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Personal Finance: Tax-saving ideas for new fiscal year

As we enter into a new financial year, lets take a look at some of the key tax saving instruments that meets our goals and needs.

Apr 7, 2018

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Markets weekahead: U.S. trade war, macro data, Zuckerberg testimony

The Indian markets will focus on macro-economic data, fourth-quarter earnings and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress in the coming week.

Apr 7, 2018

Bahrain Grand Prix 2018 qualifying: F1 live stream and TV listings

Mercedes had the fastest car in the season-opening, but Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari was able to capitalize on a safety car period to snatch victory.

Apr 6, 2018

Feminism has a new slogan in Pakistan: 'Warm your own food!'

A university student's Urdu placard from Aurat March 2018 saying "Khud Khana Garam Karlo" has become the rallying cry for feminists in Pakistan.

Apr 6, 2018

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Is RBI planning to launch its own cryptocurrency code-named Lakshmi?

If introduced, Lakshmi would run on an implementation of the blockchain technology, which is the backbone of digital currencies like bitcoins.

Apr 6, 2018

Widespread alien life unlikely because of phosphorous shortage in the universe

Six elements are required to create life as we know it; phosphorous is one of them and there is not enough of it out there.

Apr 6, 2018

Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies: 5 films to remember him

Isao Takahata is best remembered for his animes Grave of the Fireflies and The Tale of Princess Kaguya. He won an Academy Award nomination for the latter.

Apr 6, 2018

ICICI Bank enables NRIs to send money via WhatsApp, e-mail

Christened Social Pay, this first-of-its-kind service by any Indian bank is available on the lender's Money2India (M2I) app for remittances.

Apr 6, 2018

Billionaire Tim Draper says bitcoin should be national currency for India

The long-time bitcoin fan believes India will benefit a lot from cryptocurrencies and blockchain as it will enable government to become more transparent and efficient.

Apr 6, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War to join Black Panther in Saudi Arabia

Black Panther will be the first film to release in Saudi Arabia after the kingdom lifted the 35-year cinema ban in December 2017.

Apr 5, 2018

Manchester City announce multi-year sponsorship deal with Tinder

The dating app will switch its colors across its social platforms to sky blue to show support for City in the buildup to their clash against Manchester United.

Apr 5, 2018

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Banks may be charging a flat fee for SMS alerts -- illegally

The uniform billing by some of the lenders for SMS alerts is against the Reserve Bank of India's advisory.

Apr 5, 2018

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Paytm set to sell mutual funds via a new app

Paytm, owned by One97 Communications, is now planning to launch services including mutual funds, general insurance, life insurance and a number of banking services via its payments bank.

Apr 5, 2018