Crude oil logs first weekly gain in 3 weeks on US-EU trade talks, Iran sanctions: Brent, WTI up 5%; Should you buy?

Oil prices settled more than 3% higher on Thursday, supported by hopes for a trade deal between the United States and the European Union and new U.S. sanctions to curb Iranian oil exports, which continued to elevate supply concerns. Brent

Outlook gloomy for corporate share in direct tax mopup

Companies may foot less of the tax bill for some time yet. The corporate share of net direct tax collections has been lower in 2024-25 than in previous years. The corporate segment accounted for 45.6 per cent of total net

Fake Invoices: Beware! IT Reopens Old Assessments

These cases are being reopened under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, which empowers the department to reassess income if it believes that taxable income has escaped assessment. The income tax (I-T) department has begun reopening hundreds of old

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh to get ESOPs worth Rs 51 crore

India’s second largest IT company Infosys’ board has approved the grant of stock incentives or Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) worth over Rs 51 crore to CEO and MD Salil Parekh. Photograph: ANI Photo These stock incentives are under various

India’s forex reserves jump $1.57 bn to $677.83 bn

India’s forex reserves increased by $1.57 billion to $677.83 billion for the week ended April 11, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters This is the sixth consecutive week of a rise in the kitty. The overall reserves

Government appoints Dr Parshant Kumar Goyal as nominee director on LIC board

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday (April 18) said the central government has appointed Dr Parshant Kumar Goyal, Joint Secretary at the Department of Financial Services, as the Government Nominee Director on the board, effective immediately. The

Reliance Industries Q4 Result: Mukesh Ambani-led empire to declare March quarter results on THIS date, dividend eyed

Reliance Industries Q4 Result: Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries announced on Friday, April 18, that it will declare its January-March quarter results for fiscal 2024-25 (Q4FY25) on April 25. Reliance Industries Q3 Results Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the billionaire

US Tariffs Rattle India’s Shrimp Sector

Trump’s tariffs, falling shrimp prices, and fears of additional US levies, spark a crisis in Andhra Pradesh’s politically vital aquaculture sector. Kindly note the images in this report have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy medoa7164/Pixabay Since

Indian markets spring back to life with best weekly gains since 2021

Indian equity benchmarks rose nearly 2 per cent on Thursday, capping a truncated trading week with their strongest weekly performance in over four years. The rally was sparked by renewed risk-on sentiment following progress in trade negotiations and expanded tariff

Gold rises Rs 70 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 98,170/10g

Gold prices rose by Rs 70 to hit yet another record high of Rs 98,170 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid firm global demand, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Photograph:Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters On Wednesday, the