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Did Budget 2026 leave you richer or poorer? Find out here

For households with financial ties beyond India’s borders, Budget 2026 brings a clutch of changes that promise immediate cash-flow relief and simpler compliance, even as…

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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 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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‘Holy moly!’: Bengaluru CEO reacts to Budget 2026 announcement on Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB)

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced in her Budget 2026 speech that an exemption from capital gains for Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) will…

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Tiger Global’s $1.6 billion Flipkart exit taxable in India: Supreme Court| Business News

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that capital gains arising from American investment firm Tiger Global’s $1.6-billion stake sale in Flipkart to Walmart in 2018…

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Tax Relief Mooted for SWFs to Boost Equity Inflows
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India mulls tax exemption for sovereign wealth funds’ equity gains amid heavy foreign outflows

Mumbai: Amid a large stock sell-off by foreign fund managers in 2025, New Delhi has received a proposal to exempt Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and…

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India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights

NEW DELHI: India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units…

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