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I-T Dept asks brokers to remit excess STT collected from customers

Income Tax Department has asked brokers to deposit excess securities transaction tax collected from clients for FY24 and earlier years along with interest

Restaurants consider raising prices by 20-30% amid LPG shortage

Industry face double whammy, input costs rising amid LPG shortage

US-Iran war puts ₹70,000 cr dent in LIC's portfolio; banks, L&T worst hit

Holdings in SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank accounted for more than one-fifth of the losses for Life Insurance Corporation of India; while L&T alone created a 11 per cent dent, shows ACE Equity data.

Amfi to approach Sebi over discontinuation of solution schemes

Amfi plans to approach Sebi over its proposal to discontinue retirement and children's mutual fund schemes, which together manage over Rs 57,000 crore across more than 6.2 million folios

Equity MF inflows up 8% in Feb on lower redemption; AUM grows to ₹82 trn

SIP inflows dip in truncated month; gold and silver ETF inflows fall sharply

LPG, PNG supply crunch starts to squeeze output at packaged food units

Packaged food makers face production pressure as PNG and LPG supply disruptions linked to West Asia tensions force factories to cut gas usage, raising concerns over output and supplies

Choosing between RERA and consumer court for action against builders, dues

Carefully assess nature of grievance before choosing forum

HKC JV approval removes overhang, may boost Dixon Technologies' margins

Dixon Technologies shares surged after MeitY approved its joint venture with HKC Overseas to manufacture display modules, with analysts expecting improved margins and value addition

TVS Supply Chain strengthens Caterpillar's global network from India

TVS Supply Chain Solutions sets up a 40,000 sq ft warehouse near Chennai to support Caterpillar's global supply chain, enabling multi-country sourcing and faster logistics operations

Stories the Fire Could Not Burn: Manipur's serial institutional failures

This is as fair an account of the violence that engulfed the state as possible, but the hurt, sorrow, and loss of the author calls out to you through the pages

Employment for growth: India needs a vibrant apprenticeship ecosystem

A NITI Aayog report calls for major reforms to India's apprenticeship system, urging stronger industry participation and better integration with education to support job-led growth

Waiver danger: Repeated agricultural loan bailouts must be avoided

Maharashtra's new farm loan waiver may fulfil a poll promise, but repeated debt relief risks weakening credit discipline and straining the state's fiscal balance

Bank fraud: The blind spots of risk control and the culture behind failures

Sophisticated systems track risk, but culture - shaped by incentives and frontline pressures - remains the real control

Govt must improve its ability to plan and execute hiring programmes

Despite a push to fill vacancies through Rozgar Melas and recruitment drives, India's Union government workforce has barely grown in a decade, highlighting limits in hiring capacity

IDFC First Bank pays additional ₹55 crore to settle Chandigarh fraud case

Additional payout raises total settlement to ₹645 crore after reconciliation of claims linked to a fraud involving a Haryana government account

Will work with India to further strengthen bilateral ties, says Balen Shah

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is all set to become Nepal's first Madhesi prime minister and also the Himalayan nation's youngest elected executive head

Two-thirds of companies have no female KMP, says CFA Institute study

Women held only 12.4 per cent of key managerial personnel roles in FY25, with nearly two-thirds of companies having no female KMP, highlighting a sharp gender gap in corporate leadership

Courts examine Centre's digital takedown powers in Sahyog, FCU cases

Karnataka High Court seeks Centre's response on X Corp challenge to the Sahyog portal, while the Supreme Court agrees to examine the Fact Check Unit provisions under IT Rules

Union Cabinet clears amendments to IBC, Companies Act and LLP Act

Union Cabinet clears amendments to IBC, Companies Act and LLP Act to ease compliance, strengthen insolvency processes and improve ease of doing business

West Asia conflict Day 11: Iran warns of oil blockade, India secures LNG

Markets and oil prices remain volatile as the conflict intensifies; India secures additional gas supplies while Gulf nations intercept missiles and drones. Here are the top developments of the day