GST Council to consider 17-day refund timeline, faster registrations
The GST Council, meeting Thursday, will seek to slash the refund period to around 17 days, which will include a maximum 10 days for acknowledgement,…
Escape cloud bills? Synology BeeStation keeps your local files always accessible
Par for the course (at least for consumers) with network-attached storage, or NAS, is a sense of trepidation. This usually revolves around the complexity of…
Zomint: Wealthtech startup Zomint raises Rs 36 crore from Lightspeed, Prime Venture Partners
Wealth management platform Zomint has raised Rs 36 crore ($3.75 million) from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Prime Venture Partners in its maiden funding round, as…
More RBI rate hikes loading? Decoding what Malhotra’s ‘caliberated tightening’ stance means
After cutting rates by 125 basis points in 2025 and then keeping the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for four straight policy reviews, the Reserve…
Next-gen GST reforms: Single registration, easier input tax credit among key MSME demands
The 57th GST Council meeting, now slated for October 8, 2026 (Thursday), is likely to consider several proposals aimed at easing compliance burden for small…
RBI MPC Key Takeaways 2026: Repo rate hiked to 5.50%, FY27 GDP growth forecast raised to 7.1%
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, raised the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to…
RBI raises repo rate by 25 points in first hike in four years, loan EMIs may rise
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking its first rate hike in…
Sensex, Nifty today: Markets open lower ahead of RBI policy; Sensex falls 446 points, Nifty slips 161
Stock markets opened lower on Wednesday tracking weak global cues and a negative signal from GIFT Nifty. Nifty went through one of its longest losing…
Auto dealers warn price hike could hit GST-led sales boom
Automobile dealers are warning carmakers that price hikes could wipe out the benefit of last year’s goods and services tax (GST) cut, potentially slowing the…
India and US trade deal still have a few stubborn cards to play: Fitch unit
India and the US are likely to eventually conclude an interim trade agreement, but a near-term breakthrough looks unlikely as the two sides remain divided…