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Sunday, March 29, 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

Chiraiya shows marital rape is structural—it is embedded in India’s legal framework

Samah Qundeel -
Chiraiya, streaming on JioHostar, confronts consent within marriage. It stars Divya Dutta, Siddharth Shaw and Prasanna Bisht.

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

West Asia conflict bolsters Asim Munir’s grip on Pakistan’s power structure

Economy

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Sneha Richhariya -
Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

Defence

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

National Interest

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

Shekhar Gupta -
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.

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