Unified Pension Scheme: How will pension be calculated if service is less than 25 years? Check details

Unified Pension Scheme: How will pension be calculated if service is less than 25 years? Check details

The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), introduced by the NDA government as an alternative to the current National Pension System (NPS), has sparked significant speculation concerning its reach and pension fund. Subscribers of the NPS under the government who transition to the UPS or new entrants stand to benefit from its enhanced security in the form … Read more

UPS vs NPS vs OPS: Here are the key differences between the different pension schemes 

UPS vs NPS vs OPS: Here are the key differences between the different pension schemes 

Unified Pension System: The Narendra Modi-led government has approved a new pension scheme, the Unified Pension Scheme, which will come into effect in the next fiscal year, i.e. FY2025-26. After facing much criticism for removing the Old Pension Scheme, the NDA government has introduced the Unified Pension Scheme, which amalgamates the advantages of the previous … Read more

Union Budget 2024: Experts call for enhancement of deduction limit under 80C, simpler terms for capital gains tax

Union Budget 2024: Experts call for enhancement of deduction limit under 80C, simpler terms for capital gains tax

Budget expectations: When it comes to yearly tax savings, Section 80C is one of the widely used tools for salaried individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs). Under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, salaried individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) are entitled to income tax benefits of up to Rs 1.5 lakh by investing in … Read more

Union Budget 2024: India should have no capital gains tax, says Chris Wood of Jefferies 

Union Budget 2024: India should have no capital gains tax, says Chris Wood of Jefferies 

When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union budget later this month, one thing investors, taxpayers, corporates, and mutual fund houses will be keen to know will be changes in the capital gains tax structure. Currently, the capital gains tax system lacks uniformity, leading to varying tax burdens for investors based on the type of … Read more

Are you claiming false HRA while filing ITR? This is how much it can cost you

Are you claiming false HRA while filing ITR? This is how much it can cost you

By now, most taxpayers should have received their Form 16. Employers deduct House Rent Allowance (HRA) from salaries, and this deduction can be seen in part B of Form 16 when filing an Income Tax Return (ITR). It is crucial to understand that HRA exemption under Section 10(13A) can only be claimed if one lives … Read more

HUDCO, other housing stocks jump 9% after govt greenlights 3 crore additional houses under PMAY

HUDCO, other housing stocks jump 9% after govt greenlights 3 crore additional houses under PMAY

Shares of housing finance and infrastructure project firms surged up to 9% in Tuesday’s trade on the BSE after the newly formed NDA government, in its first cabinet meeting on Monday, decided to provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses, to meet the housing requirements arising out … Read more

India VIX jumps 40%, registers highest single-day gain in 9 years

India VIX jumps 40%, registers highest single-day gain in 9 years

Fear index India VIX witnessed its highest single-day gain in 9 years, jumping nearly 40% on intraday basis to the day’s high of 28.62. The gains were seen after counting trends showed a strong fight back by the India Alliance though BJP-led NDA still managed to cross the majority mark. India VIX had settled at … Read more

22% ‘volatility crush’ on D-Street as exit polls scream Modi 3.0

22% ‘volatility crush’ on D-Street as exit polls scream Modi 3.0

D-Street fear index India VIX fell 22% to the day’s low of 19.12 on Monday after a screaming call by exit polls suggesting the return of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government. At 1:20 pm India Vix stood at 20.21, down by 17.85% from 24.60 on Friday. According to the average of … Read more

More senior citizens to be covered for pension benefits in Modi 3.0: Report

More senior citizens to be covered for pension benefits in Modi 3.0: Report

Top government officials are already getting a policy blueprint ready for different sectors much ahead the upcoming term of the NDA government, led by PM Narendra Modi. If the NDA government gets elected in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, it would be its third term in a row. The detailed plan for the next term … Read more

Modi dispensation is ‘No Dissonance Allowed’ government: P Chidambaram

Modi dispensation is ‘No Dissonance Allowed’ government: P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday dubbed the NDA dispensation at the Centre as a “No Dissonance Allowed” government after it rejected the Environmental Performance Index. He said the Modi government should realise that the world will not dance to the tunes of the BJP and the RSS. “NDA Government is well known as … Read more