Secure your super personal WhatsApp chats with Meta’s newly introduced Secret Code feature that is available for both Android and iPhone users. While WhatsApp already allowed users to lock their private chats with a fingerprint, there was a potential risk. The fingerprint lock relied on the same fingerprint authentication used to unlock the phone itself….
NPS scheme: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) issued a circular, mandating NPS subscribers to upload a few documents effective from 1 April 2023. The pension body mentioned that uploading these documents would ensure timely annuity income payments. Documents to be Uploaded for Quick Distribution of Annuity IncomeAs per the PFRDA’s circular, certain…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified income tax return (ITR) forms for the Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 (assessment year or AY 2023-24) via notifications dated February 10, 2023 and February 14, 2023. It has also released the excel utility for ITR-1 and ITR-4 on April 25, 2023 and for ITR-2 on May…
Jio has just unveiled its latest innovation, the JioBharat 4G phone, which is set to hit the Indian market starting today, on August 28, 2023. This groundbreaking device by Jio aims to provide affordable internet access, offering a pathway for millions of feature phone users to transition from 2G. Additionally, the device is now available…
Systematic investment plan variants Systematic investment plans (SIPs) are an effective tool for investing in mutual funds for the creation of long-term wealth. SIPs allow investors to put in fixed amounts at predetermined intervals. Here are the different variants: Regular SIP A regular SIP is the plain vanilla variant and the most common type. Here,…
Oil marketing companies have reduced the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 30 each, effective July 1. As a result, the price of a 19 kg cylinder in Delhi has dropped to Rs 1,646 from Rs 1,676. In Mumbai, a 19 kg cylinder now costs Rs 1,598, while in Kolkata it is…
Government employees in Chattisgarh have reportedly expressed grievances pertaining to Old Pension Scheme that the state adopted in 2022. According to a report by India Today, several government employees have not received any benefit from the OPS scheme. Citing a class 3 Employee Association union leader, who spent 40 years in a government job, said…
The SBI’s latest research report has stated that it has analysed the EPFO payroll data trends for the last four years, net new EPF subscriber addition during FY20 to FY23 was 4.86 crore The research report further stated that the EPFO payroll data in the first quarter of the current financial year, the trend is…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rates unchanged for the sixth time in a row at 6.5 per cent. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which RBI lends to other banks. The decision was made during the three-day RBI’s monetary policy committee which started on Tuesday (February 6-8)….
Thiruvananthapurambased software professional Sruthi Suresh pays a high tax because her pay structure is not very tax friendly and she does not claim all the deductions available to her. Taxspanner estimates that Suresh can save nearly Rs.63,000 in tax if her company rejigs her salary package, she opts for the NPS benefit from her company…