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Vodafone Idea (Vi) will pay the government Rs 1,144 crore over the next 10 years, with the remaining adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues — frozen at Rs 87,695 crore — to be paid in instalments starting March 2036, the company said on Friday, reported PTI.The Union Cabinet has frozen Vi’s AGR dues at Rs 87,695…

Sameer Gupta, National Tax Leader, EY India The Income-tax Act, 2025, marks a comprehensive overhaul of India’s six-decade-old direct tax law, replacing the Income-tax Act, 1961, with a simplified, principle-based framework. Aimed at reducing litigation and improving tax certainty, the new law seeks to streamline provisions, remove redundancies, and align tax administration with a digital-first…

Making a case for maintaining the status quo on interest rates, PwC Partner and Economic Advisory Services leader Ranen Banerjee said any rate cut at this stage would amount to “wasting a bullet” at a time when economic growth is robust and inflation remains benign.The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to reduce the policy…

Gold futures saw a slight uptick on Friday morning, after a choppy week of trading. On the MCX, gold for the February 5 contract was quoted at Rs 1,37,805 per 10 grams, up Rs 63 or 0.05%. However, the broader tone for gold remained weak, as a stronger US dollar and ongoing adjustments in commodity…

Equity mutual fund inflows declined by over 6% to Rs 28,054 crore in December, even as investor interest in equities and gold remained intact amid heavy redemptions from debt schemes, data released by industry body AMFI showed on Friday.The moderation in equity inflows came from Rs 29,911 crore in November, though collections were still higher…

Dinesh Kanabar, Chairman & CEO, Dhruva Advisors The Income-tax Act, 2025, which is slated to come into force from 1 April 2026, is the product of an extensive consultative exercise, involving a Parliamentary Committee, wide-ranging stakeholder representations, and detailed deliberations before its eventual enactment. Against this backdrop, it would ordinarily be expected that the forthcoming…

The steady exit of overseas funds has intensified the weakness in benchmark indices. (AI image) Stock market crash: Equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, have plunged by over 2% in the last few trading sessions, with both indices seeing the fifth consecutive day of crash on Friday. Concerns over global trade tensions and political…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, rose in trade on Friday after days of fall. While Nifty50 was above 25,900, BSE Sensex was up almost 150 points. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,922.45, up 46 points or 0.18%. BSE Sensex was at 84,327.52, up…

Stock market traded in red on Friday, as NSE benchmark Nifty50 remained below 26,000 levels and BSE Sensex tanked over 400 points. Nifty50 trimmed 130 points or 0.50% to reach 25,746. BSE benchmark Sensex also dipped 433 points to 83,747 at 12:11 pm. Benchmark indices opened lower amid concerns over the US threat of imposing…

The intraday setup favors a sell-on-rise approach in the ₹1,37,800–₹1,38,000 range. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold price rally appears to be losing steam for now, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities.Gold February futures on MCX are trading near ₹1,37,800 after a sharp pullback from higher levels. The…