Internet connected the world by enhancing the accessibility of information. In the 1980's, a computer with an active internet could send and receive messages within a few minutes. This could have traditionally taken a long time. Fast forward to a few

A bike owner usually thinks of two-wheeler insurance as a formality. It is often perceived as an added cost instead of a financial cushion. Bikers might boast about their knowledge regarding tuning, maintaining, and beautifying their beloved two-wheelers but the same

The word insurance roughly paints a picture of financial protection in our mind. It helps us sail through rough times in which we need financial aid. A person secures his/her future against an unfortunate event or peril with insurance. This is

With the end of Financial Year 2018-2019 approaching, you may be looking for ways to claim deductions, save on taxes, and boost your net gains. With the deadline just a few days away, now is the time to double your efforts

After the two repo rate cuts of 0.25 basis points each in February and April 2019, you may be looking forward to more affordable home loan financing. In general, your home loan EMIs will become cheaper to the extent that your

A personal loan is an unsecured loan. It is the reason behind personal loan interest rates being higher than other loan interest rates. The interest rate charged on a personal loan depends on the personal loan eligibility criteria of the borrower.

Can Fin Homes, one of the players in the housing finance sector of India has reported 6.48 percent growth in its standalone net profit which stood at Rs 75.46 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 (the fourth quarter 2018)

The shares of private lender, Kotak Mahindra Bank surged over 5 percent, hitting 52-week high, on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) amid spurt in volume trade after the lender reported 15.1 percent year-on-year growth in terms of net profit at Rs

Moody's Investors Service, a global rating agency, said that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited's (APSEZ) (Baa3 stable) results for fiscal 2018 are within Moody's expectations. In fiscal 2018, APSEZ's reported revenue of Rs 113 billion, up by 34

Wockhardt - the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology organization's stock has dipped by 8 percent after the company announced its financial results. The company reported its fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 results on Friday, May 4, 2018. Based on the financial

Shares of Bank of Baroda continued its losing streak on Thursday and dipped over 2 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange.The traders reacted to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report which stated that it had registered four more cases against

The Indian stock markets have fared better than most of the developed equity markets around the world. The Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) index Sensex has recorded a little over 20 percent of returns in the past one year outperforming New York

Indian stock markets have been seeing many of its stocks, especially those of the banking and finance companies bleed this week. While BSE's Sensex opened at 36,495 points on Friday, NSE's Nifty started below its 11,000-mark at 10,993 points. In morning

Shares of Sun TV Network rose over 2 per cent on Bombay Stock Exchange after media report suggested that the company is looking to expand market share in GEC (General Entertainment Category) segment in Tamil Nadu in the next few months.Cheering

Crisis-hit Jet Airways Monday said it was working out a "mutually acceptable" arrangement regarding salary dues.Salary payments have been delayed for many employees, including pilots. The airline management had promised to clear salary dues of its pilots by March."We wish

Before we head on to answer your queries on your investments in mutual fund schemes, here we clarify that last evening after the amc company Franklin Templeton was left with no option on barely any new subscription and other liquidity issues,

In light of the COVID-19 lockdown situation, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) issued a notification on Friday allowing some insurance companies to provide the Aadhaar-based authentication to complete KYC procedure to provide insurance services. "To facilitate

‘Savings are the income of future', and there is no better time than our current situations to realize and address the above fact. With businesses being halted, and cash flow slowing down; having a source of income which helps you maintain

We are living in unprecedented times. Businesses are getting impacted rapidly, interest rates are falling and a bank like Yes Bank, had to be bailed out. Even as interest rates are low, it is time to look at deposits from non

Like life insurance policies which can be paid in monthly, quarterly, bi-yearly modes, soon you will be able to pay health insurance premiums similarly. This has come amid Covid 19 outbreak after IRDAI's call on the issue, when people have been

Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathway, the investment company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffet, is not looking at making investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent telephonic interview with the Wall Street Journal, Munger was asked if his investment

After extreme volatility recently seen the stock markets and mutual fund investments, you may be looking at more stable options to put your savings aside for the long term. One such conservative investment tool is the EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) that

As the time passes so quickly, another fiscal year is turning to an end soon, and most of the tax payers must be in the state of panic about keeping the things in order. They might also be planning to approach

There is bad news everywhere amid Covid 19 crisis which has led most employed to fret about job loss or salary cuts. Various industries hit the most including aviation has announced no pay-outs for April, May month. At the same time,

Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that all citizens of the state will be given a free health insurance scheme and will also become the first state in India to provide free cashless insurance to all its citizens. The announcement was

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis brings to light the need to have health and life insurance covers to face unforeseen emergencies. You can take now take advantage of the relaxed rules and options to either purchase a new policy or increase your

On Monday, banks and NBFCs (non-banking finance companies) were among the biggest losers on the Indian stock exchanges. ICICI Bank ended 10.56 percent lower, HDFC 9.98 percent down, HDFC Bank 7.89 percent lower, SBI was down 5.88 percent and NSE's banking

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has granted provision to allow withdrawal of funds from the fund balance to tackle liquidity crunch. Nonetheless, while the institution has received many such withdrawal request there has

At this grim hour, when paying rent can be dentful task HDFC's payment app PayZapp has tied up with NoBroker for offering cashback or rewards on rent payment. NoBroker is the brokerage free real estate portal. And the facility can be

Given the fact that digital KYC or know your customer has been in place for long but no institutions followed similar standards, the government as well as the SEBI have come forth amid the pandemic-led lockdown and instructed to move to

State Bank of India (SBI) has initiated an emergency loan scheme for its customers amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. It allows bank account holders of the nation's largest bank to apply for the loan on its

On Friday, the Income Tax Department informed that for NRIs/foreign visitors whose stay in India was prolonged due to lockdown, the prolonged stay would not be considered for residential status calculations for income tax purposes for the financial year 2019-20.

स्पाईडरमैन एक बार फिर से आपको इंटरटेन करने आ रहा है और फिल्म का नया ट्रेलर बाहर आ चुका है लेकिन ट्रेलर शुरू होते ही फैन्स के लिए आ जाती है एक वार्निंग - अगर आपने एवेंजर्स एंडगेम नहीं देखी है

If it were easy it wouldn't be an expedition. A team of Bengaluru-based wildlife researchers embarked on a mission to distant forest in Arunachal Pradesh, confronted hardship and turned lucky when they chanced upon two individuals (a male and a female)

Bengaluru, July 08: As human populations expand and natural habitats shrink, people and animals are increasingly coming into conflict over living space and food. Over 2,000 people in India were killed by elephants while tigers claimed over 200 lives in the

New Delhi, July 10: India has seen rapid deforestation in recent years, primarily due to its focus on economic development. This affects not only a billion forest dwellers but also half the world's land-based species of plants and animals that are

New Delhi, July 11: The Indian Railways' novel initiative 'Plan Bee' to prevent trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks has been a great success as the number of casualties has gone down drastically. A number of cases have been reported from

Hyderabad, July 12: India's quest for uranium has now reached Nallamala forest in Telangana home to one of India's oldest tiger reserves. The area proposed for mining falls under the Amrabad and Nudigal Reserved Forests of the ‘core area' of the

Bengaluru, July 16: Elephants are social animals.They live in a fluid fission-fusion society with relationships radiating out from the mother-offspring bond through families, bond groups, clans, independent males and beyond to strangers. In a change of attitude, young male elephants are

New Delhi, July 17: Moon will never lose its charm and has always fascinated people from all arenas of life. India witnessed a partial view of the lunar eclipse on Wednesday and some people were disciplined enough to roll out of

Fifty years ago, NASA's Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the surface of the moon⁠-and bringing them home safely⁠-for the first time in history. To mark the 50th anniversary this

While many people in India regard elephants with affection, the animals often inspire fear in those who share their land. They frequently raid farm lands and destroy crops in search of food. A single elephant makes light work of a hectare

New Delhi, July 25: Climate change does a lot more than just heat up our planet. This extreme weather can be trouble for birds, which are very sensitive their environment. Scientists have noticed that when extreme weather happens, fewer birds show

New Delhi, Aug 20: The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the last five decades. The impact of this staggering loss goes beyond wildlife. The health of forest species is intrinsically linked to the health of forests overall

Wilderness areas around the world have experienced catastrophic declines over the years, with three million square kilometres of global wilderness lost since the 1990s, according to a new study. Since the 1990s, our planet has lost nearly three million square kilometres

New York, Sep 24: The worst fears about Global climate change have come true. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted and trees are flowering sooner. Effects that

New Delhi, Oct 29: After Tiger, India has launched its first national protocol to assess the population of Snow leopard, elusive and endangered species in the country. It has developed a centrally-supported programme called Project Snow Leopard for the conservation of

YouTube launched their answer to the popular video streaming app Twitch a few month back when they launched their own Game Streaming service. Thanks to this service users could stream their games from their PCs and also tune in for live

Backed by huge discounts and the rising use of smartphones, the Indian e-commerce market is poised to grow 36 percent during the 2015-20, a new report has said. According to a recent report from Canada based TechSci Research, expanding

Smartphone market in India is growing spontaneously. Many key smartphone makers like Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Sony, Asus and many more have came up with premium smartphones to the Indian market. SEE ALSO: Top 20 Awesome Smartphones Launching this Diwali Festival Season This