Budget 2026: When retirement becomes a tax trap – why India’s salary earners need urgent relief

India’s salaried class feels squeezed—not because they don’t want to pay taxes, but because the system increasingly treats retirement savings as a luxury. (AI image) For a country that prides itself on a thriving middle class, India’s tax treatment of retirement savings has begun to feel oddly out of step with economic reality. Over the…

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Hyderabad startup SmartGreen Aquaculture sets up India’s 1st inland trout farming project in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: SmartGreen Aquaculture (SGA), a Hyderabad-based startup, has set up what is touted as India’s first inland, premium trout farming facility in Kandukur mandal of Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, at an initial investment of $6 million (approx. Rs 54 crore).The facility, based on the sustainable recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology…

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U.S. stocks show little reaction to Trump’s extraordinary Venezuela action. Why investors see a bull case

The stock market showed little reaction to President Donald Trump‘s extraordinary action in Venezuela as investors bet the attack, as well as the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro, would not lead to a bigger geopolitical conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 343 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose Monday, up…

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From classrooms to careers, human capital takes centre stage in India’s AI push | India News

NEW DELHI: From retooling classrooms to future-proofing jobs, India’s artificial intelligence strategy is decisively shifting towards people-first reform. Senior policymakers, academic leaders and industry experts on Monday flagged lifelong learning, human augmentation and inclusive skilling as central to India’s AI journey at a high-level Human Capital Working Group meeting hosted at IIT Guwahati.The two-day meeting…

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US stock market: Wall Street opens higher in first full trading week of 2026, tech & energy stocks rise; impacted by Maduro’s capture

US Wall Street opened higher on Monday as tech stocks bounced back and energy shares climbed after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation over the weekend. The Monday session, marks the opening for the first full week of trading in 2026. US markets opened for the first time in the…

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Polymarket expands beyond politics and sports with real estate prediction markets

Crypto traders can now bet on housing market prices after Polymarket and real estate data provider Parcl announced a partnership to build a new suite of housing price prediction markets. The partnership will be powered by Parcl’s daily home-price indices, according to a press release. Under the agreement, Parcl will supply independent daily housing indices…

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JPMorgan forms special advisory group to share some of bank’s ‘secret sauce’ with clients

The traditional role of an investment banker is to provide advice on deals and financings. But JPMorgan’s bankers recently began noticing that clients were asking for more from the firm – like how the nation’s largest bank was navigating artificial intelligence or what cybersecurity practices it used.  Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon had an idea:…

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Mamdani letter on Umar Khalid: Ex-Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan defends New York mayor – watch | India News

Prithviraj Chavan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday came out in support of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani for writing a letter to 2020 Delhi riots co-accused Umar Khalid.Chavan said that, as a person of Indian origin, Mamdani had “every right to intervene.”Also Read:…

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