The intent of the STT hike in Union Budget 2026 is to moderate the “unchecked explosion” of retail gambling in the stock ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options ...

Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Sunday, with the BSE Sensex falling 861.15 points to 81,408.63 and the NSE ...

India ends customs duty exemptions on video game parts from April 1, 2026. This move aims to boost local manufacturing and ...

Oil marketing companies on Sunday increased the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 49, with the revised rates ...

A higher STT further reduces post-tax returns, making India relatively less competitive. But for long-only, fundamentally ...

It means that for every Rs one lakh worth of futures sold, traders will now have to pay Rs 50 in STT, instead of the previous ...

The sell-off followed the Budget proposal to hike STT on derivatives, with options STT increased to 0.05% from 0.02% and ...

Union Budget 2026 PPF, Small Savings, Post Office Schemes, LTCG/STCG Changes, Life Insurance, Gold and SGB Announcements Live ...

A US federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over ...

Labour Bureau's CPI-IW for December 2025 stays at 148.2, boosting hopes for a 5 point DA hike to 63 percent for central ...

MCX gold April futures crashed by ₹40,757, or 22.2%, to an intraday low of ₹1,43,205 per 10 grams. MCX silver March futures ...