PERM certifications at 13 IT companies fell to 607 in 9 months from 1,670 in FY25

BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared with 1,670 in…

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Economic settlement not resolved: Mallika, Lakshmi

CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement on the division…

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He gave up his land for road widening and got TDRs which he sold for Rs 6.02 crore to a builder; landowner gets tax notice, ITAT rules proceeds taxable as capital gains but allows land cost deduction

The tribunal delivered its ruling on August 14, 2026. (Image for representative purpose only) You get Transferable Development Rights from the government by giving up a part of your land and sell them to a builder. Are you liable to pay capital gains tax?In one such case a landowner received Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) but…

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Abolish long-term capital gains tax for equity: SBI Research recommends, says ‘government must anchor hot money flows’

Foreign investors have sold Indian equities worth Rs 44,166 crore so far in October. With foreign investors pulling money out of Indian equities, economists at the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), have proposed scrapping the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on equity investments to encourage investors to remain invested for longer periods.“The…

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IIT-Bombay report recommends cutting UPI MDR from 0.4% to 0.08%; says banks should give up their share as they earned Rs 4.85 lakh crore from CASA deposits in FY26

The report further suggested that banks could set aside around 3% of the funds that CASA depositors forgo through lower interest earnings. With a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on merchant UPI transactions being announced above Rs 2,000, professors at IIT-Bombay have come out with a report proposing reducing the MDR to 0.08% from 0.40%.The report’s…

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After launching Vande Bharat sleeper train with 16 coaches, Indian Railways now bets on 24-coach variant of new train with pantry car and features better than Rajdhani Express

ICF has said in the past that its 24-car Vande Bharat sleeper will be one of the longest sleeper trains being produced in India. After rolling out 16-coach Vande Bharat sleeper trains, Indian Railways is now eyeing a 24-coach train set that will cater to longer distance overnight journeys. The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai…

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Sunil Bharti Mittal gets highest French civilian award

NEW DELHI: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman, has been named a Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by French President Emmanuel Macron.Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Légion d’Honneur is the highest civilian award bestowed by the French Republic….

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