New Income Tax Rules 2026: The Income Tax Department on Saturday released the draft Income-tax Rules, 2026. These new rules will become effective from April 1, 2026, that is the start of the financial year 2026-27. There are several changes aimed at simplification in tax filing and ease of compliance in the new draft income tax rules 2026.

Life Insurance Corporation of India rose 6.45% to Rs 894.65 on Friday after the insurer reported a strong set of consolidated numbers for the December quarter.