Best arbitrage mutual funds to invest in August 2026Arbitrage funds are taxed like equity mutual funds. This means they qualify for long term capital gains tax of 12.5% if investments are hel...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
Green Card holder who spent 30 years in US detained even after court case was terminated: Indian-origin grandma had no criminal record, & her daughter is an immigration lawyerVenkata Vasamsetty, a Green Card holder, has recently been detained by US immigration officials despite having previously won a case that e...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
NRI bought life insurance policy in Dubai from a foreign insurer, got maturity proceeds after returning to India, his claim for tax exemption was denied; he won the case in ITAT for this reasonAn Indian resident successfully challenged the tax department's claim of undisclosed foreign income on maturity proceeds from a Dubai life ...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Scandinavian Airlines to launch Copenhagen-Mumbai flights from October 1Scandinavian Airlines will restart its India operations on October 1 after a 17-year absence. Non-stop flights will connect Mumbai and Cope...
17 Aug, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
‘Can’t take another loan’: Indian student hit by Canada work permit rejectionIndian student Samir Garhwal says he is facing financial uncertainty after completing his course in Canada and being denied a post-graduati...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Market opportunity for REITs and InvITs is set to increase 2-3x from the existing AUM by 2030: ReportIndia's Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) could expand two to three times from the existi...
17 Aug, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
223% return on SGB premature redemption date today: Gold bond turns Rs 1 lakh investment into nearly Rs 3.23 lakh in 5 yearsGold bond rate: The Reserve Bank of India has established the early redemption price for a certain gold bond series. Investors have the opt...
17 Aug, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Moving back to India? What NRIs need to know about US tax obligationsFrom RSUs to retirement accounts, what returning Indians must settle before—and after—they land. The first thing to understand is that immi...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
BWF World Championships return to India after 17 years; Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag lead home chargeNew Delhi will host the BWF World Championships 2026 starting Monday. PV Sindhu and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will lead the Ind...
16 Aug, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: How Sensex skyrocketed 8,500% in less than 35 years since 1991 liberalisation reformsIndia’s Sensex has delivered an extraordinary 8,500% gain since the 1991 economic reforms, compounding at about 14% annually. Despite scams...
15 Aug, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: 12 equity mutual funds deliver over 40% return. Are there any included in your portfolio?Around 12 equity mutual funds delivered over 40% returns since August 15, 2025, led by international and thematic funds. Nippon India Taiwa...
15 Aug, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Feisty Parsi woman unfurled first version of Tiranga in Germany in 1907, spent 35 years in exile, sold her jewellery and funded freedom fightersIndependence Day 2026: In 1907, Madame Bhikaji Cama proudly displayed an Indian national flag in Germany, marking a pivotal moment in the f...
13 Aug, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
India's net direct tax collections jump 23% to Rs 8.11 lakh crore, non-corporate taxes lead gainsIndia's net direct tax collections surged 23.09 percent to ₹8.11 lakh crore as of August 10. Non-corporate tax collections rose significant...
12 Aug, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
State Bank of India returns to dollar debt market, bankers see strong demandState Bank of India is set to re-enter the dollar bond market, marking its first appearance in nearly a year. The nation's leading financia...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Fusion Finance aims to cut microfin share, offer larger retail loansFusion Finance plans to reduce microfinance loans to seventy percent by fiscal 2029. The company will introduce larger individual loans whi...
11 Aug, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
How should my NRI children disclose gifts received from relatives in ITR-2?ET Wealth Reader's Query: My two NRI children are unable to find a field in ITR-2 to disclose gifts received from relatives. The Income Tax...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
PV Sindhu backs plan to monkey-proof Delhi badminton Worlds venue, says ‘you can laugh, but...’To tackle monkey disruptions during the badminton championships, a team of skilled mimics is mimicking langur calls in the stadium. Celebra...
10 Aug, 2026, 11.49 PM IST