Quoting an incorrect PAN during property registration can invite penalties and prosecution.
Cyclone Ditwah exits Sri Lanka after causing widespread destruction and over 120 deaths, heading towards the Indian coast. Heavy rains and high winds are expected to continue.
Utilities in the power sector present an interesting investment case at this moment. Most power stocks have lost substantial ground in the past 12 months.
Ask rediffGURU and tax expert Mihir Tanna your income tax-related questions.
Marico is expected to post high single-digit volume growth in the India business in the July-September quarter. However, it is expected to moderate sequentially, the company said in its quarterly update on exchanges.
'The primary market's rhythm mirrors investor confidence. While sentiment may appear cautious, it reflects maturity, not weakness.'
Divya Nair/Rediff spoke to international career counsellors to understand what you can do if your visa is delayed or denied when you have received a scholarship.
rediffGURU T S Khurana answers readers' personal income tax queries.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack tells you how to handle emotional manipulation and identify red flags in a relationship.
Ask rediffGURU and tax expert Mihir Tanna your income tax-related questions.
But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Ask rediffGURU and PF, MF and insurance expert Purshotam Lal your mutual fund, insurance and personal finance-related questions.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack explains why dating a married guy can be a deal-breaker.
With the price of gold entering a strong bull run, gold-loan non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are under the spotlight, even though their performance is not directly linked to gold price. Muthoot Finance outperformed in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26), with its assets under management (AUM) growing 10 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) and 42 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), an improvement of 88 basis points (bps) Q-o-Q in net interest margin (NIM), and a fall in credit cost. Gold AUM rose 40 per cent Y-o-Y and 10 per cent Q-o-Q. The company recorded recoveries of 350 crore, including 100 crore from an asset reconstruction company (ARC), resulting in a 100-bp Q-o-Q yield increase.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, explains how to deal with an unromantic partner in an arranged marriage.
'I love the feeling of falling in love and the memories it brings, even if it doesn't last.'
A deep dive into Trump's new policy and what it means for Indian professionals and companies.
rediffGURU Dr Upneet Kaur explains how to deal with a partner who casually flirts and dismisses your feelings as jealousy and highlights why it's important to have certain boundaries in love.
'Legally clean farmland is difficult to find. It requires time, money, and legal effort to verify the title.'
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal explains how to get over the embarrassment of being ghosted by someone you get intimate with.
Global emerging market investors are sharply cutting back on India, making it the largest underweight market, as funds rotate into China, Hong Kong, and South Korea amid tariff shocks and valuation concerns.
Many buyers skip or misread critical provisions in builder-buyer agreements.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, shares expert advice on how to deal with trust issues in a marital relationship.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO of Quack Quack, an online dating Web site, offers advice on how to heal and reclaim your confidence.
'Revolving credit without full repayment causes interest to outpace repayment capacity, and leads to financial distress.'
'A balanced portfolio mix of domestic and international equity, fixed income, and precious metals is recommended.'
The key difference between marriage and a live-in relationship is the legal approval, notes rediffGURU Shalini Singh.
rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO of Quack Quack, offers advice on how to handle conflicting desires in a relationship.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Sonam Wangchuk is under tight surveillance within the three-tiered prison, with CCTV cameras monitored around the clock.
A software engineer who was suddenly laid off after 15 years shares the lessons he learnt about how to cope in these uncertain, insecure times.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding a presidential reference on whether fixed timelines can be imposed on governors and the president for acting on bills passed by state legislatures. The court is considering objections to the maintainability of the reference under Article 143 of the Constitution.
'Maintain a balanced approach with a preference for short-to medium-duration funds.'
rediffGURU Kanchan Rai explains how to deal with an awkward situation and the emotional mess when your secret online relationship unexpectedly collides with your real life.
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey admitted that club football 'is going through crisis' due to the uncertainty over the future of the country's top-tier league ISL and said a collective effort is needed to tide over it.
Wanted to bring Sports Bill to SC's notice first: AIFF on flip-flop over mentioning of ISL issue
Shraddha Kapoor made heads turn at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah.
The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the Presidential reference concerning the Governor's powers to assent to bills, arguing it is an 'appeal in disguise' to overturn settled law.
"It is absolutely possible to be in a relationship again," says rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder of the Let Us Talk Foundation.
rediffGURU Radheshyam Zanwar offers expert advice to students preparing for engineering college admissions and competitive exams.
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