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Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sc-to-speak-to-parents-before-deciding-on-passive-euthanasia-plea-125121801155_1.html The report was sought in connection with the father’s plea seeking permission for passive euthanasia through the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment The Court

Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/personal-finance/tax/story/cutting-ltcg-mainly-benefits-the-rich-dont-call-it-a-middle-class-issue-tax-expert-on-capital-gains-tax-regime-507281-2025-12-18 Official Income Tax Department data for Assessment Year 2023-24 shows that total LTCG reported by taxpayers stood at Rs 8.58 lakh crore, spread

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/i-have-a-5-year-cumulative-fd-do-i-need-to-pay-income-tax-on-interest-annually-or-at-maturity/articleshow/126031928.cms Listen to this article in summarized format These are a set of queries raised by ET Wealth readers, which have been answered by

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/taxpayer-earned-rs-81-crore-tax-exempt-income-tax-dept-disallowed-tax-exemption-on-rs-17-crore-income-taxpayer-fights-and-wins-case-in-itat-delhi/articleshow/126050790.cms Listen to this article in summarized format Section 14A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 prevents taxpayers from claiming any tax deductions for expenses related to

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/got-foreign-asset-or-income-related-intimation-from-income-tax-dept-heres-what-cas-tell-what-you-should-do-now/articleshow/126053456.cms Listen to this article in summarized format The Income Tax Department is reaching out to taxpayers with bulk emails about disclosing foreign assets/income information for

lipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/i-t-dept-clarifies-why-intimations-on-property-deals-foreign-assets-and-ais-mismatches-are-being-sent/articleshow/126059022.cms Listen to this article in summarized format On December 18, 2025, at 5.58 PM, the Income Tax Department announced that they have received some references

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/days-of-largesse-forex-flows-over-sbi-report/article70408173.ece ERD officials emphasised that while the rupee is the most depreciated currency, it is not the most volatile. ERD officials said past trends

lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/axis-bank-google-pay-launch-co-branded-credit-card/article70407707.ece The card enables users to pay at millions of offline merchants or in apps and earn and redeem reward points instantly Axis Bank

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/simply-essential/article70407190.ece SIM binding to phones can check cyber crime Towards cyber protection | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S The Department of Telecom’s move to

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/interest-rates-unlikely-to-dip-in-the-medium-term/article70408272.ece This is due to a combination of factors — tariff uncertainty, weakening currency, high global rates Uncertain times: Rate dynamics | Photo Credit:

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/income-tax-dept-emails-flag-cash-deposits-property-deals-what-to-do-125121700967_1.html Emails about high-value transactions in Annual Information Statements nudge people on compliance processes, say experts Photo: ANI/Twitter Listen to This Article Some taxpayers

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/trai-directs-irdai-entities-to-use-1600-series-by-feb-15-2026-125121701061_1.html Trai has asked insurance-sector entities regulated by IRDAI to move service and transactional calls to 1600-series numbers by February 15, 2026, to curb

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/bring-clear-statutory-timelines-for-nclat-select-committee-on-ibc-bill-125121701051_1.html A parliamentary select committee has flagged the absence of timelines for the NCLAT in the IBC Amendment Bill, 2025, and proposed a three-month

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/axis-to-hire-50-private-bankers-to-target-wealth-boom-in-india/article70399511.ece The firm is expanding its team of bankers across locations to cater to the growing needs of high-net-worth individual and ultra-high net-worth individual

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/sbi-launches-yono-20-to-hire-10000-staff-to-shift-customers-to-digital-channels/article70400400.ece The revamped Yono app, which works across mobile, tablet and desktop platforms, is aimed at competing with payment majors such as Google Pay

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/experiment-down-under/article70388492.ece Australia’s social media ban for children, a useful precedent Australia has banned multiple social media platforms for children under 16  | Photo Credit:

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/google-lines-up-collaborations-pledges-funding-for-ai-push-in-healthcare-agriculture/article70402054.ece Google said it is providing Wadhwani AI with $4.5 million in funding to support multilingual AI-powered applications for health and agriculture, according to

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/sebi-clears-7-ipos-worth-over-6000-crore/article70403501.ece The companies that received SEBI approval include Fusion CX, Orient Cables India, RSB Retail India, Lohia Corp, SFC Environmental Technologies, Turtlemint Fintech Solutions