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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: Taxes

Days after exiting govt’s DOGE, Elon Musk calls Trump’s funding bill ‘disgusting abomination’

Musk condemned the legislation, writing: 'This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it...'.

How Will Raising the Section 80D Limit Benefit Taxpayers Under the New Tax Regime?

A revision in section 80D would not only support taxpayers but also strengthen the health insurance industry, making quality healthcare more accessible to a larger population.

Budget tries to balance growth with fiscal prudence, but relies on spending cuts over revenue boost

Govt has done well to stick to path of fiscal consolidation. It’s unclear if compression of revenue spends net of interest payments is the direction the govt would like to take in coming yrs.

When you are ecs-tax-tic & tariff-ied and you know it

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

UK gives alcohol industry tax reliefs, hopes for growth, innovation

The announcement is in line with the Prime Minister's 'Plan for Change' aiming to bolster economic growth

Maximise Your Income Tax Savings with Home Loans Today

Read to know how home loans can help you save on taxes, why they are a game-changer for your finances, and how Bajaj Housing Finance Home Loan can make this journey seamless.

SubscriberWrites: Windfall tax gone for the better

The Windfall Tax was primarily introduced to generate revenue, promote wealth redistribution by funding public welfare initiatives, and address inequality.

India probes Netflix’s business practices amid allegations of visa violations, racial discrimination

Netflix's former India director of business and legal affairs, Nandini Mehta, said she is suing Netflix in the US for alleged wrongful termination, racial & gender discrimination.

NPS for Private Sector Employees: Retirement Planning Options

The NPS is an ideal retirement planning option for investors, as professional fund managers manage the scheme at very low charges. Moreover, it offers significant tax benefits under different sections of the Income Tax Act.

How did taxes work in medieval India? Chola, Mughal subjects struggled like today’s middle-class

In Tamil Nadu, we have an extraordinary archive of over 13,000 stone inscriptions on temple walls, recording the taxation, sale, and cultivation of land.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.