India plans to extend the 50 percent HRA tax exemption to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad, aligning them with Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. The draft Income-tax Rules, open for feedback until February 22, could lower taxable income for salaried workers from April 1, 2026, under the old tax regime.

More than one billion Android phones running Android 12 or older have fallen outside Google’s security support, exposing users to rising malware and data breach risks amid persistent fragmentation and slow update cycles.