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Your money: Here’s how you can get better interest rate on personal loan

With new developments in technology, it has become easier to get a quick personal loan.




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Your Income Tax Queries: NRIs do not need to quote Aadhaar in ITR or link PAN with Aadhaar

As per Section 44ADA, a resident individual, engaged in any business/ profession can declare income on presumptive basis only if gross receipts do not exceed Rs 50 lakh in previous year.




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Insurance: Four tips to keep your risk cover intact

Though there is an additional 15-day grace period due to the Covid-19 lockdown for renewal of insurance policies, pay the premium if you have the cash flow. And buy a health insurance plan if you don’t have one




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Your Queries: 3-month moratorium on education loan; on gold loan also if EMI-based

If you have a high credit score or work for an organisation that has a tie-up with a bank for subsidised interest rates, you can get a lower interest rate.




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Your Money: Digital payments, e-KYC make buying insurance, filing claims easy during Coronavirus lockdown

Most companies are encouraging their existing customers to use digital channels as there has been a surge of such requirements from customers along with scarcity of service personnel at insurance offices.




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Corona crisis: Time to re-jig your investment portfolio

Equity investors can tilt portfolio allocation towards large-cap and multi-cap mutual funds.




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Your Queries: NRIs can’t adjust TDS on capital gains against basic exemption limit

You may avoid double taxation on your income by claiming tax relief if India has signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAA) with the country of your residence.




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Your Money: Investment tips for those opting for new tax regime

For example, PPF offers you returns of 7.1% per annum completely tax-free whereas an 8% FD may offer you only 5.6% if you’re in the 30% slab.




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Equity investments: It’s the right time to review your portfolio

Investing in high-quality companies and proven MF schemes always pays in the long term and these would be the first to recover




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Your Queries: Loans; Interest will be charged on moratorium period

Closing a home loan account involves outstanding loan repayment, signing some forms, request for return of original documents, collecting no-dues certificate as well as the final interest payment certificate.




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Smart Plans: Four tips to ensure you are ready for uncertain times like COVID-19 pandemic

Make sure that you have the contact information of your reporting manger and HR department in a diary or phone or a place where your spouse can access the same easily.




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Tax Talk: Know when your income can be clubbed

The income of a spouse or child is clubbed together with the income of major earner of the family when certain conditions are met.




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Your Money: Stick to time in markets vs timing the markets

The longer you stay in the markets, the more you are likely to earn returns by letting the magic of compounding work for you.




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Your money: More power to Aadhaar based eKYC, video KYC needed

The RBI recently allowed banks to use Video KYC to validate loans and credit card applications. Video KYC is another effective mechanism to accelerate application processes wherein customers can use their smartphone cameras to validate themselves before a bank-appointed officer.




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Crude oil prices: How low oil prices can impact your investments

Low oil prices will have a positive impact on glass manufacturing, transport, industrial power, plastics, lubricants, petrochemical, , FMCG, paint, rubber & tyre manufacturing companies




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Your Money: Tips for financial wellness in uncertain times

Contingency planning, taking heath insurance and avoiding unnecessary expenses is critical.




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Your Money: Asset allocation and capital allocation — know the difference

The year 2020 is not going to be a year to forget. Understanding the nuances and re-learning the basics is a good thing to do.




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Should you go for loan moratorium if you can pay your EMI?

Availing of the moratorium will only add to your interest burden eventually. If you have the cash, paying EMIs and credit card bills on time will be beneficial.




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Your money: Are we ready for a ‘Pay As You Drive’ motor insurance policy?

While the third-party (TP) premium depends on your vehicle’s cubic capacity (CC), the motor own-damage is calculated basis the RTO/city you reside in and the make year and model of your car.




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Your Money: Health insurance likely to see strong growth in FY21

Though overall growth in health business declined 11% in March, private players are likely to revive in FY2021.




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COVID-19 effect on your nest egg: Five tips to rework your retirement plan

Reduce your debts, cut expenses and choose investment products prudently to build your retirement corpus.




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Deccan Odyssey might fail to resume luxury journey this season.

For those looking forward to luxury journeys on board Deccan Odyssey India , the news of possible cancellation of the service will come as dismay. According to the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, new proposal for short itinerary and lesser haulage charges have been sent to Indian...



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Palace on Wheels - A luxury sojourn away from the usual clamors of life!

Palace on Wheels is the brainchild of Indian Railways and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation. Functioning since 1982, this train has so far introduced the pristine locales of Rajasthan to millions of international guests in the country. Besides Agra and New Delhi, the train also traverses...



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Tata Nexon Electric First Drive Review: India’s first sub-four-meter electric SUV

The Tata Nexon EV is going to launch in India soon. Its prices are expected to fall in the range of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 17 lakh. Here is out first drive review of what would be India’s first all-electric sub-four-meter SUV.




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Shah Rukh Khan’s favourite car, likes and dislikes! Talking cars with SRK

Our Editor, Arpit Mahendra recently got a chance to speak to King Khan on the sidelines of the Hyundai Creta unveil at the Auto Expo 2020. Shah Rukh Khan talked to us about his favourite car apart from a Hyundai, of course. He also spoke about his likes and dislikes in modern cars and what […]




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India extends E- tourist visa for two months

Presently, the numbers of foreign tourist arrivals in India are gradually increasing. That is the reason why Indian government has been stepping forward to reform its immigration policies. To increase the number of foreign tourist arrival in India, the…




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Four Indians honored with Great Immigrants

Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other people of Indian origin are in the list of 42 US nationals to be honored with the United States "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award. The three other prominent personalities are Hari Sreenivasan,…




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New Visa plan to boost Thailand's Medical Tourism

On Tuesday, the Cabinet of Thailand announced a new visa plan under which the permit to stay, of foreign nationals aged 50 or more, has been increased from one year to ten years. The vice-minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Colonel Apisit Chaiyanuwat…




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Federal Court Block Deportation of Afghanistan National on SIV

On Wednesday, a federal high court prevented the President Trump’s led administration from sending back a man of Afghan descent who was attempting to come into the United States with a special permit kept specially for those who have come to the aid…




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Foreign Tourists with E-visa can Stay Up to 2 Months

Tourists coming into the country of India using the electronic permit can now stay in the country for up to 60 days, rather than the previous 30 days, and also get additional double entry bonus while tourists coming on the grounds of medical reasons…




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Pakistan Focusing to Reform its Tourism Industry

After Pakistan planned to reform its tourism industry, it can already see changes. The government recently announced that it will allow citizens of 24 countries to enter Pakistan on a visa-on-arrival basis. These 24 countries include Singapore, South…




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Visa Improvements Increase Tourism in UAE

Established in 2010, the Dubai World Centre is one of the largest airports in the UAE  and saw a traffic of over 900,000 in 2017. Dubai Airports, its operator, reported that the airport received a 6.4 percent growth from 850,633 people in 2016 to…




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India Attracts 25 Lakh Tourists Through the E-Visa in 2018

India issued 25 lakh e-Visas in 2018 which is a tremendous increase from 2015. It also reduced the main category visa to 21 from 26 after clubbing several categories.Fresh DevelopmentsThe officials of the Home Ministry stated regarding reducing sub-categories…




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Thailand Cabinet Plans Visa-Free Travel for Indian and Chinese Tourists

Thailand Visa-Free TravelPipat Ratchakitprakarn, The Thailand Minister of Tourism and Sports, stated that there was a plan to introduce visa-free travel for tourists of China and India in the next few months of this year. Additionally there will be a…




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Malaysia Allows Visa-Free Entry Leading to Visit of more Indian and Chinese Tourists

Dr. Datuk Noor Zari Secretary-General Tourism Ministry Malaysia stated that the tourists from India and China were among the top contributors to the tourism sector in the country.Focus on Two NationsAlso, the number of arrivals from India and China is…




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Google’s Hip Hop Doodle back after three years! Mix your music and groove for today

Bringing back an interactive Doodle from 2017, Google with its illustration is celebrating the birth of Hip Hop music.




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Visakhapatnam gas leak: AIIMS director says long-term health effects due to styrene vapour exposure small

Guleria said inhalation and ingestion of styrene can cause effect the skin and the eyes.




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Lockdown-inspired suicides on course to DWARF coronavirus deaths in Australia & in time, even in US – studies

The global suicide rate is accelerating as coronavirus-triggered lockdowns supercharge depression and mass job losses push people over the edge. Australian and US researchers have highlighted the threat to their countries.
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Documents don’t forget: Leaked 1996 court file shows Biden accuser Tara Reade told of ‘sexual harassment’ in his office

A court document has surfaced showing that Tara Reade – a former Senate staffer for Joe Biden who has accused him of sexual assault – told her then-husband she was harassed while working in his office.
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Not your average goalie: Meet Mikayla Demaiter, the 'world’s hottest hockey player' (PHOTOS)

As with the majority of Canadians, Mikayla Demaiter was in love with ice hockey and dreamed of achieving great things in a sport that is almost sacred in her homeland.
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EU’s top court claims it has sole jurisdiction over European Central Bank's money-printing decisions, rejecting Germany’s concerns

The European Union’s highest court said on Friday it alone has legal authority over the European Central Bank (ECB). It rejected the recent ruling in Germany questioning the ECB’s power to print money without members’ consent.
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UN rapporteur on torture ‘scared to find out more about our democracies’ after delving into Assange case

Discovering that the cruelty visited on Julian Assange by Western democracies had been premeditated has heightened the fear of learning more about how those democracies operate, the UN’s rapporteur on torture has admitted.
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Preparing your digital media for your inevitable demise

  If there’s one thing that’s certain in life, it’s the fact that one day, regardless of whether you’d like to or not, you will die. A decade ago, sorting out your affairs would...




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How to hack and modify your (old) mobilephone

  There’s no denying the fact that we’re seeing explosive growth in smartphones both, in terms of  features and specifications. As cliched as it may sound, it’s the absolute truth...




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How to expand your Steam experience

  In the last 12 years since Steam came into existence it has become a name synonymous with the world of gaming in its entirety. Taking a step into the Steamworld, we published an article sometime back...




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How to save money on your Android phone by switching it to 2G-only mode

  Recently I was low on battery and needed to conserve it. So I decided to switch to 2G instead of 3G to save some precious minutes of battery. Also, I wanted to limit the data packets being sent and re...




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How to control your TV and DTH with the Samsung Galaxy S5

  The Galaxy S5 includes an IR blaster port, while some may think that it is an old technology, Samsung has found a very useful way to utilize it. The IR blaster port along with Samsung’s WatchOn...




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How to host your websites on Google Drive

  Almost everyone who owns a computer also owns at least one website these days. Be it personal or professional. There are a number of hosting services available on the web for us to host our websites b...




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How to upgrade your laptop HDD to a SSHD in 30 minutes

  You now know the benefits of picking an SSHD over a normal HDD but what if you’ve already got a laptop or if you are about to buy one and your seller isn’t giving you the option of a SSHD...