Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Overseas, trend turned positive as investors banked on hopes that government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus.

Zero tax on taxable income of up to Rs 5 lakh to provide relief to a big section of the tax-paying population.

If you make right investments utilising several tax saving clauses under the Income Tax Act, you can save yourself from paying tax on up to Rs 10 lakh annual income.

With election nearing, BJP needed a quick fix-a maximum impact but low effort move that would appease the three target groups somewhat. And it did.

The Narendra Modi's last Budget before the General Elections focuses on salaried and middle class, farmers, and the poor.

Speculation was rife that it would be high on appeasing the middle-class, a significant vote bank as well as the biggest chunk of taxpayers, and Goyal certainly met expectations

Infosys, India's second largest IT company, has reported 38.3 per cent growth in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,129 crore for quarter ending December. The company had posted Rs 3,708 crore profit in year ago period.

A low insurance cover, a heavily concentrated stock portfolio and a house bought entirely with loans.The Sharmas must diversify and buy insurance.

Bangalore-based Ankur Varshney is an aggressive investor. But he must increase exposure to equities to build the Rs 5-crore retirement corpus he desires.

Money brought into India as an NRI doesn't attract tax. But if invested, the income from it will be taxed.

For many families, loan repayments can get rough and uneasy. So, how can one manage one’s loans better.

These are extraordinary times, not just for India but the whole world. At no time before in world history has inflation and economic downturn combined to create a “caught-between-ice-and-fire” situation. In India, rising inflation coupled with a moderating economy does signal a cyclical slowdown, but the country’s long-term growth story is still intact. An analysis by BT's Shalini S. Dagar.