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In today’s digital and cashless era, credit cards have become an essential part of everyday shopping, online shopping, flight-hotel booking, dining and medical emergencies. Many times, due to continuous use, bending in the wallet, exposure to water, wear of the magnetic strip or scratches on the microchip, the credit card …

A fixed monthly pension is given every month to retired private sector employees through the ‘Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995′ (EPS-95) under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). Lakhs of pensioners often ignore a basic rule regarding this biggest financial support in old age, due to which the pension coming into …

After being admitted to the hospital, the biggest mental strength that the patient and his family get is the fact that they have a comprehensive health insurance policy. When the TPA desk of the hospital issues the final bill at the time of completion of treatment and discharge, most of …

Amidst the uncertain fluctuations of the stock market and the market risk of mutual funds, if you want a fixed and secure monthly income without any financial risk on your hard-earned money, then small savings schemes of the post office are still the most reliable option in the country. ‘Post …

After filing Income Tax Return (ITR) most taxpayers wait for their refund or intimation of return processing (Section 143(1)). Many times, within a few days or weeks of the return being submitted, an alert comes on email and SMS from the Central Processing Center (CPC) of the Income Tax Department …

Smartphones, laptops, tablets, cameras, smartwatches, and even gaming consoles—every modern gadget these days features the same oval port, which we all know as a ‘Type-C’ port. Following the European Union’s common charging rules and the Indian government’s one-cable-for-all vision, USB-C is dominating the market. When people go to electronic markets …

Amid the fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market and the Indian rupee against the dollar, the country’s major public oil marketing companies (OMCs)—Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) have updated the daily retail prices of petrol and diesel for all the districts …

The war that has been smoldering in the Middle East for several months has now reached a very dangerous and decisive point. After the ongoing ceasefire and diplomatic peace talks between America and Iran ended inconclusively, Tehran has given an official indication of adopting a ‘fully offensive’ stance on the …

If you want to keep your hard-earned money completely safe by staying away from the risks of stock market and fluctuations of mutual funds, then post office savings schemes have always been the first choice of the Indian middle class. Post Office Time Deposit (POTD), popularly known as ‘Post Office …

After the demise of a loved one in the family, a mountain of sorrow falls on the relatives. In such difficult times, if there is no legal information to withdraw the capital deposited in the bank account of the deceased person, then the family has to face many financial and …