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Got a stipend while studying? Rs.18.34 lakh ITAT case explains when students can claim income-tax exemption

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- A postgraduate medical student received Rs.18.34 lakh as stipend from Aligarh Muslim University while pursuing an MS in General Surgery. The Income Tax Department treated the am... Read More


Huang and Zuckerberg back AI safety without a slowdown: Why Big Tech is betting on market forces to police AI

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The debate over at what pace AI should advance is creating a massive divide in the technology industry. While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others are ca... Read More


"Opposition's restlessness stems from country's progress": BJP chief Nitin Nabin hits back at Rahul Gandhi over UPI MDR criticism

Pune, Sept. 16 -- BJP President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the Centre's Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for UPI transactions, saying the... Read More


Top Business & Market Headlines Today - BL Morning Report, September 16, 2026

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Markets tumble as bond yields hit 7.10% amid crude spike, RBI OMO sales and rupee weakness Indian markets witnessed one of their sharpest declines in recent months on Tuesday, ... Read More


RBI absorbs Rs 2.90 lakh cr through two VRRR auctions amid surplus liquidity

India, Sept. 16 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) absorbed Rs 2.90 lakh crore from the banking system through two Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auctions on Wednesday, amid significant surplus liq... Read More


Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund floats on

India, Sept. 16 -- Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched a new Open Ended Growth scheme named "Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund" with maturity period of 0 days from the launch date. Th... Read More


A single landslide has choked Kathmandu for weeks. Dependable backup routes must be built

Nepal, Sept. 16 -- Two weeks. That is how long a single landslide has held Kathmandu's lifeline hostage. On August 30, a stretch of Prithvi Highway in Krishnabhir area of Dhading collapsed into the ad... Read More


Govt aiming to reduce tax litigation rather than merely manage it, tax policy must evolve with growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

Bengaluru, Sept. 16 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the central government has focused its structural tax reforms on fundamentally reducing tax litigation rather than merely m... Read More


Real estate market shows signs of recovery after prolonged slowdown

Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- The country's real estate sector is showing clear signs of recovery following a prolonged period of stagnation, driven by an expansion in bank credit, increased transaction volu... Read More


Bengal forests reopen for tourists after monsoon break, entry fee restored

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- After remaining closed for nearly three months during the monsoon, reserved forests across West Bengal reopened to tourists on Wednesday, September 16. From Friday, tourists wil... Read More