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Thursday, January 22, 2026
TopicFinance Bill

Topic: Finance Bill

How govt’s move to remove benefits on long-term capital gains could push investors down riskier paths

TN Ninan -
The govt should have attempted to bring uniformity in taxation before withdrawing tax benefits on long-term capital gains on debt instruments, or at least debated it in Parliament.

Relief for India’s overseas students, govt cuts 5% ‘tax at source’ Budget proposal to 0.5%

Remya Nair -
Among amendments to the Finance Bill moved by Nirmala Sitharaman, the govt has clarified that NRIs will only be taxed on income they earn in India.

Losing govt’s grip to winning people’s trust – a lot is riding on CJI Gogoi’s last 4 cases

Maneesh Chhibber -
The four cases hold the power to establish whether Supreme Court decisions are made on constitutional principles or as per popular public perception.

ED to get 9 extra months to probe property attached in money laundering cases

Remya Nair -
Instead of the current limit of 90 days, the Finance Bill 2019 proposes to amend the PMLA to give ED a whole year to investigate cases.

Law Ministry upholds EC concerns on electoral bonds, says they ‘appear genuine’

Sanya Dhingra -
RTI shows EC didn’t follow up on letter after raising concerns; parties don’t have to reveal names of electoral bond contributors.

Don’t believe the BJP and Congress claims that they’re cleaning up poll funding

Milan Vaishnav -
The larger lesson is clear: in an era when the Congress & the BJP can agree on next to nothing, they will gladly join hands to save their own skin.

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Opinion

Telangana govt must look to Delhi for lessons in managing a metro

Yunus Lasania -
The Telangana government, which has still not even fully absorbed the TGSRTC, is now going to take over the Hyderabad metro rail. Expectations are not high.

Go ahead and resent boomers, but do it for the right reasons

India is cornered by China’s lock on tech

Economy

Investors eye Union Budget to unlock gains in state companies

Abhishek Vishnoi -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may ramp up share sales in the fiscal year starting April 1 to offset a slowdown in revenue growth.

Defence

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

+TFP Snehesh Alex Philip -
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

National Interest

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.

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