Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/finance/news/2026-banking-outlook-nims-stable-assets-healthy-liquidity-key-lifeline-126010400369_1.html After margin pressure and muted credit in 2025, banks enter 2026 with hopes of credit revival, stable asset quality and more investments, though
Month: January 2026
*Don’t let the dogs down – The HinduBusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/dont-let-the-dogs-down/article70471560.ece Community dog numbers can be managed without cruelty, through Animal Birth Control Animal Birth Control involves sterilising the animal and returning it to
Growth-inflation data will determine MPC’s future actions: Nagesh Kumar | Finance Interviews – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/finance/interviews/growth-inflation-data-will-determine-mpc-s-future-actions-nagesh-kumar-126010400409_1.html The celebrations of this ‘Goldilocks moment’, however, were tempered by trends for October 2025 published only a few days later, suggesting that economic
Budget 2026: How FM Nirmala Sitharaman transformed India’s income tax regime from 2019 to 2025 – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/personal-finance/tax/story/budget-2026-how-nirmala-sitharaman-transformed-indias-income-tax-regime-from-2019-to-2025-509282-2026-01-03 Between 2019 and 2025, FM Nirmala Sitharaman quietly rewired India’s income tax system through a series of calibrated reforms rather than one sweeping
Puzzling growth – Opinion News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/puzzling-growth/4097275/ Price deceleration may be signalling a serious demand constraint India’s GDP Paradox: Why 8.2% Real Growth and a Falling Deflator Signal a Demand
Free legal help on WhatsApp: How govt’s Nyaya Setu chatbot can assist in property, divorce cases – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/free-legal-help-on-whatsapp-how-govts-nyaya-setu-chatbot-can-assist-in-property-divorce-cases/articleshow/126333243.cms On January 1, 2026, the Ministry of Law And Justice rolled out the Nyaya Setu legal service on WhatsApp. This service, from the Ministry of Law and
*Flat buyers cannot get society membership without clearing pending dues: HC | Mumbai news
Clipped from: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/flat-buyers-cannot-get-society-membership-without-clearing-pending-dues-hc-101763751735388.html The court said that under section 154B (7) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, no transfer becomes effective unless outstanding dues pertaining to
*Labour Ministry proposes 90-day annual work threshold for gig worker social security – The HinduBusinessLine
lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/labour-ministry-proposes-90-day-annual-work-threshold-for-gig-worker-social-security/article70466754.ece A gig worker, or a platform worker, will be considered to be engaged with an aggregator for one day if they have earned
*Labour Ministry publishes draft rules; gig workers’ unions seek clarity | Industry News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/govt-publishes-draft-rules-gig-workers-unions-seek-clarity-126010200012-126010201091_1.html Draft rules under the new Labour Codes set minimum work-day criteria for gig workers to access social security benefits, prompting unions to seekclarity
*Will is the last word in inheritance with probate now struck off – Money News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/will-is-the-last-word-in-inheritance-with-probate-now-struck-off-4095729/ The Indian government has abolished the mandatory requirement to probate a Will, a major reform under the Repealing and Amending Act, 2025. This
***Gratuity payment after 1 year of service for salaried employees under fixed-term employment; know how it works and who is eligible for it? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/gratuity-payment-after-1-year-of-service-for-salaried-employees-under-fixed-term-employment-know-how-it-works-and-who-are-eligible-for-it/articleshow/125556010.cms The new labour codes which were incorporated into the labour laws on November 21, 2025, brought about significant changes in the way employees
*Man nominated son for family pension but court granted pension to separated wife instead; here’s what decided it – The Economic Times
lipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/man-nominated-son-for-family-pension-but-court-granted-pension-to-separated-wife-instead-heres-what-decided-it/articleshow/125580435.cms The Allahabad High Court has ruled that family pensions are statutory and not something an employee can control on their own; they are recognized
*****Resigned or fired? Employees will now get full and final settlement money in just 2 days under new labour law – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/resigned-or-fired-employees-will-now-get-full-and-final-settlement-money-in-just-2-days-under-new-labour-law/articleshow/125589897.cms With the new labour code in place, several small details that were either informal or handled differently by various companies have now been
Big gain for fixed term contractual employees as they now get these benefits under new labour law; Check details – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/big-gain-for-fixed-term-contractual-employees-as-they-now-get-these-benefits-under-new-labour-law-check-details/articleshow/125501644.cms On November 21, 2025, the Indian government notified four new labour codes which are now incorporated into the existing labour law. These four
Termination to be less painful under new labour codes: Employees to get funds for re-skilling in addition to retrenchment compensation – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/termination-to-be-less-painful-in-labour-codes-employees-to-get-funds-for-re-skilling-in-addition-to-retrenchment-compensation/articleshow/125580060.cms The new labour codes that have come into effect from November 21, 2025, have brought in a lot of benefits for both fixed-term and permanent
New Labour Code 2025 brings big relief: Faster action on unpaid salary & workplace disputes – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/new-labour-code-2025-brings-big-relief-faster-action-on-unpaid-salary-workplace-disputes/articleshow/125841977.cms The new Labour Codes 2025, which were incorporated in the existing labour laws from November 21, 2025, bring several positive changes for both
Termination to be less painful under new labour codes: Employees to get funds for re-skilling in addition to retrenchment compensation – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/termination-to-be-less-painful-in-labour-codes-employees-to-get-funds-for-re-skilling-in-addition-to-retrenchment-compensation/articleshow/125580060.cms The new labour codes that have come into effect from November 21, 2025, have brought in a lot of benefits for both fixed-term and permanent
ESIC benefits widen under new Labour Code 2025— who gains now – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/esic-benefits-widen-under-new-labour-code-2025-who-gains-now/articleshow/126306428.cms The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has announced that more employees can now access ESI benefits following the notification of the Labour Code 2025 (Code on Social Security, 2020)
NRI woman earns Rs 1.35 crore from mutual funds, pays zero tax in India, gets income tax notice: How India-Singapore DTAA saved her – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/nri-woman-earns-rs-1-35-crore-from-mutual-funds-pays-zero-tax-in-india-gets-income-tax-notice-how-india-singapore-dtaa-saved-her/articleshow/126307115.cms A Mumbai-based woman who is a tax resident of Singapore, sold some of her debt and equity mutual fund investments in India and claimed tax