New Income-tax Act 2025 to ease compliance, offer big relief to small businesses: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the new Income-tax Act, 2025 is set to significantly simplify tax rules, reduce compliance burden, and minimise disputes—especially benefiting small businesses and professionals.

Sensex, Nifty crash in early trade over escalating Middle East tensions, oil prices

Mumbai, March 19 :  Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Thursday, tracking weak global cues as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered a surge in crude oil prices.

Sensex plunged 1,953 points…

India’s Electronics Exports Surge Over 30% to $38.5 Billion in 2024-25

New Delhi — India’s electronics hardware exports witnessed a strong surge in 2024-25, growing by 32.47 per cent year-on-year to reach $38.58 billion, according to a report by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council…

Tankers divert to India as Russian oil imports surge

New Delhi — India has significantly ramped up its imports of Russian crude oil, leading several tankers originally bound for China to change course mid-journey and head towards Indian ports instead.

One such vessel, the Aframax tanker…

Sensex, Nifty Turn Volatile After Positive Start Amid West Asia Tensions

Indian stock markets began Tuesday’s session on a strong note, but the optimism didn’t last long as volatility crept in due to rising tensions in West Asia.

The BSE Sensex opened 323.82 points higher at 75,826.68, while the Nifty…

XLRI announces Rs 300 Crore investment for cutting-edge Amaravati campus

Jamshedpur: Premier B-school , XLRI has taken a major step in expanding its national presence by signing a strategic agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority to set up a new campus in Amaravati.

The…

Maruti Suzuki India Limited Receives ?5,786 Crore Tax Notice, Plans to Challenge Order

### Maruti Suzuki India Limited Receives ?5,786 Crore Tax Notice, Plans to Challenge Order

New Delhi, March 17 — Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Tuesday confirmed that it has received a draft assessment order from the Income Tax Department…

India’s Metro Rail Expansion Boosts Urban Growth, Reduces Financial Stress

New Delhi: India has witnessed a massive expansion of its metro rail network over the past eleven years, emerging as the country with the third-largest metro system in the world.

From operating only a few metro lines in five…

Govt Relaxes Public Shareholding Rules to Ease IPOs for Large Companies

New Delhi: The government has revised rules on minimum public shareholding to make it easier for large companies to launch initial public offerings (IPOs), introducing a tiered structure that allows them to offer a smaller stake to the public at the…

Two Indian-Flagged Tankers Carrying 92,700 MT LPG Heading to Domestic Ports: Govt

New Delhi: Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers — Shivalik and Nanda Devi — have safely crossed the crucial Strait of Hormuz and are now on their way to India carrying around 92,700 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the government…