The middle class is a big force to fulfil dreams of a prosperous and developed India and our government has taken many decisions to empower it, the prime minister said.
rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi answers your mutual fund queries.
Indian fintechs and associated entities are hoping that the Union Budget 2024 will provide a boost and empower firms to extend their reach beyond Tier-II regions, with an emphasis on supporting enterprises led by women. The fintech industry, which has witnessed regulatory reforms over the last year, expects the Budget, scheduled to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, will further encourage financial inclusion, empower micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs) with lending solutions, and push for upskilling initiatives for the country's young workforce.
rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.
At times it is better to wave the fight flag even if you are not at fault, says Leena Paranjpe.
Senior citizens and others depending upon income from bank fixed deposit (FD) schemes will be at the receiving end with the retail inflation exceeding the interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest monetary policy review has projected retail inflation at 5.3 per cent for the current financial year. Last week, the RBI said that the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation is now projected to be at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22 with risks evenly balanced.
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
'Midcap and smallcap indices are trading in the expensive zone.'
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
rediffGURU Ramalingam Kalirajan answers your personal finance queries.
rediffGURU Sunil Lala answers your MF-related queries.
Real Madrid beat holders Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat 4-3 shootout victory to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.
Images from Day 3 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League last 16 matches played on Tuesday
rediffGURU Nikunj Saraf suggests considering small-cap, mid-cap, and multi-cap mutual funds.
India Post plans to network 25,000 urban post offices by the end of this year and open 2,800 additional ATMs by March 2015.
How you can make your money work harder than you.
A big fan of Aamir Khan, the eight-year-old was inspired after he made a donation to the chief minister's relief fund
Dwaipayan Bose simplifies the whys and hows of revisiting your financial goals
'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm sorry... I'm not saying it's raining jobs, but there are jobs. The (skill) gap has to be bridged.'
Even today, many MFIs already distribute pension and micro insurance products to low-income households.
Five Star Business Finance is in the business of providing loans to MSME entrepreneurs. Gireesh Babu finds out more about the company that plans to grow to 3,000 crore by 2020.
If the interest rate on bank deposits is linked to any external benchmark, it would jeopardise the banks' fund-raising ability. Interest rates on small savings schemes are likely to be reduced very shortly, to maintain parity. All these steps would indeed affect retired people, and particularly those dependent on interest income, says Arindam Gupta.
The methodology will be announced later this week.
SBI chief Rajnish Kumar said the focus going forward will be on cost reduction, rationalisation and reskilling of workforce, improving staff productivity and redeployment of workforce from admin offices to sales roles.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer organisations that spearheaded the 2021 protest, adopted the resolution to "intensify the fight against the policies of the Union government to save farming, food security, land and livelihoods of the people".
Movie folk mark World Environment Day by inspirational messages and useful information.
As the fight for deposits intensifies, the cost of money will rise and the margin will be under further pressure, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
rediffGURU Vivek Lala answers your income tax and personal finance queries.
World number one Iga Swiatek blasted past American Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-0.
These funds can fetch double-digit returns over the long term which debt tax-saving products can't.
Sukanya Verma looks at how the 33 year old has fared in her decade-long career.
To be a leader you will have to deliver value to your clients and build trust, says rediffGURU Baqar Iftikhar Naqvi, CEO, Upriver.
Do you have financial planning queries? Ask rediffGURU Abhishek Dev.
Want your investments to make money as well as save tax for you? Anil Rego has some advice
Investors need to evaluate how they stack up against other high credit quality fixed-income options before putting money in them.
It was a wonder that Louis van Gaal's face did not turn as scarlet as his team's shirts.
rediffGURU Jinal Mehta answers readers' financial planning and health insurance queries
A creamy yoghurt relish that can be dished out in a jiffy.
