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Finance Bill: Centre hikes STT on futures and options trading by up to 25%

STT was introduced in 2004 and is levied on transactions involving different types of securities through the stock exchange route

STT hike to GST appellate tribunal: Key takeaways from Finance Bill 2023

Finance Bill 2023: Debt funds with less than or equal to 35 per cent invested in equity shares will be taxed at the investors' income tax slab and treated as short-term capital gains

Crypto wrap: Market remained in green despite rate hikes by Fed, BoE

Another major development in the crypto world during the week was the US Securities and Exchange Commission's 'Wells notice' to crypto exchange Coinbase

Hyundai plans to launch Punch rival: Here is all you need to know

There were rumours that Hyundai was planning to bring its micro SUV Casper, to India, but recent sightings have confirmed that it is not the Hyundai Casper, but an entirely new vehicle

Meet Rosaline Mary, the first woman ticket checker to collect Rs 1 cr fine

Ever since the post was shared, it has garnered over 44.5k views with 836 likes and 395 retweets. Many users appreciated Mary for her efforts and her commitment to her work

Paid competitive gaming growing 6x faster than overall mobile gaming: RPT

A report on Friday showed added that consumer spending on games has gone up by around 40 per cent in the last three years

Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha one day after conviction

'Modi' surname defamation case: Rahul Gandhi's conviction is effective from March 23

Indian handset makers struggle to meet PLI targets; Apple leads the game

Lava International, Bhagwati (Micromax), and local contract manufacturer Optiemus have so far been unable to meet the targets

Finance Bill: How will new Mutual Fund rules impact investors from April 1?

New Mutual Fund rules: All existing investments and new investments made in debt MFs before March 31 will not be affected by the proposed mutual fund tax change

Govt will set up a committee to review pension scheme: FM tells Parliament

Employees from several states have been demanding a change in the current pension system. Some states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand have already switched back to the old pension scheme

Former BharatPe CEO Ashneer Grover launches fantasy cricket platform

As per information available on CrickPe's website, it is an app that allows users to play cricket online

What options are available with Rahul Gandhi now after his conviction?

Rahul Gandhi was convicted and handed a two-year jail sentence for his "Modi" surname remarks in a 2019 rally in Karnataka

Tata Motors goes even greener: To launch exclusive showrooms for EVs

At the outset, the company intends to open ten stores in the top ten Tier-2 cities

Have a Twitter blue tick? Buy a Blue subscription or lose it from April 1

Twitter Blue: Elon Musk has repeatedly said that the company will remove all blue checks as it starts monetising its platform by charging users

Users can now access ChatGPT, Chat Sonic on Opera desktop, Opera GX

The new features for Opera, Opera GX include AI Prompts, sidebar access to ChatGPT services, and Chat Sonic. The AI tools will be integrated with the browser

Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs amid worsening global outlook, trims forecast

The company also trimmed its annual revenue growth and profit forecasts on Thursday, amid worries that recession-wary enterprises will cut technology budgets

Bharat 6G Mission: Here is all you need to know about India's 6G project

6G network in India: The deployment of 6G technology is expected to reduce differences in regional and social infrastructure and in economic opportunities

Sentenced to 2-year jail, Rahul Gandhi quotes Mahatma Gandhi in Tweet

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on Thursday and posted a Mahatma Gandhi after he was pronounced guilty by a court in a 2019 criminal defamation case

Reliance cable firms remove Star channels before IPL, to affect 20 million

According to broadcasting regulations, consumers have the right to request that their cable or DTH operators provide the channels they wish to watch

Retailers planning to roll-back discounts offered during Covid-19 pandemic

It is important to note that retailers across the board started offering steep discounts and also ran sudden flash sales in their stores to liquidate stocks during the Covid years