ICAI proposes that married couples be given the option to file a single, joint return. (AI image) Pre-budget suggestions are pouring in, in the North Block. As the government gears up to present the 2026 budget, one proposal stands out for its potential impact on millions of households: optional joint taxation for married couples. It…
IREN (IREN), a bitcoin miner, completed a refinancing that combined a $2.3 billion convertible senior-note offering with a $544.3 million repurchase of existing convertible notes. The new issuance includes $1 billion of 0.25% notes due 2032, $1 billion of 1% notes due 2033 and a fully exercised $300 million greenshoe to meet excess demand. IREN…
If you are planning to buy gold jewellery worth more than Rs 2 lakh or open a demat account without a PAN, the new income tax framework has an important update for you. From April 1, old Form 60 has been replaced by Form 97, but PAN remains compulsory for several high-value purchases and financial…
The ongoing Middle East crisis has triggered concerns over the supply of several essential commodities, including fertilisers. Addressing these worries, the government on Saturday said the country’s fertiliser availability remains stable, assuring that existing stocks of urea and other key crop nutrients are “more than adequate”.Speaking at an inter-ministerial media briefing on the situation related…
Commercial vessels are seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Bettors on the prediction markets platform Kalshi don’t think the Strait of Hormuz will be open to normal traffic flows for months. Odds that traffic will return to normal by June 1 fell below 50% on…
Bitcoin’s dip to around $75,500 briefly pushed the price just below Strategy’s (MSTR) average purchase cost of roughly $76,037 per coin. That may sound alarming at first glance, and it technically puts Michael Saylor’s firm underwater on its bitcoin holdings, but it doesn’t fundamentally change the company’s financial position. There is no balance sheet stress…
ED questions TMC MLA in Kolkata land-grabbing case; I-T raids home, poll office ahead of Bengal vote NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into Trinamool Congress MLA Debasish Kumar in an alleged land-grabbing and illegal construction case in Kolkata, questioning him multiple times while the Income Tax Department conducted raids at…
NEW DELHI: With the Class X and XII board examinations set to begin from February 17, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday launched the first phase of its annual free psycho-social counselling services to help students cope with exam-related stress and anxiety.The support initiative, which commenced on January 6 and will continue…
Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West proposed the new tax back in November 2025. The trade union suggested that the new tax would bring in up…
FPI inflow in indian stock market MUMBAI: In the first three days of the current month, foreign funds have net sold Indian stocks worth more than $800 million, thus weighing on the rupee, market players said. So far in 2025, net outflow by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from the cash segment of the stock market…
