Sanjay Kumar Singh, Vinay Umarji &Amp;Amp; Priyadarshini Maji

Stories by Sanjay Kumar Singh, Vinay Umarji &Amp;Amp; Priyadarshini Maji

Buy health insurance early in life

Buy health insurance early in life

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2019

'A 25 year old buying a high-value policy now will be well covered even in his 40s.'

Gujarat battles worst locust attack

Gujarat battles worst locust attack

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2019

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests, reports Vinay Umarji

Do not lower your EPF contribution

Do not lower your EPF contribution

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2019

If someone does reduce his contribution, he should scale it back to the 12% level as soon as he can, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Liquidity crunch takes shine off India's rough diamond imports

Liquidity crunch takes shine off India's rough diamond imports

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2019

Overall gross import of rough diamonds between April to November 2019 has shown a decline of 17.24 per cent to $8.55 billion from $10.34 billion registered during April to November 2018. This is one of sharpest fall in import of diamond in India in last one decade.

'Why is stock market buoyant amidst slowdown?'

'Why is stock market buoyant amidst slowdown?'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2019

Former CEA Arvind Subramanian called for research in the area and urged the NSE Centre for Behavioural Science in Finance, Economics and Marketing to explain why as the economy has been going down, the stock market has been going up.

Invest through MF route in mid-caps

Invest through MF route in mid-caps

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2019

The worst may perhaps be over for these stocks, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Explained: Why Bharat Bond ETFs is good investment option

Explained: Why Bharat Bond ETFs is good investment option

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2019

These ETFs will also carry interest-rate risk, especially the 10-year ETF. The investor can overcome this risk by holding them till maturity, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

With 1,119 job offers, IIT-Kharagpur leads placement

With 1,119 job offers, IIT-Kharagpur leads placement

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2019

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,000 job offers in a record five days, with 144 companies visiting the campus till Dec 5

High risk investor? Check this out

High risk investor? Check this out

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2019

Two factors play a predominant role in fetching good returns -- stock selection and allocation, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Paying high interest on home loans? Read this

Paying high interest on home loans? Read this

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2019

By evaluating their loan rate against the best available every year, borrowers can achieve considerable savings over the entire tenor, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Affected by Karvy crisis? Read this

Affected by Karvy crisis? Read this

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2019

In case of any grievance, file a complaint with Sebi on its SCORES (Sebi Complaints Redress System) web site, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Better to revive old LIC policy or buy new one?

Better to revive old LIC policy or buy new one?

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2019

LIC is currently allowing customers to revive policies that have lapsed for more than two years.

The man who designed the Ram temple

The man who designed the Ram temple

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2019

Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.

IITs mull new placement model to ease student stress

IITs mull new placement model to ease student stress

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2019

Experts believe modifying the placement model is a good decision given the changes that campus recruitment has undergone globally, says Vinay Umarji.

Rising child healthcare cost? Opt for family floater plan

Rising child healthcare cost? Opt for family floater plan

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2019

Once the child is 90 days old, parents must add her to the family health floater cover, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Ageing parents? How to meet medical expenses

Ageing parents? How to meet medical expenses

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2019

'Children should include their parents in the group health insurance cover provided by the employer at the earliest.' 'However, the elderly should not depend on it alone and should also buy a personal health cover,' suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2019

Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.

It's go-slow on campus job placements!

It's go-slow on campus job placements!

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2019

'Zero Day' visitors like Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland and Bajaj Electricals are visiting fewer campuses.

Joker's Stash: Hope your credit, debit card details are not up for sale

Joker's Stash: Hope your credit, debit card details are not up for sale

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2019

Reports suggest this lot could fetch the cybercriminal as much as $130 million upon sale.

Do not park too much money in co-operative banks

Do not park too much money in co-operative banks

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2019

Do not go for riskier options like co-operative bank only for the higher return. Even if you go for them, park only a small portion of your capital there, say Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.