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Centre to simplify decades-old income tax filing rules in upcoming Budget

The changes involve simplifying the language and rationalizing information by using formulas and tables, and won't include any adjustments to tax rates and policy, the people said

Apple CEO Tim Cook's pay rises 18%; company opposes anti-diversity measure

Cook's compensation grew to $74.6 million in 2024, compared with $63.2 million the prior year, Apple said in its annual proxy filing on Friday

India sees biggest bond outflows since 2020 amid global volatility

They sold a net $705.5 million of fixed-income securities on Jan. 8, according to the Central Depository Services figures compiled by Bloomberg. That's the biggest single-day sale since May 2020

Fund managers see RBI boosting liquidity before interest rate cuts

The RBI is one of the few central banks globally that is yet to cut interest rates despite repeated calls for easing amid a slowing economy

India, Indonesia set for travel 'bonanza' as middle classes expand

Asia has seen a rather slow post-pandemic recovery compared to other parts of the world, held back by sluggish growth in its biggest economy, China

Infra lender NaBFID plans record Rs 400 bn fundraising for Jan-Mar quarter

The lender, which specialises in financing infrastructure projects, plans to raise as much as Rs 400 billion ($4.7 billion) from the local-debt market

Infosys, HCL set to address business outlook under Donald Trump presidency

US-listed peer Accenture Plc raising its revenue outlook last month showed greater deal flow from widespread generative-artificial intelligence adoption

Outgoing Prez Biden to further limit Nvidia's AI chip exports in final push

The result would be an expansion of semiconductor trade restrictions to most of the world - an attempt to control the spread of AI technology at a time of soaring demand

Wall Street expected to slash 200,000 jobs as AI encroaches human roles

Back office, middle office and operations are likely to be most at risk, according to Tomasz Noetzel, the BI senior analyst who wrote the report

How employee referrals for tech jobs became a side hustle in market

While referrals are typically reserved for known quantities - former colleagues, or at least someone with a mutual acquaintance who can vouch for them - there's a burgeoning underground market

Vodafone Idea raises $222 million via preferential allotment of shares

The preferential allotment comes at a time when Vodafone Idea is trying to catch up with its stronger rivals

Rupee hedging costs in Indian assets highest since 2022 on bearish bets

Dollar-rupee three-month offshore forward points, the cost of locking in forward dollar purchases, are hovering near the highest since November 2022 reached last week

Private credit firm Neo Asset seeks to raise $700 million for second fund

The money manager plans to deploy the capital to support mid-sized companies in so-called special situations that include acquisition financing

Avendus seeks $466 million as it launches new India private credit fund

The 25 year-old Mumbai-based financial services firm aims to raise as much as Rs 4,000 crore ($466 million) through the fund, that will invest in the debt of mid-sized businesses in the country

Antony Blinken rejects a Trump Greenland grab as 'not going to happen'

In a free-form news conference in Florida on Tuesday, Trump called for the US to absorb Canada and declined to rule out using military force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland

Biden admin rushes to finish cybersecurity order after China hacks

Among the measures, it directs the government to implement "strong identity authentication and encryption" across communications, according to an undated draft

AstraZeneca and Merck drugs set to shake up treatment of liver cancer

Two late-stage studies published Wednesday in The Lancet show that Astra's Imfinzi and Merck's Keytruda delayed the progress of liver cancer when combined with other drugs and a local treatment

Morgan Stanley plans to hire more Asia wealth relationship managers

The firm's 140 relationship managers in the region could grow to 200 over the next few years, said Vincent Chui, head of wealth management for Asia Pacific

Foxconn, Dixon ask govt to pay pending production-linked subsidies

The government pledged a total of Rs 41,000 crore ($4.8 billion) in subsidies to manufacturers, and part of that remains unallocated because some companies didn't meet estimated production targets

UK Tories vie for Elon Musk's attention with grooming gangs probe vote

The Tory party, led by Kemi Badenoch, now spies a political opportunity by backing Musk's call for a full government-led investigation into the scandal