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Allow indexation benefits for savings such as stocks, fixed deposits: Cong to govt
The Budget 2024-25 had proposed to lower the LTCG from 20% to 12.5% but removed the indexation bene…
PTI
Modi 3.0 1st Budget: Tax relief for middle class, Rs 2 lakh cr job scheme
With rural distress and unemployment being blamed for BJP losing its majority, Sitharaman in her se…
PTI
I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam
Over the course of 3 months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realize…
Jane Zhang
Bank deposits losing attractiveness as govt savings schemes see strong growth
Global brokerage Goldman Sachs has flagged multiple headwinds to deposit growth in Indian banks as …
From ‘Copycat’ to ‘Kursi Bachao Budget' — Here’s what Rahul and other Congress leaders had to say about Budget 2024
Congress alleges BJP copied ideas from their manifesto for Budget 2024, sparking a heated debate on…
A boomer got $182,000 in student loans forgiven — plus a $1,800 refund. He can finally save for retirement and enjoy a spa day with his wife.
Larry, 60, has been making student-loan payments since 1995 after graduating from law school. He ne…
Ayelet Sheffey
NY fights to save Trump hush-money sentencing, saying it's a harmless error if evidence he's immune from entered the case
Prosecutors say it was "harmless error" if evidence Trump's now immune from entered the hush-money …
Laura Italiano
Last-minute rush: 5 things to do before March 31
March 31 is the end of the financial year and is often a busy time for accountants and bankers. Eve…
Tax saving countdown – With 2 months to go, options to consider under 80C
Now that we have stepped into the new year, there are just three months left before the current fin…
Crisis-hit SpiceJet plans to hand out pink slips to at least 1,000 employees
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said the airline has initiated several measures, includ…
PTI
I quit my career to live off my savings but lost everything in a financial crisis. I'm struggling to get back on my feet.
The author quit his career in accounting and put all his savings in a bank in Lebanon. But a financ…
J.D. Harlock
EPFO continues to give attractive interests rate compared to other government schemes
The popular retirement saving scheme followed by many corporations for its employees has slashed it…
Cabinet okays Rs 75K cr rooftop solar scheme, 1 cr households to get subsidy of up to Rs 78K
The Prime Minister launched the scheme on 13th February 2024. The scheme provides a cent…
PTI
West Bengal is the highest contributor to small savings schemes – with elections underway, it could have been a trigger for the government to roll back interest rate cuts
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the primary challenger to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC…
RBI’s floating rate savings bonds – Decoding the investment option
Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed that it has set the annual interest rate for the …
Sam Bankman-Fried tried to pin his fraud scheme on his closest friends. Then they turned on him for it.
As SBF rose to fame and became a billionaire, he planted the seeds of his own downfall when he made…
Katie Balevic
5 popular deductions you can claim under Section 80C in 2023-24
Among all the different sections that provide deductions under the old tax regime, 80C is the most …
Karnataka's free power scheme to cost ₹13,000 crore annually
There are 2.16 crore domestic consumers in the state. Of them 2.14 crore consumers are using less t…
5 tax-saving investments that will lose their charm under the new tax regime
The old tax regime offered several tax deductions that helped bring down one’s taxable income, and …