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Filing your ITR? Know the updated tax slabs and rules before filing your ITR

Filing your ITR? Know the updated tax slabs and rules before filing your ITR

As per the new tax slabs, individuals with taxable income up to Rs 12 lakh get a full tax rebate under the new regime. Your entire income will be taxed slab-wise, if your taxable income exceeds Rs 12 lakh. The slabs are zero tax for the initial Rs 4 lakh, 5 per cent tax on Rs 4 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, 10 per cent on Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh, and 15 per cent on Rs 12 lakh to Rs 16 lakh, and so forth. Jul 26, 2025
Sensex projected to touch 115,836, Nifty to surpass 43,800 by FY28: Report

Indian Markets post modest weekly decline as Q1 earnings disappoint

The Nifty50 breached the key level of 24,900, and reached 24,837 when the market closed on Friday. FIIs consistently remained net sellers for last five sessions, reflecting broad-based selling pressure. Mid-cap and small-cap indices saw steeper corrections, underperforming the benchmark. Jul 26, 2025
Indian stock market ends sharply lower amid overall heavy selling

Indian stock market ends sharply lower amid overall heavy selling

Sensex closed at 81,463.09, down 721.08 or 0.88 per cent. The 30-share index started the trade in negative territory at 82,066.76 against the previous session's closing of 82,184.17. The UK-India FTA failed to push a rally; instead, the index fell over 950 points to hit an intraday low at 81,397.69. Jul 25, 2025
Sensex, Nifty open lower amid uncertainty around Trump tariffs

Stock market opens lower, auto and metal stocks lead losses

At 9.23 am, Sensex declined 290 points or 0.35 per cent at 81,894 and Nifty was down 110 points or 0.44 per cent at 24,943. Auto stocks were leading the losses with a 0.70 per cent decline. FMCG stock and metal stocks were the other major losers. The Nifty Bank was down by 0.14 per cent at 56,983 points. Jul 25, 2025
Stock market hits 9-month high as Sensex surges past 84,000, Nifty nears 25,650

IEX shares fall 23 pc after CERC approves market coupling

From Rs 187 per piece, shares of IEX fell as much as 10 per cent to Rs 169.10 apiece, as of 9:20 a.m. Since then, the massive selloff has persisted, resulting in the share's current price of 144.66, which has locked it in the lower circuit. Jul 24, 2025
Sensex, Nifty

Indian stock market opens flat, IT stocks under pressure

In the Nifty pack, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories led the gainers (3.07 per cent), followed by Tata Motors (1.51 per cent). Tata Consumer Products, Eicher Motors, JSW Steel and Tata Steel were other major gainers. Trent, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Bajaj Finance were among losers in early trade. Jul 24, 2025
Sensex and Nifty open flat as market prepares for Q1 FY26 earnings season

Indian stock market surges amid value buying, Sensex jumps 540 points

Sensex closed at 82,726.64, up 539.83 or 0.66 per cent. The 30-share index opened with a decent gap-up at 82,451.87 against last session's closing value of 82,186.81. The index soared further to hit an intraday high of 82,786.43, following buying interest in heavyweights like Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank. Jul 23, 2025
ITR filing: Here's why July 23, 2024 cut-off date matters

ITR filing: Here's why July 23, 2024 cut-off date matters

Taxpayers who sold their property, plot of land, or even shares during the financial year 2024–25, can choose between old regime (with indexation) or new regime (without indexation). For the unversed, the indexation benefit brings down the tax liability of a citizen by adjusting the original cost of acquisition of a capital asset for inflation. Jul 23, 2025
Designer deals, deceptive declarations: DRI busts multi-crore luxury furniture import racket

Designer deals, deceptive declarations: DRI busts multi-crore luxury furniture import racket

In parallel, fabricated invoices were obtained through a Singapore-based intermediary in the names of dummy importers falsely declaring the goods as unbranded furniture at significantly undervalued rates to Customs. Once cleared through Customs, the goods were transferred on paper to the intended beneficial owner via a local intermediary created for this purpose, while the goods were directly sent to the customer on the instructions of the beneficial owner. Jul 23, 2025
Markets rebound after 4-day losing streak, Sensex gains 317 points

Sensex and Nifty open higher, auto stocks gain 1 pc

At 9.29 am, Sensex was up 178 points or 0.23 per cent at 82,381 and Nifty was up 64 points or 0.26 per cent at 25,125. Auto stocks were leading the market, while media and realty were lagging behind. Bank stocks showed moderate gains up to 0.09 per cent. Jul 23, 2025