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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
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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
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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
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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 …
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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
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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…
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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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…
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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 …