Festive sales 2026: decoding discounts and behavioural nudges behind e-commerce deals

Mumbai: Indian equities fell on Friday, mirroring the decline in its Asian peers, as a sustained spike in crude oil prices and rise in US bond yields has kept Dalal Street investors on the edge. While the main indices partly recovered from lows, both Nifty and Sensex still ended lower for the fifth straight week….

Shares of Sterlite Technologies jumped 4% to Rs 1,038 on the BSE on Tuesday after Japanese brokerage Nomura initiated coverage on the Vedanta-backed stock with a Buy rating and a target price of Rs 1,350, forecasting a massive 48.5% upside from current market levels. Nomura said Sterlite Tech is well positioned to benefit from strong…

Gen Z is wired differently! While we might have heard, seen or read this statement multiple times on social media, it seems to be true in all respects when it comes to budgeting and handling expenses. From impromptu scuba diving in Indonesia to jetting off to Abu Dhabi for last-minute concerts or opting for pottery…

The 8th Pay Commission concluded its meetings in Chennai on 7 and 8 September. It was a key meeting for eligible employee unions and associations to present their views before the Commission. The meetings provided a platform for eligible pensioner unions and bodies to present pensioners’ views and grievances before the 8th Pay Commission finalises…

A Mumbai ITAT ruling has provided relief to a taxpayer who had omitted ₹38.37 lakh of cash deposits from his original ITR but disclosed the amount during assessment proceedings and paid ₹19.89 lakh in tax. The tribunal held that simply describing the omission as “misreporting” was not enough to justify the 200% penalty under section…

When you leave a job, your employer is expected to record your date of exit on the EPFO portal. If the date is missing or incorrectly marked, it can disrupt the transfer of your old PF account to a new employer and may also raise questions during background verification by the new company. The good…