In a report titled "The Fed can't print gold," commodity analysts at the Bank of America Corp raised their bullish stance on the yellow metal, saying that it could hit $3,000 an ounce within 18 months. The bank's previous 18-month target

Starting 1 April 2020, dividend income earned on shares of an Indian company or from a mutual fund scheme is taxable in the hands of the receiver based on the tax rate applicable to their total income. The dividend earned will

Pharma stocks have outperformed the indices in the last one month and that too by a distance. Several pharma companies have yielded phenomenal returns in the last few months and the run may end, if a quick solution is found for

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

Highly leveraged companies may find the going tough in the next few months, as rapid rise in covid-19 infections, make business prospects highly unpredictable. Even if infections abate in the next three months or so, companies that have high levels

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 last few months have seen share prices fall like nine pins, interest rates on fixed deposits collapse and even moratorium being placed on withdrawals of a particular bank. At such times, it is very important to look for safety and

Indian currency rupee against the dollar has tumbled to a historic low of 76.91 per US dollar on April 22, 2020 and as per reports it may touch levels of 80 as the pandemic Covid 19 brings with it a lot

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

On Thursday, the State Bank of India (SBI) introduced a new scheme for senior citizens called "SBI Wecare Deposit" for senior citizens in its retail term deposit segment. The scheme aims at safeguarding the interest of senior citizens in fixed deposits

The contagion of COVID-19 has adversely affected every walk of life, businesses have gone back to the drawing boards to chalk out sustainable plans. The government and financial bodies are constantly working on developing plans for different sectors to be able

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.

Recently, amid falling interest rates, SBI as an incentive to attract senior citizens launched a special retail deposit scheme called ‘SBI Wecare Deposit' with a marginally higher premium of 30 bps. Usually senior citizen investor community on FDs is provided a

பொதுவாக பங்கு சந்தை என்றாலே பலர் சூதாட்டம் என்பார்கள். அதிலும் அதில் உள்ள ப்யூச்சர் & ஆப்சன் என்றாலே கண்னை கட்டி காட்டில் விட்டது போல் இருக்கும். இப்படி இருக்கும் பட்சத்தில் மும்பை பங்குச் சந்தையின் இந்தியா ஐஎன்எக்ஸ் (INX ) மற்றும் தேசிய பங்குச் சந்தையின் ஐஎஃப்எஸ்சி (IFSC) ஆகிய இரு சர்வதேச சந்தைகளிலும், இந்திய

सिनेमा के इतिहास की सबसे लंबी और शानदार सीरीज़ एवेंजर्स एंडगेम, 26 को रिलीज़ हो रही है लेकिन फिल्म का पहला प्रीमियर हो चुका है जिसके बाद दर्शक, फैन्स और सेलिब्रिटी अपना उत्साह छिपा ही नहीं पा रहे हैं। जहां एक

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


एना और एलसा एक ही डाली के दो फूल हैं। दोनों बहनें हैं लेकिन फिर भी एक दूसरे से बिल्कुल अलग हैं। ना केवल उनके बालों का और उनकी त्वचा का रंग अलग है, बल्कि उनके विचारों में भी काफी असमानताएं

Have you ever heard of Hachiko the dog? No? Hahiko was a Japanese dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Ueno Hidesaburō, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death. Decades have passed since

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)

New Delhi, July 04: Dogs may be our "best friends" but they have emerged as big menace preying on exotic wildlife species, hurting their growth. A pan-India survey by the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment has sniffed

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

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

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 Delhi, Sep 21: With India's internet user population reaching nearly 500 million, illegal online trade has become a significant threat to wildlife conservation today. Large numbers of wildlife species and their parts and derivatives have been found on

New Delhi, Oct 26: Diwali, the festival of lights proves to be the dark times for countless owls whose lives are endangered at the hands of poachers. Though the illicit trade of these protected bird species goes on throughout the year, it

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

Flipkart, announced the launch of ‘Flipkart One Stop' popularly known as F1-Stop, today. Focused at enabling sellers, this new support facility will equip them with necessary information and procedures to kick start and grow their business online. A one-stop

For a beautiful occasion like Teacher's Day, which is celebrated as a tribute to the birth Anniversary Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnans is a significance for all of us to remember the most favorite teacher of our lifetime. SEE ALSO: Hot Exchange Offers: Top

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

Its festival season, and many e-commerce sites including Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon are making a big sale offers. Most popularly, Flipkart is making a huge buzz in the market with its Big Billion Sale festival. The e-commerce site is claiming to

E-commerce major Flipkart yesterday said it has sold half a million mobile handsets within 10 hours as part of its The Big Billion Days sale. "This sets a record for the highest number of mobile phones sold in India in a

Domestic e-commerce company Snapdeal on Thursday said that it had shipped nearly five million orders before Diwali, which will be celebrated next month "During this Diwali Sale despite a multi fold increase in order volumes, Snapdeal has set new benchmarks with

In view of emerging challenges in the cyber world and spiralling internet crime rate, Kerala police is getting ready to launch a CyberDome, a high tech centre for cyber security and innovations, here next month. According to state police, the CyberDome,

YouTube will now charge users to watch most of the freshly uploaded content, under paid subscription. If this doesn't sound good to those YouTube users who are hooked to the music and video streaming site for accessing content for free, the

Facebook, which reaches out to a very large populace across the world, plans to bring cheaper internet to India by empowering rural areas with wi-Fi connections. India is a very huge market for the internet and internet related services. The Indian

YouTube last week announced its new entertainment subscription produced called as YouTube Red. YouTube Red is a paid membership that gives you an amplified video and music experience across YouTube. YouTube Red lets you enjoy videos across all of YouTube without

With India's demonetization, there have been many speculations as to whether the move was targeted towards Digital India or whether the move will lead to the digitization of Indian economy or is it the time now for digital economy and so

Similar to AmazonBasics, Flipkart unveiled its very own SmartBuy store today. The key goal of the initiative is said to increase the sales that had dropped down considerably due to demonetization. Considering the increasing cash crunch, e-commerce websites have