To mitigate hardship of claimants, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced relaxations for victims of the Balasore train tragedy and will speed up claim settlements in order to provide financial relief. To help affected families, LIC chairman announced many concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of LIC Policies and also of […]
WhatsApp for beta gets new layout, changes placement of chats and other things
.WhatsApp has rolled out a new beta update that refreshes the layout of the app. .The user interface is pretty clean and simplied. .It lets you access your chats and other tabs on the main window pretty easily. By Ankita Garg: WhatsApp has rolled out a new update that refreshes the layout of the app, […]
EPF passbook interest not updated? EPFO has this important message for you
EPF subscribers may soon see their interests being reflected in their accounts. The method to check whether your interest is credited to your PF account or not — is through a passbook where the details of your provident fund balance are displayed. The passbook can be availed online from the EPFO website. How to access […]
How spouses can make joint financial decisions; 4 rules to follow
The husband wanted to sell off the single bedroom flat they acquired in the very distant suburbs; the wife felt that would dent the assets they held. The wife was keen to financially support her parents and siblings; the husband felt that others must live within their own means. The husband wanted to retire early […]
DRDO 2023 Jobs Recruitment Notification of DRDO Chair and more Posts
Defence Research and Development Organization 2023 Jobs Recruitment Notification. DRDO inviting applications for the positions of DRDO Chair, DRDO Distinguished Fellowship, DRDO Fellowship. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions. Last Date for Submission of Application is on 15th June, 2023. No.of Posts and Vacancies :- DRDO Chair – 05 Posts DRDO Distinguished […]
On which post office schemes is TDS applicable, where tax is not deducted
Post office offers many long term and short term investment plans but note that not all investment avenues are tax free, as some Post office schemes interest earned is taxable, and no deduction is available under section 80C of the Income tax Act, 1961. It is important to keep in mind that TDS is only […]
Average time taken for issuing I-T refunds reduced to 16 days in 2022-23: CBDT chairman
New Delhi: Average time taken for issuing refunds by the income tax department has been brought down “significantly” and 80 per cent of refunds were issued in the first 30 days of filing of returns during the 2022-23 fiscal, CBDT Chairman Nitin Gupta has said. The chief of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) […]
H-1B visa stamping season: Timeline, events and processes you need to know
It’s stamping time for those applicants who got picked in the H-1B lottery for 2024. The visa registration process started for 2024 in January this year follows a series of other processes beginning October 2023 before candidates become eligible to work and live in the US. But this year, For many Indian professionals and students, […]
UPI, NEFT to RTGS : How RBI’s lightweight payment system will be different from others?
The Reserve Bank of India’s proposed lightweight payment and settlement system (LPSS) will introduce a paradigm shift in the Indian payment landscape. In its annual report for 2023-24, the central bank has unveiled its plans for LPSS. The need for lightweight payment and settlement system (LPSS) The central bank said that this payment system can […]
BSNL goes to borders to set up 20,000 4G towers
NEW DELHI : Residents of border states lacking mobile and data connectivity can breathe a sigh of relief, with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) beginning work on installing 20,000 4G towers. The telecom operator has been assigned the work of ensuring connectivity at all far-flung areas under the government’s 4G saturation plan, an official […]