Salaried taxpayers alert! What is your year-end tax readiness? Check list of important documents & top things to keep in mind

With March 31, 2026, serving as the definitive cut-off, only those investments and expenditures completed on or before this date qualify for tax benefits. (AI image) As the financial year draws to a close, millions of salaried taxpayers across India enter a decisive phase. What was once a routine process of submitting investment proofs to…

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Middle East conflict raises near-term risks for India but long-term growth outlook remains strong: RBI MPC member

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could pose short-term challenges for the Indian economy by pushing up oil prices and disrupting trade flows, though the country’s long-term growth trajectory is unlikely to be significantly affected, according to Nagesh Kumar, an external member of the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).In an emailed…

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Short seller Culper Research says ether tokenomics is ‘impaired’

Short seller Culper Research is betting against ether (ETH) and ETH-linked stocks such as BitMine (BMNR), arguing that the network’s economics deteriorated following Ethereum’s latest network upgrade. The firm said in a Thursday report that the December 2025 upgrade dubbed Fusaka flooded the network with excess blockspace and has “impaired ETH tokenomics.” That drove transaction…

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Bihar Rajya Sabha Elections: Rajya Sabha polls: Political tie-ups against NDA face acid test in Bihar, Odisha | India News

JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in…

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Middle East heat may ripple across India’s energy supply chain, flags Goldman Sachs

As tensions continue to heat up in the Middle East, concerns are raising about disruptions to one of the world’s most critical energy shipping routes, the Strait of Hormuz. Any disruption could significantly affect major oil-importing countries such as India, as the narrow Strait of Hormuz is central to global energy trade. The strait sees…

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India in ‘comfortable position’ on energy amid Middle East crisis; Australia, Canada offer gas supplies: Report

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reiterated that it’s in a comfortable position with regards to energy supply, amid the Middle East tensions.Country’s energy situation is being reviewed twice a day and remains in a comfortable position on energy security despite the escalating tensions in West Asia, government sources, cited by ANI, said. India Confident To…

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India seeks US-backed insurance cover for oil tankers as Middle East tensions threaten energy supplies

India is seeking support from the United States to secure marine insurance cover for vessels transporting oil from the Middle East, as the government looks to ensure continuity of energy supplies amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior oil ministry official told PTI.The move comes as the widening conflict in West Asia has…

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Ripple adds Coinbase’s BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL futures to its $3 trillion prime brokerage

Ripple, the blockchain firm closely associated with the XRP Ledger (XRP) network, said Thursday that clients on its Ripple Prime platform can now trade the full range of crypto futures listed on Coinbase Derivatives. The move gives institutions a new way to access regulated crypto derivatives within a market overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading…

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