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Life Insurance Council announced Force Majeure will not apply for Covid-19 death claims: What it means

Life Insurance Council announced that life insurance companies in India will not decline Covid-19 death claims and the clause of 'Force Majeure' will not apply. All life insurance companies have communicated to the policyholders individually in this regard.

Apr 6, 2020

Interest rate on PF reduced: How does it affect salaried employees?

Salaried employees will get 0.15 per cent lower returns on provident fund deposits as EPFO slashes interest rates from 8.65 per cent in 2018-19 to 8.50 per cent in FY20.

Mar 6, 2020

Fact checking reports of ATM recalibration to phase out Rs 2,000 notes

Recent reports of Rs 2000 notes to be withdrawn from most bank ATMs are false. Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies, no such instructions have been provided to banks yet.

Feb 28, 2020

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Indian Bank ATMs won't dispense Rs 2,000 notes from March 1: Here's why

Indian Bank has moved to remove Rs 2,000 from some of its ATMs in a bid to make it easier for customers withdrawing cash.

Feb 24, 2020

HDFC Bank customers watch out: Crucial services to be affected on Jan. 18

HDFC Bank has issued an alert for scheduled maintenance that affects its credit card customers. Read on to find out more about the outage.

Jan 16, 2020

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Five investment schemes with low risk and high return

Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Post Office Time Deposit Account, National Savings Certificate, Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, National Pension Scheme are some good bets for people who would not like to take risks.

Apr 19, 2018

EPFO to accept PF claims of above Rs 10 lakh offline now

The EPFO has said that PF withdrawal claims of over Rs 10 lakh, submitted offline via physical forms, will also be accepted now.

Apr 16, 2018

Six finance related jobs to make money from home

There is a long list of finance-related jobs that can be done from the comfort of sitting at home, from full-time corporate positions to freelance writers

Apr 9, 2018

Missed filing tax return for past years? March 31 is the deadline

Last date for filing belated returns for Assessment Years 2016-17 and 2017-18 and revised returns for Assessment Year 2016-17 is March 31, 2018.

Mar 27, 2018

Tax changes for senior citizens that will come into effect from April

Here are the key income tax changes for the senior citizens in the country which will come into effect from April 1, 2018

Mar 27, 2018

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Top five investment options for salaried individuals

At a time when investment in shares has seen a downward trajectory in respect of returns for you, you can consider these five good instruments to recoup better returns.

Mar 24, 2018

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Checkbook of SBI's associate banks to be invalid after March 31

The customers of State Bank of India's erstwhile associate banks and those of Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will have to update their checkbooks on or before March 31.

Mar 21, 2018

7th Pay Commission: Government may offer salary hikes beyond recommendations

7th Pay Commission latest update: The fitment factor is expected to be hiked to 3.00 from the current 2.57 beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Mar 19, 2018

Relief for Pensioners as Government likely to double monthly minimum pension payments

Government is mulling over increasing the payment from Rs 1000 per month under the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Mar 16, 2018