With Independence Day approaching, Amazon India is gearing up for an exciting sale event on its platform. The Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale is scheduled to kick off on August 5 and run until August 9, offering enticing discounts on various products. As always, Amazon Prime members can enjoy early access to the sale, beginning…
Despite its numerous benefits, concerns about Apple AirTag being used as a potential device to stalk individuals exist. To address these concerns, Apple implemented various measures, and now Google has also introduced additional features for Android users. These features were announced at Google I/O 2023 and are now available to Android users. One of the…
Bank Holidays August 2023: Banks will be closed for fourteen days in the month of August this year. Out of these, banks will be shut on all Sundays as well as second and fourth Saturdays. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the holidays under three brackets- Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holidays…
ITR filing due date: Just two days left until the July 31 deadline for filing income tax returns for FY 2023, so it is crucial for taxpayers not to overlook this important due date. The government has already suggested that the deadline will not be extended this year. Over 5 crore tax returns have been…
Walt Disney’s streaming service in India is set to implement a new policy for its premium users, restricting login access to only four devices. The move is intended to address the issue of password sharing in this crucial market. As per a report by Reuters, this development comes at a time when streaming competitor Netflix…
Meta-owned WhatsApp has recently introduced a fresh addition to its app, allowing users to send brief video messages. With the new feature, users can now record short videos and send them as an alternative to text messages. These real-time video messages are limited to a duration of up to 60 seconds. The feature’s global rollout…
In November 2022, the income tax department launched an enhanced form of customer support service called co-browsing. In this service the income tax department’s own help desk agents guide an income tax filer about how he/she can file his/her income tax return (ITR) form. Here is a look at what the income tax department’s co-browsing…
LIC has launched Jeevan Kiran policy, a non-linked, non-participating individual savings and life insurance plan. This plan provides financial help to the family in the event of the life assured’s untimely death during the policy term and refunds the total premiums paid in the event of survival to adulthood. LIC announced the new plan via…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 14th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme worth over Rs 17,000 crore to more than 8.5 crores farmers on July 27, 2023, during his Rajasthan visit. Eligible farmers will receive Rs 2,000 installment under the scheme, as the 14th instalment under the scheme. The Prime…
I am 33 years old and work in the service sector, drawing a monthly salary of ₹1 lakh. My investment portfolio includes ongoing systematic investment plans (SIPs) in mutual funds : two large-cap funds ( ₹5,500), a consumer fund ( ₹2,500), a flexi-cap fund ( ₹2,000), a tax saver fund ( ₹1,500), a mid-cap index…