Expert’s view: Budget 2026 should usher in simplification and provide tax certainty

Dinesh Kanabar, Chairman & CEO, Dhruva Advisors The Income-tax Act, 2025, which is slated to come into force from 1 April 2026, is the product of an extensive consultative exercise, involving a Parliamentary Committee, wide-ranging stakeholder representations, and detailed deliberations before its eventual enactment. Against this backdrop, it would ordinarily be expected that the forthcoming…

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From hustle to healthy culture: How The Bill to Disconnect can become India’s most democratised workplace reform

After-office phone calls, emails, and constant buzzing have become a common workplace scenario in India. The repercussions trickle silently into homes through dinner plates pushed aside for late-night calls, children told to “wait just five minutes,” and phones that refuse to stop buzzing even as the country sleeps. In the corporate world where tech giants…

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India Reintroduces Air Suvidha Portal for Ebola-affected Travelers | India News

Indian government activates Air Suvidha (Image source: AP on right) India has reactivated the Air Suvidha portal for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, allowing travellers to submit the mandatory Self-Declaration Form (SDF) online before landing in the country.The move comes amid heightened health surveillance measures following the World Health Organisation’s declaration of…

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Leading a sedentary life? Science says it will affect your children |

Do you spend too much time sitting or without movement? Parents’ inactivity directly impacts children’s sedentary habits. A study found children of inactive parents tend to be more sedentary. Conversely, active parents often have active children. Mothers’ influence is particularly strong. This sedentary trend poses a public health challenge. Promoting family activity is crucial for…

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First in 96 years! Tom Latham-Devon Conway script history with record stand as New Zealand punish England | Cricket News

New Zealand’s Tom Latham, right, celebrates reaching a century during day one of the third Test against England. (AP Photo) Tom Latham and Devon Conway produced one of the greatest opening partnerships in New Zealand’s Test history, rewriting the record books with a monumental 317-run stand against England on Day 1 of the series-deciding third…

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