The tax benefits on SCSS and the restored maturity bonus on POMIS will make the investments more attractive.
Donald Trump blamed the Democrats after the bill, which would have provided short-term funding for the Pentagon and other federal agencies, did not receive the required 60 votes.
Even if interest rates go down, they may continue to offer better returns than fixed deposits.
In a bid to augment its revenue, the postal department would soon commence life insurance business, Union Minister for IT and Telecom A Raja has said.
SC asked AG to file an affidavit about the measures undertaken by the govt and RBI to minimise public inconvenience.
Calling all bookworms -- Hyderabad's Sunday book market has been going strong for 35 years now, offering titles and prices to die for.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting runs various awareness programmes for the citizens leveraging the Internet and the social media.
Earlier, while presenting the Budget on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proposed to cap cash transactions at Rs 300,000 with effect from April 1.
There is no network of any kind that can count up to 150 million
'The post office sells Base Camp certificates that serve as proof you were indeed at the spot, if doubting Firdauses ranked among your friends for whom a simple selfie from the spot is not enough.'
The Public Provident Fund is one of the safest and convenient modes of investment.
The international post office in Moscow was evacuated after a high level of radiation was detected from a package
Tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan answered tax-related queries on the eve of the July 31 deadline to file tax returns.
For people living in Kathmandu, the destruction of the iconic Dharhara Tower, was not just a physical loss, but also loss of the nation's tangible cultural history, robbing it of its architectural jewels.
The department of posts on Friday said it was planning to have a wide area network through the central server technology, to be used by the banking segment of the post office.
It may not work for most adults, warns Paresh C Palicha.
'After King Uncle and DDLJ, I had a dedicated mailbox at the post office, and would get so many fan mails from all over the world!' Pooja Ruparel, better remembered as Chutki, goes back in time.
The post office is expected to open early this year, making it possible for mail delivered at any post office in Beijing to reach Antarctica.
Frankly, there is no reason not to open a PPF account and start investing in PPF
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
Post office savings of 1, 2 and 3 year term deposits and 5-year recurring deposit currently fetch 8.4 per cent interest per annum.
The sustainability of these savings schemes is more in doubt today than it ever was.
Payments banks are niche banks which will be allowed to function with several restrictions.
Targeting Rahul Gandhi over his party's alliance with fodder case convict and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad, Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked if the Congress vice president plans to guard the country's resources by allying with leaders accused in scams.
The DoP has moved a Cabinet note for the government to provide Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) as initial capital to India Post towards starting a bank.
India Post may be keen to apply for payment bank licence.
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Raghuram Rajan, who has been pilloried by his critics for keeping interest rates high and has also been accused of stifling growth.
Elections in four assembly seats, Nasirabad in Ajmer, Kota South and Weir in Bharatpur and Surajgarh in Jhunjhunu, are scheduled for Saturday. Results will be declared three days later on September 16
Rediff.com takes a look at drones as they engage in activities you'd never thought you'd see.
'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'
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