Ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, Indian business houses have urged the government to make demergers tax-neutral, particularly in cases involving transfer of investments in associate companies with 25 per cent or more shareholding, under the new Income Tax Act. This may possibly help some companies planning to go public, according to a source.
Why are financial-technology (fintech) players moving back to India, or doing the reverse-flipping?
Film folk step out for a movie.
Halloween mood looms large on OTT's dark, devilish delights this week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
'The overarching fact of modern social behaviour isn't that we are irresponsible women and men, but that we are never quite sure, when and how to act responsibly.' 'This is the real side of every Twitter outrage, where those who tweet about stories of 'unreported domestic abuse' end up feeling superior to those neighbours who are summoned up as clueless witnesses.' 'This view of the supposed spiritual decay of our times, which is at the core of Gali Guleiyan, is thus more fashionable than perceptive,' says Sreehari Nair.
'How far would I go to fight for what I believe in?' 'If push comes to shove, I'd go a very long way.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Manoj Bajpayee confides in Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni about his 'long journey filled with rejection, betrayal, misery, failures and disillusionment.'
'Acting is the toughest job in the world.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.