Boat has introduced its latest Chrome Iris smartwatch in India, further strengthening its growing range of wearable gadgets. The device showcases a sleek, ultra-thin metallic casing alongside a vivid AMOLED screen.
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If you're a salaried person there are many ways to save taxes
Equity linked saving schemes not only help you save tax but also give decent returns. Here's the list of top 10 ELSS funds for the year ending February 8, 2008.
Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan on how employees can use fringe benefits in their salary to help save tax.
Investors and startup executives are calling for extending the period for an entity to be recognised as a startup from 10 to 15 years for deep-tech companies.
If you want to be a smart investor, you cannot view your investments solely on the basis of the returns they can generate.
In the final part of this series on how salaried employees can save taxes Anil Rego of Right Horizons gives some smart tips on, what else, but saving taxes.
Regular money talks, setting up joint goals, and regular reviews can help couples stay aligned.
Regular money talks, setting up joint goals, and regular reviews can help couples stay aligned.
Sometimes, the most powerful Budgets whisper and the wisest investors listen, notes Ramalingam Kalirajan.
India has managed high government debt-to-GDP, a slowing domestic revenue engine, lower household savings and a more hostile geopolitical environment separately in the past. But together, they threaten to undo the growth narrative on which today's optimism rests, warns Debashis Basu.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, direct tax expert Vikas M Gandhi offered some valuable tips.
Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline, shuns populist measures despite five key state elections coming up, but ends up rattling stock markets with a higher transaction tax on derivatives trading.
'Stay invested but progressively reduce risk. Beyond a point, the objective should shift from maximising returns to avoiding unpleasant surprises.'
JSW MG Motor India will launch four new models this year, and is planning to invest between 3,000 crore-4,000 crore in the country over the next couple of years. The new models include a plug-in hybrid, an electric vehicle, the Majestor SUV and one additional model yet to be disclosed.
While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.
'Given that India underperformed emerging markets by 28 per cent in 2025, the worst performance in over 30 years, the timing of the sharp STT hike could have been better.'
'LIC will reduce but not fully exit its stake in IDBI Bank, which remains an important bancassurance partner,' says LIC of India' MD and CEO R Doraiswamy.
Earning a salary? Looking to save tax the smart way? Then you have two options. First is salary restructuring and second is tax saving instruments. Here we take a look at both these options and how to use them effectively.
With the worst in terms of pricing pressures behind Tata Steel, its outlook is expected to improve. Europe has seen hot rolled coil prices rise this January after the European Union's (EU's) carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) kicked in and further price improvements may be on the cards once import quotas come into play in June.
'There is a challenge in repositioning yourself, maybe reinventing yourself.'
Restoring weighted tax deductions and adopting a petty patents regime can foster firm-level innovative activity critical for competitiveness, points out Nagesh Kumar.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Here's the list of top 10 tax saving mutual funds for the period between November 28, 2006 and November 27, 2007. Their gains far outperform the gains made by the Sensex during the given period.
Get Ahead tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan, in a chat with readers, told them how they can save taxes apart from availing of limit set under Section 80C.
India's high cost of capital due to relatively shallow corporate bond markets, limited institutional investor depth, sovereign risk premia, and regulatory restrictions on capital flows, is a constraint on private investment and long-run growth, the Economic Survey, authored by Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran, said.
rediffGURU T S Khurana answers readers' personal income tax queries
Mutual funds, especially the tax saver variety seems to be on a roll. Here's the list of top 10 ELSS mutual funds for the period ending September 28, 2007. These ELSS funds have made more money for you than the Sensex gains.
A simple primer on how much money taxpayers can save under various sections of the Income Tax Act.
Don't let income tax come in the way of your long-term financial planning, says Ashish Vohra, Senior Director and Chief Distribution Officer, Max Life Insurance
Whatever your queries, tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan will answer them and give you tips on tax planning on Friday, February 2, between 4 pm and 5 pm IST. Join us then
The Indian Rice Exporter's Federation (IREF) on Tuesday urged the government to provide tax incentives, interest subvention and freight support in the upcoming 2026 Budget to strengthen the sector's competitiveness while addressing sustainability concerns.
People in their quest to save tax usually end up buying a lot of unwanted insurance products.
The country's primary capital markets delivered a robust performance in FY26, emerging as a global leader in initial public offerings (IPOs) despite an uncertain environment, the Economic Survey said on Thursday.
The key question is how much of the latest growth record represents recovery from the 2020-2021 downturn, and what is the sustainable growth rate now, asks T N Ninan.
'Grassroots-level corruption, which disrupts the last-mile work, cannot be ignored in your enthusiasm and drive to get going to complete the project.' 'Like it was in MGNREGA, in some states, it is the case with the Jal Jeevan mission.' 'The last minute levels of corruption can ruin the intent of the project itself.' 'When you see that people can game a particular well-intended and well-crafted project, you need to correct that.'
Here's all you must know about equity linked saving schemes and how they can help you save taxes as well as optimise returns.
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