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US markets raise toast to dems’ victory, key indices rise over 2%; gold soars too

MUMBAI: Sensex rose for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, resulting in the benchmark index gaining 4,055 points or 5.5% during this stretch. FPIs have played a key role in this run, having turned net buyers.After a muted start to the session, the index reversed course as the US mid-term election results began pointing to…

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Ficci seeks exemption from LTCG for listed shares

NEW DELHI: Industry body Ficci has sought restoration of long-term capital gains tax (LTCG) exemption on listed securities, while “appropriately” raising the securities transaction tax (STT) on delivery-based transactions to protect govt revenue.During a pre-budget meeting with revenue secretary Arvind Shrivastava on Wednesday, the industry lobby group also suggested that the regime should be maintained…

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Government eyes 15k crore from PSU land monetisation

NEW DELHI: The Centre is on course to monetise land worth Rs 15,000 crore belonging to central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) during the current financial year through National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC), with transactions amounting to Rs 9,000 crore already finalised so far this year, an official told TOI.The land monetisation pipeline for this year…

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Trump tariff taxes Republicans: What US midterm results mean for Indian H-1B visa holders, Russian oil & trade deal

American voters have handed control of the US Congress to the opposition Democratic Party. US President Donald Trump has suffered a major blow in midterm elections with Republicans losing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.In a significant rebuke to Trump, American voters on Tuesday handed control of the US Congress to…

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Pistachios vanish from Diwali gift boxes as prices nearly double, almond rates also up 20%; companies add seeds and berries as dry fruit costs jump 25-40%

The overall basket of nuts and dry fruits has become 25-40% more expensive year-on-year. Your dry fruits box this Diwali may look very different! With the cost of dry fruits going up, retailers are looking at alternatives to fill in the boxes this time.For example, pistachios are becoming increasingly scarce in Diwali gift hampers this…

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AI weighs ordering more wide body aircraft: Air India CEO

To focus on boosting revenue, reducing cost & regain market share: GebremariamNEW DELHI: Having “punched below its weight” for too long, Air India is now considering a fresh order for more wide body aircraft to “regain market share from competition ” as that “business belongs to AI”.While the “short-term” poses multiple “challenges”, the “long term…

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Cyber risks: Banks working on coordinated response

MUMBAI: The banking industry is working on a coordinated response to rising cybersecurity risks, with banks looking to establish a structured mechanism for sharing information on cyber incidents and an industry-level sandbox to test frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models in a regulated environment.State Bank of India chairman CS Setty said Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) was…

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Five common types of income tax notices: Why you could get them & what’s the recommended action

While the tax system uses various section numbers, almost every notice a taxpayer receives falls into one of five common categories. By Archit GuptaEvery ITR filing season, when an email from the Income Tax Department lands in someone’s inbox, the immediate reaction is panic. People instinctively view a tax notice as a challenge to their…

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