Under Draft Income Tax Rules 2026, buyers and sellers won't be required to quote their PAN for motor vehicle transactions below ₹5 lakh. PAN will be required for cash deposits or withdrawals of ₹10 lakh or more annually, and for hotel or restaurant payments exceeding ₹1 lakh. PAN will be mandatory for selling or purchasing immovable properties above ₹20 lakh.

Michael Burry, who was the first person to predict the 2008 market crash, detailed how Sundar Pichai is making the same mistake that killed Motorola. Referring to Google selling 100-year bonds, Burry said Motorola did the same in 1997 and "fell out of consumers' eyes" in another year. Motorola dropped from top 25 to 232nd in market cap, he added.

A person investing ₹2,000 monthly in a SIP at 12% per annum will earn ₹4.6 lakh in 10 years, with a total investment value of ₹2.4 lakh, as per SEBI's SIP calculator. In 20 years, the same investment will give return of ₹19.79 lakh with total investment value of ₹4.8 lakh. The investment would fetch ₹69.9 lakh in 30 years.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is conducting a special safety audit of charter and non-scheduled flight operators to assess operational aspects. This comes after aircraft crash in Baramati on January 28 claimed the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The audit will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase covering 14 operators.

AI expert Dr Roman Yampolskiy warned that Artificial General Intelligence could arrive by 2027, claiming that up to 99% of jobs may disappear within five years. As per him, a few roles would survive, including personalised services for wealthy, emotionally driven professions like therapy, specialists to regulate AI system and jobs involving AI understanding and prompt engineering, reported News18.

The magistrate court in Gandhinagar's Mansa convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd. Nair received a one-year imprisonment and a fine for publishing false and defamatory tweets against Adani Enterprises Ltd and the Adani Group. After a full-fledged trial, the court held that the company had successfully established its case.

Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) took suo moto cognisance of a consumer complaint and passed an order to Barbeque Nation Hospitality Limited to not levy service charge at its restaurants. The complaint alleged Barbeque Nation levied service charge in addition to CGST and SGST on a food bill in January 2025. Service charges or tips are voluntary payments, CCPA said.

A magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises, sentencing him to one year’s imprisonment and imposing a fine over tweets the company said harmed its reputation. Nair was unavailable for immediate comment after the court’s verdict, delivered following a full trial on Tuesday in Gujarat.

US Antimony shares rose after forming a joint venture with Americas Gold and Silver to build a processing facility in Idaho. The partnership aims to boost domestic production of critical minerals like antimony. Americas Gold will hold a 51% stake, while US Antimony will manage operations. The deal allows US Antimony to profit from previously untapped production.

Ritco Logistics has launched a 25,000 sqft dedicated warehouse for polypropylene storage in Kheda, Gujarat. Situated strategically on the Mumbai-Delhi Highway, the facility is designed to serve as a high-velocity node for a polypropylene manufacturer. It is equipped with 12 loading and unloading docks for swift operations, along with forklift services.