Investors, on most occasions, fail to do due diligence and end up acting on information provided by peers or those who don’t possess enough market intelligence and experience. When 35-year-old Kishore received an SMS from an unknown number regarding investments and how to gain double-digit returns from stock markets, he wasted no time in contacting […]
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In the past few years, expenditure incurred on healthcare has been on the rise, encompassing expenses on preventive check-ups, medical insurance, etc. Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) provides certain tax deductions for an individual in respect of such expenditure incurred on self or dependents, which have been discussed in this article. Mediclaim/Health insurance premium For […]
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Inter-ministerial body will also examine call for priority sector lending The government will initiate discussion on the possibility of channelising a part of employee provident fund (EPF) investments into financing startups, a senior government official has said. “There is a major demand from startups for the government pension fund in India to carve out a […]
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A mutual fund is a way to pool money in a variety of underlying securities to pool money from investors for investment. In ratio to their investment amount, a mutual fund house issues unit of mutual funds to unitholders. The investment objectives of a mutual fund are revealed in the offer document. Profits or losses […]
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They were once criticised and even shunned by many investors because of high costs, lack of liquidity and relatively opaque portfolios. But unit-linked investment plans (ULIPs) are back in the reckoning as they move to more nimble cost structures and better disclosures. For investors, the comparison with the most preferred financial product of our time […]
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Lifestyle International, part of the Dubai-based Landmark Group, is poised to register an 8-9 per cent growth in revenue over the next few years, which it feels will be in line with the trend in the industry. Vasanth Kumar, managing director, Lifestyle, told Business Standard that prior to the slowdown, the Rs 40,000 crore premium […]
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CN+R Staff Report Editor’s note: Chatham County’s second “One Chatham” event — a community conversation sponsored by the News + Record and the Our Chatham program of the UNC School of Media and Journalism’s Reese News Lab — will tackle the subject of poverty’s impact on public education outcomes. The 90-minute public forum, sponsored by […]
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In the last decade, many commentators have expressed concern over how much time we spend using technology and its effects on mental health. This is particularly an issue with younger people, who can experience high rates of cyberbullying and can have adverse reactions to social media. However, teens themselves don’t necessarily agree, with surveys showing they are aware […]
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News agency PTI on Saturday morning reported that Arun Jaitley’s health has deteriorated further and he remains to be on the life support at AIIMS. Arun Jaitley latest news, Jaitley health news: The health of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who is admitted to AIIMS, deteriorated on Friday, hospital sources said. Jaitley, 66, was rushed to All […]
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Kerala was ranked the best in the country in terms of health performance, according to health index scores in a report by NITI Aayog. Kerala had an overall score of 74.01, with Andhra Pradesh coming second at 65.13. The states are broadly grouped into three: larger and smaller states and union territories so as to […]
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