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Align tax saving with your financial goals, horizons, and liquidity needs
Begin making these investments now, based on informed choices, instead of waiting till the last moment when mistakes are more likely
 "Align tax saving with your financial goals, horizons, and liquidity needs")
Align tax saving with your financial goals, horizons, and liquidity needs
Begin making these investments now, based on informed choices, instead of waiting till the last moment when mistakes are more likely
 "Align tax saving with your financial goals, horizons, and liquidity needs")
IT firms meander through deal-pricing complexity in era of AI agents
As AI agents begin working alongside humans, IT services firms are rethinking time-and-material contracts, experimenting with outcome-based and hybrid pricing models
 "IT firms meander through deal-pricing complexity in era of AI agents")
Consumer Protection: Fit-out possession does not count as delivery of flat
The Chandigarh State Commission noted that obtaining both certificates - completion and occupation - is a must to make possession offer legally valid
 "Consumer Protection: Fit-out possession does not count as delivery of flat")
Statsguru: From cash to clicks, mapping India's UPI-led payments shift
From demonetisation to the UPI boom, India's payments landscape has shifted decisively from cash to clicks, with digital modes now dominating both volume and value
 "Statsguru: From cash to clicks, mapping India's UPI-led payments shift")
Training to hire the best minds in AI as entry-level jobs get disrupted
As AI adoption accelerates, global reports warn that highly educated youth face rising entry-level job risks, forcing companies to rethink skilling and hiring models
 "Training to hire the best minds in AI as entry-level jobs get disrupted")
Trump's return has left allies anxious and institutions under siege
The President himself has been far more radical, resentful of the cases levelled against him in his time out of office and very willing to test and even break the bounds of presidential powers
 "Trump's return has left allies anxious and institutions under siege")
World needs more women in senior AI roles for balance: AnitaB.org
As AI races ahead, tech leaders warn that without more women in leadership, innovation risks bias, exclusion and job losses that disproportionately affect women
 "World needs more women in senior AI roles for balance: AnitaB.org")
Tiger Global tax ruling risks shaking foreign investor confidence
The India-Mauritius DTAA has been under scrutiny since it was signed in 1982. It was always seen as a route to avoid tax
 "Tiger Global tax ruling risks shaking foreign investor confidence")
Why open source is becoming a strategic imperative for Indian startups
As AI and software stacks grow complex, Indian startups are moving from using open source to actively contributing, seeing collaboration as a strategic business advantage
 "Why open source is becoming a strategic imperative for Indian startups")
Forgotten crops may hold answers to India's food and climate needs
India's neglected fruits and vegetables could be the key to nutrition security, climate resilience, and rural livelihoods - if policy and markets revive them
 "Forgotten crops may hold answers to India's food and climate needs")
Algo rhythm: Artificial intelligence is investment priority in 2026
Nearly 90% of Indian business leaders plan to raise AI investments in 2026, though talent shortages continue to limit the ability to fully realise value, Accenture finds
 "Algo rhythm: Artificial intelligence is investment priority in 2026")
Why second-guessing tax treaties may undermine India's growth story
High private investment requires sound tax policy and the rule of law
 "Why second-guessing tax treaties may undermine India's growth story")
Proptech firms see sustained investor interest amid deeper adoption
India's proptech sector is scaling fast as startups shift to profitable, tech-led models, drawing investor interest and reshaping how real estate is bought, built and managed
 "Proptech firms see sustained investor interest amid deeper adoption")
India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025
While the average valuation of the top 20 startups was $1.78 billion, the remaining 80 had an average valuation of just $0.42 billion, nearly one-fourth of the top cohort
 "India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025")
Tiger Global case: Treaty protection for grandfathered investments narrow
The Supreme Court's Tiger Global ruling narrows grandfathering protection, allowing tax authorities to scrutinise pre-2017 investments at exit under GAAR and anti-abuse norms
 "Tiger Global case: Treaty protection for grandfathered investments narrow")
Recognition in sight: Long-ignored IPKF may finally get official honour
Why are IPKF martyrs not being officially recognised and appropriately honoured and its veterans only allowed a silent felicitation? And is the government really changing its mind on this now?
 "Recognition in sight: Long-ignored IPKF may finally get official honour")
The alpha illusion: Is Bollywood's hypermasculinity biology or spectacle?
Even physiology resists the fantasy: Alpha males carry stress levels comparable to those at the bottom of the hierarchy. Power is labour
 "The alpha illusion: Is Bollywood's hypermasculinity biology or spectacle?")
Bollywood eyes big year, but a 'war-and-superstar' formula may fall short
In 2026, BO numbers are expected to surge by 25-30 per cent to between ₹14,052 crore and ₹14,614 crore. What is fuelling this optimism?
 "Bollywood eyes big year, but a 'war-and-superstar' formula may fall short")
Pakistan se azaadi: Why the gap with India will only keep widening
The hard fact is that the only area where Pakistan can narrow the gap with India is population. Its growth here is about twice as much as India's
 "Pakistan se azaadi: Why the gap with India will only keep widening")