₹50 lakh to ₹1.4 crore: How extending your PPF can add lakhs to your corpus and who should do itPPF maturity presents a choice: withdraw or extend for continued tax-free compounding. While government backing and tax benefits remain att...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Chenab bridge, Vande Bharat Sleeper, 99.6% electrification among Railways' feats in 12 years: GovernmentThe government highlighted significant rail infrastructure achievements over 12 years, including the world's highest Chenab river arch brid...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
ITR filing 2026: 9 key checks every taxpayer must make for AY 2026–27India's income tax administration has become increasingly data-driven, with information from TDS/TCS reporting, SFT filings and other sourc...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Man sold unlisted shares, bought Rs 5.65 cr house, faced income tax scrutiny; he fought back and won in ITAT Delhi despite low income declarationMr. Bansal successfully appealed a tax demand after claiming Section 54F exemption on Rs 7.59 crore long-term capital gains from unlisted s...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Want to exchange old gold for new jewellery? Beware of these taxesIndians exchanging old gold for new should be aware of potential taxes on sales and purchases. The Income Tax Department monitors high-valu...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Pension is salary, family pension is not: Key tax rules pensioners must know before filing ITR for AY 2026-27Pension and family pension are taxed differently under the Income-Tax Act, yet many taxpayers continue to confuse the two while filing retu...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Builder delayed possession and charged Rs 75 lakh extra on the basis of super area instead of carpet area; homebuyers partly win case in Punjab RERA for delayed possessionHomebuyers in Amritsar received partial victory from Punjab RERA regarding delayed possession. The authority ordered the builder to pay int...
30 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
There are bulls and bears, and also ducks. When Warren Buffett warned against being a stock market duckWarren Buffett mentioned a metaphor that should haunt every investor who has ever felt clever during a rising market: The preening duck tha...
28 May, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
DU first year student drugged with cold coffee, raped by three for four days in LucknowA Delhi University student was allegedly raped repeatedly over four days in Lucknow after being coerced off a train. Two known acquaintance...
25 May, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
New PAN norms 2026: Where quoting is relaxed and where it’s now mandatoryNew Income Tax Rules, 2026 have relaxed PAN quoting for several transactions, including cash deposits and debit card applications. However,...
23 May, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Man pays zero tax on Rs 5 crore land sales despite filing ITR after deadline; ITAT Mumbai rules in his favour for this reasonA Mumbai man successfully claimed a tax exemption on Rs 5 crore land sales despite filing his ITR after the deadline. The ITAT Mumbai ruled...
22 May, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
CCPA slaps Rs 15 lakh penalty on two coaching institutes for misleading ads on JEE, NEET resultsConsumer protection regulator CCPA has fined Motion Education and Career Line Coaching for misleading ads. These institutes published ads a...
15 May, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
EC rolls out SIR Phase III across India except J&K, Ladakh & Himachal PradeshThe Election Commission of India has launched Phase III of its Special Intensive Revision exercise. This initiative will update electoral r...
14 May, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
09 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
ITR filing 2026: Don’t miss these key income tax deadlines for FY 2025–26 (AY 2026-27)Navigating income tax deadlines for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27) is crucial to avoid penalties. The Income Tax Department has set specific due d...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
Budget 2022: Is there another tax amnesty scheme?To find a way around, governments usually announce an "income-tax amnesty scheme" whereby tax defaulters are given the opportunity to decla...
05 Feb, 2022, 06.58 AM IST
Linking Aadhaar and PAN is not mandatory for all. Read who all are exemptLinking PAN with Aadhaar has now become compulsory. But the govt has exempted a few class of individuals from it, subject to certain condit...
05 Jul, 2017, 10.52 AM IST