Parliament completes Budgetary exercise amid ruckus

Parliamentary approval for the Budget for 2023-24 was on Monday completed after Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill with a fresh amendment and Rajya Sabha gave its nod to all the three related......

About time Modi spends money on military!

The political-electoral calculus favours spending thousands of crores on vanity projects like Sardar Patel's statue and the Central Vista over building up our military to handle the confrontations......

Will STT Curb F&O Trading?

Brokers believe that the higher charges may not completely deter investors from taking bets in F&O but could help cool down some activity, as the threshold to break even rises. Illustration:......

Brokerages revise fee as true-to-label norms kick in

Leading brokerages have revised their charges with the true-to-label norms by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) kicking in from Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Stock markets edge down on STT, LTCG hike

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty settled marginally lower in volatile trade on Tuesday as the government proposed to hike securities transaction tax on futures & options in the budget for 2024-25.......

Net direct tax mop up rises 16% to Rs 9.95 lakh cr till Sep 17

Net direct tax collection grew 16.12 per cent to over Rs 9.95 lakh crore so far this fiscal on higher advance tax mop up. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Refunds worth over Rs 2.05 lakh......