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Planning to buy a house in 2026? Start fixing your credit score first

India, Jan. 7 -- Planning to buy a house in 2026? Before finalising an apartment purchase, ensure your credit profile is healthy and, ideally, that previous loans have been fully paid off to improve y... Read More


Year-ender 2025: GST cuts on cement, marble and tiles reshape the real estate sector

India, Dec. 29 -- In 2025, the GST Council implemented substantial tax cuts on construction materials: cement was reduced from 28% to 18%, bricks, tiles, and sand from 18% to 5%, paints and varnishes ... Read More


Year-ender 2025: GST cuts on cement, marble and tiles reshape the real estate sector

India, Dec. 29 -- In 2025, the GST Council implemented substantial tax cuts on construction materials: cement was reduced from 28% to 18%, bricks, tiles, and sand from 18% to 5%, paints and varnishes ... Read More


Raising kids is hard. Paying school fees doesn't have to be

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Delhi-based Deepika Khosla, 38, a French teacher, and her husband, Mohit Khosla,40, a working professional in the telecom sector, are parents to twins Avighna and Itika, both eig... Read More


Ready-to-move-in versus under construction apartments: Tax, GST and TDS differences explained

India, Dec. 21 -- Surat-based Amit Rastogi booked an under-construction flat for Rs.85 lakh. The developer levied GST at 5% on each installment, increasing the overall cost of the property. Since the ... Read More


Ready-to-move-in versus under construction apartments: Tax, GST and TDS differences explained

India, Dec. 21 -- Surat-based Amit Rastogi booked an under-construction flat for Rs.85 lakh. The developer levied GST at 5% on each installment, increasing the overall cost of the property. Since the ... Read More


Year-ender 2025: Sold a property this year? Key tax-saving tips you should not miss

India, Dec. 20 -- Riya Ghosh, 32, inherited a flat from her father in 2022, which he had originally bought in 2005 for Rs.25 lakh. She sold the property in 2025 for Rs.1.2 crore. Under the amended law... Read More


Year-ender 2025: Sold a property this year? Key tax-saving tips you should not miss

India, Dec. 20 -- Riya Ghosh, 32, inherited a flat from her father in 2022, which he had originally bought in 2005 for Rs.25 lakh. She sold the property in 2025 for Rs.1.2 crore. Under the amended law... Read More


Two to tango: How child-free couples are rethinking retirement, health and legacy

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- For Dipshikha Bhattacharyya, a 43-year-old communication professional in Pune, and Sambit Pal, a 44-year-old journalist turned academician, the decision to not have children wasn... Read More


Year-ender 2025: How simplified capital gains and GST reshaped the tax landscape and what homebuyers must know

India, Dec. 17 -- The year 2025 has been favourable for real estate from a taxation perspective. Simplified capital gains rules and streamlined GST have brought greater clarity for homebuyers, prompti... Read More