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SN Subrahmanyan can be seen advocating for working Sundays. After Infosys’ Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour work week controversy, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan has stirred a fresh debate on work-life balance with his advocacy of 90 hour work weeks. In an undated video, which is going viral on social media, SN Subrahmanyan can be seen advocating for working Sundays.His …

The Income Tax Act, 1961’s old tax regime provides various tax exemptions and deductions. (AI image) Income Tax Filing FY 2024-25: Employers are currently requesting salaried employees to provide documentation of tax-saving investments and expenses if they wish to reduce their tax liability. These documents are essential to prevent complete tax deduction at source (TDS) from the salary. Most employees …

Budget 2025: EY has also recommended that the government reduce income tax rates. (AI image) Budget 2025 income tax expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should consider raising the basic exemption limit from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh under the new tax regime, says EY in its pre-Budget 2025 recommendations.EY, a leading consultancy firm among the big four, has …

The question uppermost in everyone’s mind is will the old tax regime be abolished in the Budget 2025? Well, this remains to be seen…Currently, India’s income tax structure offers two distinct regime: the old regime with various exemptions and deductions, and the new tax regime with simplified, lower tax rates but fewer benefits. The new Income-Tax (I-T) regime, which was …

Despite India’s impressive 25% annualised growth in recent years, HSBC considers this rate unsustainable. (AI image) HSBC has revised its stance on India to ‘Neutral’ from ‘overweight’. It has also set a BSE Sensex target of Rs 85,990 for 2025, citing reduced corporate profits and high valuations as primary concerns.Despite India’s impressive 25% annualised growth in recent years, HSBC considers …

The Indian diaspora is the largest overseas diaspora in the world. As of May 21, 2024, there are 35.4 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origins (PIOs) living outside of India, largely in UAE and the US. The Finance Act, 2020 made far reaching changes in determining tax residency for NRIs/PIOs who come on a visit to India. …

Breaking above 23,800 could signal an upward movement, with support at 23,496, according to Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Thursday. While BSE Sensex was below the 78,000 mark, Nifty50 was below 23,650. At 9:16 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 77,943.31, down …

Top stock picks for today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sagar Doshi, Senior Vice President- Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, Minda Corporation, Oberoi Realty, and OIL are the top stock picks for today. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for January 9, 2025:NiftyNifty saw a bout of short covering in second half …

MUMBAI: Adani Wilmar (AWL) will leverage the strong distribution network of its core edible oils business to expand the growth of its broader consumer goods portfolio, following Adani Group’s exit from the staples business, sources said. “Just as ITC used its strong cigarette business to expand into FMCG, AWL is set to use its dominant edible oil business as a …

NEW DELHI: State-run explorer ONGC has decided to rope in BP as technical partner to boost oil and gas production from Mumbai High India’s crown jewel, which will become the UK major’s second operating project in India and mark the first notable MNC entry in the country’s upstream sector following reforms initiated by the Narendra Modi government.BP bagged the 10-year …