Sold a property funded entirely by you but jointly owned with your wife? You may claim 100% Section 54 LTCG exemption on a new home in your name; what your wife should report in her ITR

Section 54 provides relief from long-term capital gains tax when an individual or HUF sells a residential house and reinvests the capital gain in another residential house. You bought a property jointly in the name of yourself and your wife, but the entire money spent on the purchase came from you. Now you are planning…

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India’s first 160 kmph Namo Bharat train service, also the fastest, began in 2023; now a Rs 450 crore, 110 MW solar plant will meet nearly 60% of Delhi-Meerut corridor’s power needs and cut electricity costs 25%

Namo Bharat trains have brought the Delhi-Meerut journey down to less than an hour, with trains operating at speeds of up to 160 kmph. In 2023, India saw the launch of its fastest commuter train service – the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train service, also called the Namo Bharat. Within years the entire corridor…

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Shun foreign holidays, weddings abroad, buy gold only if needed: PM Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ pitch

PM Modi hailed India’s 7.8% GDP growth, says youth dreams need sustained effort NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged Indians to embrace the ‘vocal for local’ mantra, asking people to avoid foreign holidays, hosting weddings abroad and buying gold unless necessary, while hailing the country’s robust GDP growth. He linked the appeal…

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Stock Market Live Updates Today: Markets open flat: Sensex down 19 points, Nifty at 24,078

Indian shares are expected to open marginally higher on September 1 after data showed the economy grew a stronger-than-expected 7.8% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, helped by robust investment, manufacturing and consumer demand. GIFT Nifty futures pointed to a positive start for the Nifty 50, which closed at a one-month low of 24,080.4 on August…

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