LIC completes 70 years, marking seven decades of insurance, financial protection and enduring customer trust.

Real GDP or GDP at Constant Prices in Q1 of FY 2026-27 is estimated at Rs 81.36 lakh crore, against Rs 75.46 lakh crore in Q1 of FY 2025-26.

Trust, Tech & Reach. As it turns 70, LIC focuses on digital transformation and deeper last-mile insurance penetration

LIC Q1 Results: India's leading insurer Life Insurance Corp (LIC) on Thursday reported a 23% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its standalone net profit at Rs 13,492 crore in the first quarter of FY27, compared with Rs 10,986 crore a year ago.

RBI MPC Meeting August 2026 Live Updates: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced its decision to keep repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. RBI’s three-day MPC meeting commenced on Monday. Markets and experts widely expected the central bank to leave the benchmark repo rate unchanged. A change in repo rate has a direct impact on the EMIs borrowers pay for their loans.

LIC said it is completing 70 years and as on March 31, 2026 the asset base stood at ₹59.03 lakh crore. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman receives a dividend cheque of ₹12,207 crore for FY 2025-26 from Life Insurance Corporation of India CEO and MD R. Doraiswamy, in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 29, 2026).

Taxpayers should still claim the TDS credit in their ITR even if it is missing from Form 26AS or AIS, say experts. The Income Tax Act protects deductees where tax has been deducted but not deposited by the deductor.

Filing income tax returns early increases processing likelihood but does not guarantee faster refunds. Successful e-verification and matching tax records are crucial for timely refund processing. Pre-validating bank accounts and avoiding complex disclosures expedite the refund process.

Income-tax returns: The I-T department has released excel utility of its ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, and ITR-4 (Sugam) forms for AY27. Today we lay out the numbers and key things to know for senior and super senior citizens looking to file their returns.