30+ min ago   (302+ words) Updated biannually using data from the All-India Consumer Price Index (AICPI), dearness allowance (DA) is a percentage of employees' basic pay that aims to mitigate the inflation impact and rising cost of living. New announcements usually come in March and…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (423+ words) Constituted every 10 years, the 8th central pay commission (CPC), is currently in its consultation stage. During this process, it is meeting with various employee and pensioner associations, federations, groups, representatives, unions and other stakeholders at scheduled state visits and meetings across…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (391+ words) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced the launch of Tatkal NPS on the BHIM Payments App, allowing eligible bank customers to open a National Pension System (NPS) account directly through the app. The regulator made the…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (683+ words) A systematic investment plan (SIP) allows individuals to invest a fixed amount in mutual funds at regular intervals. However, just because you are putting money in one or multiple funds every month does not mean your investments will deliver the…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (551+ words) A Mumbai businessman's claim for ₹6.42 lakh in business travel expenses was rejected by the income tax department after he paid these bills using his wife's credit card. The department questioned the deduction despite the expenses being incurred for business purposes....

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (452+ words) British fintech firm Revolut on Saturday (local time) confirmed that sensitive customer data was exposed in a scam involving an unauthorised third party that used a legitimate government email domain. According to a TechCrunch report, the disclosed information included customers…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (696+ words) A minor may have income from investment, gifts, interest, their own skills or other such sources. While most parents may assume that such earnings will automatically be added to their own income while filing income tax return (ITR) and taxed…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (353+ words) Customers planning to visit bank branches this week should check the holiday schedule before heading out. Banks will remain closed for four days between September 14 and September 20, 2026, although not all closures apply across the country. The schedule covers branches of…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (465+ words) From 4 to 9 September, the Nasdaq Q-50 index — made up of 50 companies next in line to enter the Nasdaq-100 — did little. However, an Indian exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on this index — Motilal Oswal Nasdaq Q50 — saw its market price shoot up by 50%. On…...

18+ hour, 16+ min ago   (208+ words) Nagaland is examining delays in pension and other retirement benefits for state government pensioners and is working on digitising the process, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio informed the Assembly earlier this month, PTI reported. Responding to a query raised by MLA…...