Advance tax deadline today: What happens if you miss the 15 December payment? What’s the penalty?
The third advance tax instalment for FY 2025-26 is due on 15 December 2025. Taxpayers with a liability over ₹10,000…
Debt investments that still make sense in a falling rate cycle
With RBI cutting the repo rate by 125 bps in 2025, bank FD rates have fallen across tenures. While FDs…
Mutual Funds: Want to accumulate ₹50 lakh in next 12 years? You will need SIP of this amount
The amount of SIP is contingent on the rate of return on your investment. Higher the return, lower the SIP…
One nation, one portfolio: How AI biases could leave us all holding the same bag
Generative AI is quietly reinforcing one of our most persistent investing biases – familiarity – thanks to inherent disparities in…
Personal loan eligibility: What is the minimum income required?
The minimum income requirement is an important eligibility criterion for a personal loan. The applicant’s income helps the bank assess…
SBI revises term deposit rates, reduces lending rates — check details
The State Bank of India has revised interest rates for term deposits and reduced MCLR and EBLR rates following a…
Income Tax dept cracks down on bogus claims linked to donations, SMS and emails sent to taxpayers as ‘friendly measure’
The Income Tax department is alerting taxpayers via SMS and email to update their returns and withdraw incorrect claims, following…
AI has taken over Wall Street. Should it take over your portfolio too?
For Indian investors, the implications of the US rally are different from those for American investors.
8th pay commission: Railways plans cost-cutting to deal with higher wages, says report
The 8th Central Pay Commission, established in January 2024, will review pay, allowances and pensions of central government employees.
8th Pay Commission: Will pensioners stop getting DA hikes under new Finance Act 2025? Govt clarifies
8th Pay Commission: Government issues clarification on whether the central government employees will get dearness allowances (DA) and pay commission…