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Financial Express Kochi
Electronics or vouchers received as gift not taxable
I work with a private sector company and vendors give Diwali gifts such as electronics and vacation vouchers. Do I have to put a total monetary value of the gifts, pay tax and report in ITR?
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Faster GST refunds a boon for pharma, medtech units
THE NEW SYSTEM under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) allowing 90% provisional refund to be released quickly in all low-risk cases has given a huge relief to the pharma and medtech sectors.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Rally in pharma & banking drives benchmarks higher
RISING FOR THE second consecutive day, benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 329 points on Friday following strong gains in pharmaceutical and banking shares and foreign fund inflows.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
TCS AI data centre play divides analysts sharply
BROKERAGES SPLIT ON IT MAJOR'S HIGH-STAKES AI EXPANSION
2 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Funding slump continues as fintech startups raise $1.6 bn
WHILE THE YEAR began with a modest rebound in startup funding, the momentum hasn't lasted long.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Clinical trials for generics proposed
EVEN AS INDIAN drug-makers have heaved a sigh of relief with the United States' decision to shelve the plan to extend the tariff hikes to generic medicines, a key change is in the offing in domestic regulations that will spell trouble for them.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
GST cut drives tractor sales into high gear
. Sales hit a record 146,000 units
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Gazans return to wrecked homes amid Israeli pullback
© Ceasefire has been activated at noon local time
1 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
SP Group renews call for listing of Tata Sons
FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Jindal Photo extends rally amid class action suit
SHARES OF BC JINDAL Groupowned Jindal Photo climbed 11.77% on Friday, building on Thursday's upper circuit (20%).
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China opens antitrust probe into Qualcomm
CHINA HAS BEGUN an investigation into a months-old Qualcomm Inc. acquisition, taking aim at yet another US technology giant before a pivotal meeting of the leaders of the world’s two largest economies.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Can anything stop Vietnam’s growth spurt?
IN A LACKLUSTRE global economy, Vietnam's problems are good ones to have. The key challenge for this star Southeast Asian exporter is hitting a sky-high target for growth this year.
3 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
How to transform India’s MSMEs
Increased investment, testing and capacity building, regulatory reforms, cluster-driven innovation, and state- level competition essential for economic transformation
3 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Pack in a visa rejection rider
THIS COVER IS VALUABLE FOR DESTINATIONS WITH STRINGENT VISA REQUIREMENTS
2 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Import registration mandated for items used in solar projects
THE GOVERNMENT ON Friday made it mandatory for importers of certain products exclusively used for solar energy projects to register on the renewable energy equipment import monitoring system (REEIMS).
1 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sona Comstar and NEURA Robotics to build humanoids
IN A STRATEGIC MOVE to expand into intelligent automation, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd (Sona Comstar) has partnered with Germany-based NEURA Robotics GmbH to codevelop and industrialise advanced robotics and humanoid technologies.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
OMCs expected to register sequential dip in Q2FY26
SUBDUED PERFORMANCE
2 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
UK triggers new powers to regulate Google search
GOOGLE COULD BE forced to change its search operations in the UKafter it became the first company subject to new powers from Britain’s competition regulator to tackle the dominance of Big Tech.
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October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Life insurance cover for all
FOR A COUNTRY like India, where state support following untimely death is negligible, unlike many developed nations, adequate life insurance cover is an absolute necessity to provide necessary security cover for the family of the deceased.
3 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
The man who made Prestige a household name
IT WAS A tiny hole in the lid that saved the TTK Group, best known for its Prestige pressure cookers, from bankruptcy.
1 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bank deposit insurance cover at five-year low
· At 41.5%, only ₹100.5L cr insured out of ₹240.9L cr
1 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Building ties in a volatile world
IT IS PROMISING THAT THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IS BEING COMPARTMENTALISED MORE EFFECTIVELY
4 min |
October 11, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Akasa Air co-founder Khatri resigns
AKASAAIR'S CO-FOUNDER and Senior Vice President for international operations Neelu Khatri has put in her papers, marking a high-level exit at the three-year-old airline.
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
NPCI rolls out pilot for UPI payments on ChatGPT
PAYMENTS AUTHORITY, RAZORPAY JOIN HANDS WITH OPENAI
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Hungarian writer Krasznahorkai wins Nobel
NOBEL PRIZE'25 LITERATURE
2 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
CDSCO seeks lists of cough syrup makers from states
THE COUNTRY'S APEX drug regulator has asked all states to share a list of cough syrup manufacturers in their jurisdiction, with the aim to conduct a special drive to audit a number of these units, sources said.
1 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India, UK ink defence deals worth $800 mn
INDIAANDTHE UK on Thursday announced two defence deals worth over $800 million as they took steps for further collaboration in education, clean energy, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
2 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Musk’s Tesla package pays him billions even if he misses ‘Mars’ goals
FAIR DEAL
2 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Healthcare spend as share of GDP to double by 2047: Study
INDIA'S HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE is expected to rise seventeen-fold by 2047 to touch ₹190 lakh crore, up from about ~10-11 lakh crore now, as aging population, increasing noncommunicable disease (NCD) load, early onset and late diagnosis will drive the demand for healthcare services, said the latest report from EY-Parthenon.
2 min |
October 10, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Assist 366,000 excluded voters, SC tells Bihar legal service authority
THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 366,000 voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission.
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