The government, in its Budget 2026-27, has raised the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures to 0.05% from 0.02%, a 150% increase. On options, STT on premiums and exercise of options will both rise to 0.15% from 0.10% and 0.125%.
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Acko is set to integrate AI into nearly all its business operations within the next year. This AI adoption aims to enhance efficiency and provide significant cost reductions across various functions. Acko’s CFO, Nitin Sood, highlighted the potential for phenomenal…
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Seasoned finance expert Robin Banerjee warns that the proposed exemption of small companies from mandatory audits risks weakening financial discipline, eroding lender trust, and enabling misuse of corporate structures, challenging the very foundations of transparency and governance in India’s business…
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Inspection reports highlight recurring deficiencies in audit evidence, documentation, independence and quality controls across firms.
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Electoral trusts contribute 60.53% of total funding; BJP receives over Rs 6,000 crore, more than 10 times of other parties combined.
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In the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman also said the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018 was enacted to deter economic offenders from evading Indian law by staying abroad and was applicable to offences involving Rs 100 crore or more.
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