Banking And Finance

Can EPF be attached for liabilities? What happens if employer recovers contribution but doesn’t deposit? FAQs answered

Administered by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the EPF Act of 1952, EPF is a retirement savings scheme available to salaried citizens. The current EPF and voluntary provident…

I gave ₹50,000 to ChatGPT to plan my solo international travel: AI brainstorms to make my trip possible

I worked as a salaried professional in Mumbai and gave ChatGPT ₹50,000. I did not literally give cash to AI. Rather, I asked the chatbot to estimate the amount to…

Debt Snowball vs Debt Avalanche: Which method clears loans faster?

Confronting your liabilities can feel deeply exhausting, but deploying the right method can dramatically ease the burden. Generally, borrowers consider two distinct philosophies to systematically eliminate what they owe, and…

Co-applicant home loan rules: How joint loans affect EMI, tax benefit and credit score

For many individuals and families, purchasing a home is one of the biggest financial decisions of their lifetime. The availability of home loans has significantly improved the ability of people…

Market

Gold, silver rates today: Comex gold gains $29/oz; silver jumps $1.8 as bond yields slip

Precious metals found support in Wednesday’s trade as bond yields eased slightly, although elevated Treasury yields and a firm US dollar continued to cap upside momentum. Both r oscillated between…

Sebi may allow third-party payments in mutual funds, ease transaction norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering allowing third-party payments—such as employers investing on behalf of employees—in mutual funds, as it looks to ease transaction norms while…

SMR Jewels ₹67 crore IPO opens May 26; price band set at ₹128–₹135 per share

Ahmedabad-based SMR Jewels Ltd will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on BSE-SME platform on May 26, targeting ₹67.23 crore through a mix of fresh capital infusion and offer for…

SEBI proposes easing third-party payment norms in mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday proposed easing restrictions on third-party payments in mutual funds by permitting such transactions in select cases, including salary deductions by…

Market

TCS CEO Krithivasan earns over ₹28 crore in FY26, still behind top IT CEOs: Here’s what his peers got

K Krithivasan, Tata Consultancy Services ()’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD), received a total remuneration of over ₹28 crore in FY26, according to the company’s latest annual…

OpenAI aiming for speedy IPO, source says, as market awaits SpaceX filing

By Echo Wang and Utkarsh Shetti May 20 – OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file for a U.S. initial public offering in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the…

Chicago Zillow Listings Disappear After Local Group Yanks Data

(Bloomberg) — In Chicago, scrolling Zillow for dream homes or apartments may soon be a thing of the past.  The organization that manages the residential real estate listings in the…

Apollo Hospitals bets on expansion, clinical edge to maintain lead

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (AHEL), the country’s largest listed hospital chain by beds, is betting on its planned capacity expansion as well as its clinical programmes and expertise to maintain…
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