Union Budget 2026: Investing in an overseas house property

Indians are increasingly investing in real estate overseas. Even salaried individuals are doing so driven by factors like children studying abroad and investment diversification. For resident individuals, such purchases are governed by RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), which allows outward remittances of up to $250,000 per person in a financial year. Families often pool individual…

Read More

Bitcoin rebounds above $75,000 after brief slide as thin liquidity keeps traders on edge

Bitcoin BTC$78,358.92 traded back above $76,000 after a short-lived break of support, where it tested $74,000, highlighting the fragile balance between dip buyers and forced sellers in a market still short on “depth.” (CoinDesk) The quick V-shaped move stemmed from order book dynamics where liquidity has dried, allowing buy/sell trades to have an outsized impact…

Read More

Union Budget 2026: Gandhi gets a recall via Gram Swaraj scheme

Amid controversy over the Father of the Nation’s name being dropped from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the FM on Sunday announced the launch of Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj scheme to strengthen khadi, handloom and handicrafts.“This will help in global market linkage and branding. It will streamline and support training, skilling, quality of process…

Read More

Budget 2026: Helping hand for those who need it most

To ensure persons with disabilities (PwDs) get dignified livelihood opportunities and timely access to assistive devices, the govt on Sunday announced the ‘Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana’ and the ‘Divyang Sahara Yojana’.Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the ‘kaushal yojana’ for livelihood and the ‘sahara yojana’ for assistive devices are “fundamental needs” for PwDs.Noting that IT, animation, visual…

Read More

Bitcoin holds below $80,000 as January prediction contracts miss liquidation-driven slide: Asia Morning Briefing

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin’s latest slide exposed a familiar pattern in crypto markets: probability gauges…

Read More