India’s retirees are choosing keys over deeds in a quiet housing shiftIndia's senior living sector is changing. Seniors are now renting homes instead of buying them. This trend is fueled by longer lifespans an...
10 May, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz missionFrance's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is now in the Red Sea. This move prepares for a possible mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The F...
06 May, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
Social Security is getting a $100,000 cap, and millions of Americans need to know this right now - are you affected?A Social Security benefits cap is gaining urgency as new data warns the trust fund could be depleted by 2032. This $100,000 Social Security...
06 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Dubai plotting a comeback as Iran war hammers its hottest marketReal estate activity in Dubai has dropped sharply after geopolitical tensions involving the US and Iran affected investor sentiment, accord...
01 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Startups seek digital gold rules; IT firms bet on freshersHappy Friday! The Centre may be open to creating an oversight framework for the digital gold sector. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
01 May, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Move 30% tax slab to Rs 40 lakh income: Four compelling reasons why Budget 2026 should revise 30% tax slab in new income tax regimeFrom an income tax perspective, the new Income Tax Act, 2025, scheduled to be effective from 1 April, 2026, simplifies language, removes ob...
29 Jan, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
RAI suggests moving to flat GST rate across product categories instead of price-based thresholdsRetailers Association of India suggests a uniform Goods and Services Tax rate. Current price-based system creates market distortions. RAI e...
04 Sep, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Are you truly middle-class in America? Here’s what you need to earn in different US states to stay in the middleEarning a six-figure salary no longer guarantees financial comfort as middle-class thresholds have significantly risen across U.S. states, ...
21 Mar, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
'Poverty has been redefined': Shark Tank's Anupam Mittal reacts to Rs 12 lakh tax break in Budget '25Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled key tax reliefs for India’s middle class in the Union Budget 2025, featuring a simplified tax ...
02 Feb, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
Budget announcements 'bold'; to boost consumption: AssochamFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's bold budget focuses on boosting consumption, particularly by the middle class. The budget also suppor...
01 Feb, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Budget 2025 unveils bold roadmap for transformative tax reformsUnion Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her 2025-26 Budget, introduced significant tax reforms aimed at easing the tax b...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Modi’s Budget woos Indian middle class, women ahead of 2024 pollFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday used the last full-year budget before the ballot to raise the rebate threshold in the new ...
02 Feb, 2023, 01.24 AM IST
Centre planning rate changes in new income tax structure, reports sayWhile the new optional income tax scheme - announced in 2020 to make tax compliance simpler - offers lower headline taxation rates on annua...
17 Jan, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
Where does the Indian middle class lie? Here's looking into the need for a definitionThe problem lies in delineating the effects of inequality, intensity of vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks among the middle cl...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
Mega relief for middle class: No tax up to Rs 5 lakhGoyal announced today in his Interim Budget 2019 speech that there would be no tax till Rs 5 lakh income for individuals taxpayers.
01 Feb, 2019, 01.31 PM IST
- Congress poll strategy: Rahul Gandhi eyes 'Not rich, not middle-class'
Congress's manifesto, currently in the works, is expected to flesh out Rahul's lengthy reference to NRMBs, an acronym that has gained salie...
24 Jan, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Inequality re-emerges as a core concern, needs a new definitionIt is difficult to believe that inequality is a concern for the poorest 5% or concern of the poorest 5% that has brought inequality back in...
22 May, 2013, 06.00 AM IST