The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) today (Wednesday, October 29, 2025) extended the deadlines for tax audit cases and audit ITR. The due date for audit income tax return (ITR) filing has been extended from October 31, 2025, to December 10, 2025. The deadline to file tax audit report...

Join us LIVE from Noida on October 24 as we celebrate the vibrant, resilient MSME ecosystems across the National Capital Region and neighbouring districts.20 cities. 13 states. Infinite possibilities. This year, the ET SME Summit series embarks on an unprecedented journey across India’s manufacturing, services, and trade landscape, bringing world-class...

Citibank plans to deploy more capital as it broadens the focus on India, Citi head of banking and executive vice chair Viswas Raghavan told Shilpy Sinha, George Smith Alexander & Sruthijith KK in an interview. Raghavan, 58, oversees Citi’s corporate, commercial and investment banking businesses globally. He said Indian companies...

Mumbai: India’s capital markets regulator has proposed changes to mutual fund fee structures in a bid to make them more transparent and cost-efficient for investors, as part of a comprehensive review of the country’s mutual fund regulations – the first such revamp in nearly three decades. This will bring down...

Our panel of experts will answer questions related to any aspect of personal finance. If you have a query, mail it to us right away. Are mutual funds considered capital assets? Can these be gifted without attracting any capital gains tax? My mutual funds are held in a statement of...

MUMBAI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday emphasised the need to create a dedicated platform to finance maritime sector projects, which would, in turn, accelerate economic development and job creation in the country. Gadkari, a former shipping and ports minister, also expressed confidence that the country’s logistics costs will fall...

Axis Bank is the first creditor off the block to seek buyers for its stuck exposure to the debt-laden Lavasa Corp as other lenders weigh their options in light of the litigation-dogged resolution process. On Monday, Axis put its ₹ 511 crore claims for sale at a ₹80 crore reserve...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India said mutual funds cannot participate in pre-IPO share placements. In a letter addressed to the industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), reviewed by ET, the capital markets regulator directed these asset managers to invest only in the anchor investor portion...

With GSTR- 9/9C now open for taxpayers to file and the deadline creeping up on December 31, 2025, it’s a good idea for both professionals and taxpayers to quickly check out the changes in the GSTR-9/9C annual return forms for FY 2024-25. Bhogavalli Mallikarjuna Gupta, Associate Director – GST, RSM...

Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh, is set to host its first ET Make in India SME Regional Summit on October 30, 2025. The city has its stronghold in mineral-based industries like steel, iron and cement. It also serves as a major commercial hub for agriculture, agro-processing, forest products, and...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of C S Rajan as Part-Time Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited for a further period from January 1, 2026, to October 21, 2027. The decision follows Kotak Mahindra Bank’s application to the RBI seeking an extension of Rajan’s term....

Tata Mutual Fund on Friday said it has resumed fresh investments in its Silver ETF Fund-of-Fund scheme (FoF) following the normalisation of market conditions. Earlier, lump-sum investment, switch-in into the scheme, and fresh registration of systematic investment plan (SIP) and systematic transfer plan (STP) into the scheme were suspended from...