Businesses with turnover above ₹10 crore must track supplier purchases beyond ₹50 lakh and deduct tax before payment under Section 194Q, with the removal of seller-side collection making buyer compliance the central obligation. Businesses that buy large volumes of goods…
Auditing recurring charges, separating variable spending and planning for renewals can stop subscriptions, gaming and in-app purchases quietly eating into disposable income. Digital entertainment has a way of slipping through the cracks of a household budget. One subscription here, a…
Banks will carry out enrolments, account updates and financial awareness campaigns across gram panchayats and urban local bodies from 21 October to 31 December. India’s Finance Ministry is preparing a nationwide push to widen access to formal financial services, with…
Police say three men arrested in Gwalior supplied bank accounts used to route ₹70,000 from a Gurugram resident targeted through a fraudulent traffic-challan message. Gurugram police have arrested three men in connection with a cyber fraud case involving fake e-challan…
Tonbo Imaging India’s share sale attracted bids for nearly 136 times the shares on offer, led by institutional investors despite pressure on the company’s recent financial performance. Tonbo Imaging India’s initial public offering ended with overwhelming demand on Monday, as…
A cash buffer, disciplined saving, protection and financial education can help single parents pass on lasting security even without substantial wealth. Single parents who want to leave their children something lasting do not need a large inheritance or a six-figure…
Bajaj Finance nearly doubled its AI agents and more than doubled loans generated through bots, but operating costs have barely shifted as the lender expands its branch network and workforce. Bajaj Finance is widening its artificial intelligence push, but the…
Businesses and other tax deductors must file their July-to-September 2026 TDS statements by 31 October, while adapting to newly renumbered forms and a direct TRACES filing option. India’s tax deductors face a busy filing season this autumn, with the quarterly…
The RBI can contain demand and inflation expectations, but higher borrowing costs cannot resolve food shortages, energy disruptions or the pressures facing small businesses. Higher interest rates can cool demand, but they cannot bring onions to market, repair a weak…
Indian auto tech companies raised $1.3bn in the first nine and a half months of 2026, down sharply from a year earlier, with 70 per cent of funding concentrated in just 10 large rounds. Indian auto technology companies raised $1.3…
