What is a home loan top-up and when should you consider it?
A home loan top-up can offer cheaper credit than a personal loan—but only if you understand the costs, eligibility rules and hidden pitfalls.
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ITR filing: ITAT deletes ₹10 lakh Black Money Act penalty over foreign ESOP disclosure
The Chennai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted a ₹10 lakh penalty imposed under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, holding that a genuine failure to disclose foreign employee stock option (ESOP) shares in the Schedule Foreign Assets (FA) of an income tax…
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Mutual fund not performing? Here’s how experts say you should review it
One-year returns often become the deciding factor for investors reviewing their mutual fund portfolios. A fund that has recently outperformed attracts fresh money, while one that has lagged is quickly shown the exit door. But experts say relying solely on returns can lead to poor investment decisions. Instead, investors should evaluate how consistently a fund…
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Early exit: why Indians are surrendering life insurance policies before maturity
IndiaFirst Life Insurance’s chief operating officer, Atri Chakraborty, cited three reasons: temporary liquidity requirements arising from medical emergencies; job losses, education expenses or changing financial priorities, and life-stage events such as retirement, debt repayment or major family milestones.
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ITR Filing 2026: Income Tax Department Introduces New Secondary Address Field
Taxpayers filing income tax returns for Assessment Year (AY) 2026-27 will have to furnish an additional communication address while submitting their returns. The Income Tax Department has introduced a mandatory secondary address field across all Income Tax Return (ITR) forms, including ITR-1 to ITR-7, making it one of the notable changes in this year’s filing…
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Dixon Tech shares surge 7% on Rs 1.9 lakh crore phone manufacturing push. Buy, sell or hold the stock?
Shares of Dixon Technologies rallied as much as 7% to their day’s high of Rs 14,680 on the BSE on Thursday after the Union Cabinet approved the Rs 1.27 lakh crore second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and a new Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS). The government will release the…
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Mrs Bectors Food soars 11% after Sunil Singhania’s Abakkus acquires 29.4 lakh shares via block deal
Shares of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities surged 10.53% to Rs 187.30 during Thursday’s trading session after ace investor Sunil Singhania‘s investment firm, Abakkus Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd., picked up a significant stake in the company through a bulk deal. According to exchange data, Abakkus Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. purchased 29,39,588 shares of Mrs Bectors Food…
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HDB Financial shares jump 5% on Q1 profit cheer. What are Nomura, Motilal Oswal saying?
Shares of HDB Financial Services jumped 4.5% to Rs 786 on the BSE on Thursday after the non-banking financial company reported a strong set of June quarter earnings, with profit rising 38% year-on-year, driven by higher net interest income and improved asset quality. The company reported a profit after tax of Rs 785 crore for…
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Groww shares rally 9% in two sessions after strong Q1 results. Should you buy, sell or hold the stock?
Shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, gained 2.3% to Rs 221 on the BSE on Thursday after its consolidated net profit of Rs 735 crore in the first quarter of FY27, marking a 94.44% year-on-year (YoY) surge from Rs 378 crore in the same period last year. The net profit is…
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Sensex rises 200 points, Nifty above 24,100 amid Middle East jitters. What lies ahead?
The Indian stock market continued to show resilience amid uncertainties around escalating conflict in the Middle East, with Sensex and Nifty gaining up to 0.3% each on Thursday. Sensex rose over 200 points 77,388 while Nifty 50 gained around 64 points to 24,142 during Thursday’s trading session. This came as India VIX, which measures volatility…
