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From April 1, 2026, income tax officers in India can access bank accounts, emails, and social media if tax evasion is suspected under the new Income Tax Bill 2025. Here is what the PIB fact check says about it
US tech companies are grappling with workforce disruptions as hundreds of Indian H-1B visa holders remain stranded in India due to delayed visa stamping interviews from December 15, 2025. Triggered by Trump administration’s strict social media screening, appointments are postponed to March-June 2026. Firms are consulting immigration experts for early slots, permitting remote work from India or urg
Croma’s Cromtastic December Sale (15 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026) makes premium iPhones affordable in physical stores nationwide. iPhone 15 drops to effective Rs.36,490 (from Rs.56,490) via Rs.2,000 bank cashback and up to Rs.18,000 exchange bonus. iPhone 16 reaches Rs.40,990 (from Rs.65,990) with Rs.3,000 cashback and up to Rs.22,000 exchange.
Goldman Sachs forecasts continued strength in gold prices into 2026 due to structural demand from central banks and cyclical support from Fed rate cuts, targeting $4,900/oz amid ETF competition for limited supply.
Shriram Finance board approved raising ₹39,617 crore from Japan’s MUFG Bank via preferential allotment of 47.11 crore shares at ₹840.93 each on 19 Dec 2025, securing MUFG a 20% stake on fully diluted basis. This landmark deal, India’s biggest foreign investment in financial services, awaits shareholder nod at EGM on 14 Jan 2026 and regulatory clearances from RBI/CCI.
Roshan a farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, borrowed Rs 1 lakh from illegal moneylenders, but exorbitant 40% monthly interest and daily penalties inflated it to Rs 74 lakh. Desperate, he sold his kidney in Cambodia for Rs 8 lakh in October 2024, then sought overseas work but was trafficked to Laos as bonded labor under inhuman conditions with his passport seized.
RBI revoked registration certificates of four NBFCs – three from West Bengal (Gem Investments, Vistar Financiers, Ambica Barter) and one from Chandigarh (Shri Lakhavi Financial). Four others voluntarily surrendered licences due to business exit, CIC status or merger/dissolution. Additionally, RBI imposed ₹13,000 penalty on Odisha-based Co-operative Urban Bank, Parlakhemundi for regulatory violatio
Mexico has abruptly abandoned free-trade principles, imposing 35-50% duties on over 1,400 products from non-FTA countries including India, China, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia from 2025. Textiles, auto components, plastics, metals and footwear face the steepest hikes.
Vladimir Putin says Russia stands ready to provide “uninterrupted shipments” of fuel to India as Delhi faces pressure from Trump to stop buying Moscow’s oil. Here are the important points from Putin – Modi press meet
India’s largest airline IndiGo cancelled over 73 flights from Bengaluru and at least 68 from Hyderabad on December 4, following 150+ cancellations the previous day. A deadly mix of crew shortage, new pilot duty-time regulations effective November, sudden Airbus A320 software updates, bad weather and airport congestion has paralysed operations for two consecutive days.
