDP growth projected at 7.4% in FY26, even as the global environment remains fragile due to geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation and financial vulnerabilities, the Economic Survey 2025–26 said on Wednesday.Tabled in Parliament by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the survey said India’s macroeconomic…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year is set to be presented on February 1, a Sunday, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman poised to table her ninth consecutive Budget in Parliament. The Budget will lay out the Centre’s statement of accounts, economic priorities, fiscal strategy and…
Dalal Street might be headed for its worst beginning in a decade and now all eyes are on what the government will announce in the upcoming Budget. With equities, the rupee and bonds all under strain, more and more investors are looking to the Union Budget 2026 for measures that could restore confidence and boost…
