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Shopping abroad or online? Budget 2026 cuts customs duty burden by half

How the customs duty cut will impact your overseas purchases

Budget 2026 offers six-month window to disclose overseas income and assets

Missed declaring foreign income or assets? Budget 2026 offers a second chance

Derivatives trading to get costlier: STT on options premium raised to 0.15%

Budget 2026 raises STT on options and futures to curb speculation

Decoded: Share buybacks to be taxed as capital gains under Budget 2026

In a big relief to minority shareholders, now buyback of shares will again be taxed as capital gains tax and hence long term shares tendered in buyback will be taxed only at 12.5% as against the norma

Missed your tax deadline? Budget 2026 offers relief with March 31 extension

The move gives individuals more time to correct errors or file returns that were missed earlier in the assessment year.

Budget 2026: Buying property from an NRI? TDS rules will now get simpler

The move is aimed at easing compliance for resident buyers, who earlier had to apply for a TAN solely to deposit TDS when purchasing property from non-resident Indians (NRIs).

Silver's volatility now doubles gold's. Motilal Oswal explains the risk

Silver has done the heavy lifting already. Gold now offers better risk-adjusted returns.

Gold bars and coins hit 12-year high as bullion demand crosses 5,000 tonnes

Tense geopolitics look set to be a major contributor to gold's fortunes again in 2026, supporting a continuation of elevated central bank demand, strong gold ETF inflows,robust bar and coin demand.

Loans against gold surge 125% in 2025 as bullion prices soar 60% in a year

As Gold Prices Rise, Borrowers Pledge Jewellery Instead of Selling

Home loans triple in 10 years, rising to ₹37 lakh cr or 11% of India's GDP

Housing finance also expanded steadily, with outstanding individual housing loans more than tripling from about ₹10 lakh crore as at the end of March 2015 to over ₹37 lakh crore at end March 2025

Silver screaming but history says be careful: What investors should do now

At 46:1, Gold-Silver Ratio Enters Zone Linked to Past Silver Corrections

Foreign investors pull ₹16,500 cr from equities; FPI share hits 13-yr low

As foreign investors pulled back, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) stepped forward. Mutual funds and insurance companies remained consistent net buyers, cushioning the impact of FPI selling.

Rs 1000 cr bet: India's rental housing market may be headed for a makeover

HDFC Capital, Curated Living Launch ₹1,000-Crore Rental Housing Platform

Yachts, real estate, students and residency: Saudi Arabia's migration pitch

People purchasing real estate at Vision 2030 construction projects, such as Riyadh's $60 billion Diriyah development, could be eligible.

Fewer ATM visits, bigger withdrawals: How Indians are using cash now

On average, each ATM dispensed ₹1.21 crore per month in 2025, lower than ₹1.30 crore in the previous year, indicating a moderation in overall cash usage.

Nippon India Gold, Silver ETFs cross ₹1 lakh cr, precious metals gain scale

Only AMC to cross the ₹1 lakh crore milestone in precious metals ETFs

India's retail leasing hits record 8.9 mn sq ft in 2025, Hyderabad leads

Retail Leasing Soars Even as Supply Jumps 268% in 2025

Why your credit card spend is not rising, even though you're using It more

Banks Ramp-up the Credit Card Issuance; However, Spends Fail to Catchup Volume Growth Remains Healthy

Tier-2 cities catch up: Senior pay touches ₹35-28 lakh, near metro levels

India's Next Pay Hubs Are No Longer Tier-1

Farmhouses, not beach homes, lead second-home buying among India's wealthy

Second-Home Demand Slips as 75% of HNIs Skip Holiday Property Buys