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Budget 2026 extends tax filing deadlines, simplifies forms for individual taxpayers| Business News

The Union Budget 2026–27 did not introduce any changes to income tax rates, but announced several targeted measures to ease the compliance burden for individuals…

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Tax exempted for motor accident compensations| Business News

In a move aimed at easing the financial burden on accident victims, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2026 speech, proposed a complete…

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Stock buybacks to be taxed as capital gains| Business News

In Budget 2026, the government proposed taxing share buybacks as capital gains rather than dividend income. The move addresses a complex and widely criticised tax…

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Income-tax and customs reforms aimed at easing the compliance burden| Business News

The Union budget 2026 leaves headline tax rates unchanged, focusing on simplifying compliance, providing more certainty and building trust between the taxpayer and the State….

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MCX gold rate falls 2.87%; Sensex, Nifty 50 in a rebound| Business News

Updated on: Feb 02, 2026 11:44:08 AM IST The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: India’s stock…

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Global gold prices plunge after biggest drop in a decade as rally unwinds| Business News

Gold prices fell, following its biggest plunge in more than a decade, and silver whipsawed in choppy trading after a dramatic pullback from record highs….

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Income Tax Dept clarifies on changes in ‘buyback tax’| Business News

The Income Tax Department has issued a clarification on how “buyback tax” has changed with Union Budget 2026, to the benefit of small shareholders. Image…

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Ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Budget| Business News

India’s former G20 Sherpa and ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Sunday highlighted how the Union Budget is “very responsible and fiscally prudent,” saying it…

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Sensex, Nifty 50 record worst budget-day trading in at least six years| Business News

India’s stock market recorded its worst budget day in six years after the Union Budget 2026 proposed a higher tax to curb F&O trading and…

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Proposed telecom outlay raised 38% to ₹73,990 crore, BSNL gets ₹28,473 crore| Business News

The government has proposed to increase the outlay for the telecom ministry to ₹73,990 crore, mainly due to a significant rise in capital infusion for…

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