rediffGURUS Mihir Tanna, Vipul Bhavsar, T S Khurana, Vivek Lala and Anil Rego will answer your tax queries related to the Union Budget 2026-2o27.
The 2026-27 Budget, seeking to harmonise the government's imperative to grant certainty while ensuring a rational tax policy, had several notable announcements to usher in halcyon days, says Mukesh Butani.
The Central Board of Trustees of Employees Provident Fund is likely to defer a decision on interest rate to be given to its more that 4 crore (40 million) employees this fiscal.
Bankers have requested RBI to keep interest rates stable this fiscal, in lieu of sufficient liquidity in the system.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to grant need-based working capital loans to manufacturers using gold as raw material, extending the provision currently available only to jewellers. Banks are generally prohibited from lending for the purchase of gold/silver in any form, or lending against the security of primary gold/silver.
Shares of gold finance companies Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance hit their respective all-time highs, gaining on the BSE during Wednesday on expectation of healthy earnings. In comparison, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down 0.14 per cent, closing at 85,408.
Reserve Bank will hold its first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2016-17 on Tuesday.
While season 1 and 2 had the most sizzling chemistry between the lead pair, the Bridgerton series hasn't peaked since Kate and Anthony. With Benedict and Sophie, the spark and intensity feels further subdued, observes Divya Nair.
Both countries commit to provide each other preferential market access in sectors of respective interest on a sustained basis
RBI retained the GDP growth for the financial year 2018-19 at 7.4 per cent.
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In an event-heavy week, stock investors will track ongoing quarterly earnings, the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, and macroeconomic data for market direction, analysts said. Moreover, progress in India-US trade negotiations will remain a key focus for investors, an expert said.
The agreement addresses non-tariff barriers and promotes increased trade in technology products and cooperation between the two countries.
The apex bank in its monetary policy for 2010-11 hiked the repo and the reverse repo to 5.25 per cent and 3.75 per cent, respectively, and the CRR to 6 per cent.
In his book, former governor Subbarao says Chidambaram, Pranab were piqued by his tight rate policy.
BSE Realty, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables indices were down by 3% each.
The Bank of Japan on Friday hiked interest rates from virtually zero (0.069 per cent) to 0.25 per cent.
Punjab National Bank on Monday reduced the interest rates on housing loans. Under the floating option, 8% interest will be charged on loans repayable in 5 years, 8.75% for 5-10 years, 9.25% for 10-20 years and 9.75% for 20-25 years.
As deposit growth lags credit expansion, Indian banks face shrinking low-cost Casa inflows, rising funding costs, and structural shifts driven by UPI, e-Kuber, and digital savings trends, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Israel and the United States had a plan. Iran punched back. And now the Gulf is reeling, the world is beginning to feel the pain and, as on date, no one in Washington or Tel Aviv appears willing to admit that the punch has landed, notes Prem Panicker, continuing his must-read blog on the war in the Middle East.
Canara Bank has reduced the floating and fixed home loan interest rates, as also rates of auto loans and other personal loan products, with effect from Wednesday.
Real estate developers and home buyers will feel the pinch of higher interest rates, which could slow down home sales. Higher interest will push up monthly installments for home loans for existing as well as new home buyers.
While freeing interest rates on savings bank accounts, the RBI has said that banks will have to offer a uniform interest rate on deposits of up to Rs 100,000.
The government on Wednesday said interest rates on post office savings schemes, except the PPF, will remain fixed throughout the term of the scheme.
To boost the economy, the RBI has taken a slew of measures since September last year, including cuts in the cash reserve ratio and short-term lending (repo) rate, to inject funds into the system and signalled a soft interest rate regime. PSU bankers' meeting is being held in the backdrop of the third quarterly review of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India.
India plans to launch trading of government bond futures within the next two months as part of efforts to deepen its financial markets, according to several sources involved in the discussions with the central bank.
Amid declining growth and moderating inflation, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to pause hike in interest rate at the mid-quarterly review of the Monetary Policy on Friday.
RBI is likely to continue with its tight monetary policy.
'A breakout above 158,000 to 160,000 could trigger the next leg higher toward 165,000 to 170,000.'
The country's exports rose marginally by 0.61 per cent to $36.56 billion in January, while trade deficit widened to a three-month high of $34.68 billion, government data showed on Monday.
South Africa beat New Zealand by seven wickets in T20 World Cup game in Ahmedabad.
Marketed as a Valentine's Day treat, audiences can expect to be mildly entertained by the surface-level intimate scenes in Wuthering Heights that only leave you thirsty for the real, raw passion, notes Divya Nair.
'The US reciprocal tariff has added another element of uncertainty and the central bank may prefer to wait and get further clarity.'
CREDAI Chairman Lalit Jain said a long term status quo on interest rates would not help prospective home buyers.
Some say the MPC will raise the rate, while others are of the view that there is already de facto interest rate tightening through rising bond yields, which might prompt the central bank to go for a pause.
While gold continues to provide safety after its strong 2025 rally, well-chosen real estate investments held with a long-term view remain attractive.
Fund managers advise conservative investors to cap midcap exposure at 10 to 15 per cent of their equity portfolio.
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