Money

Last year new rupee symbol had been launched – but it was very difficult for online users to use this symbol as there was no dedicated key which was given to the Rupee symbol as it is in case of the Dollar, Euro or the Pound. They had to…

Indian banking sector has been prevalent since the time unknown; but the decade-old mobile phone industry has boomed only much recently. However, wireless subscribers have far out-stripped the number of individuals with bank accounts at…

The USD-INR exchange rate is an important indicator of investor sentiment and can significantly impact not only the fortunes of individual firms and sectors, but also the government. While this exchange rate has been very stable overall…

Its Official – If you are salaried and earn less than Rs. 5 Lakh a year – There is no need for you to file income tax returns for assessment year ending 2012. What his means that salaried persons will not have to file returns for earnings…

Ok, iPhone 4 is not exactly free, but close to it... Lets find out how! iPhone 4 is coming to India when consumers worldwide are getting ready for iPhone 5. Although, for iPad 2, India has been given better treatment, when it comes to…

Can you guess which are the most Social Media friendly banks in India ? If you thought of HDFC Bank, you are right – It is the most social media friendly private sector bank in India and when it comes to Public sector the honour goes to…

This was expected to happen – Paypal has informed their Indian users that, to receive payments in their Bank accounts from paypal, they will now have to furnish a Purpose code along with PAN (Permanent Account Number) and Bank Account…

RBI Hikes Key Policy Rates Like Air India pilots, even equity shares seem to have gone on strike against RBI’s move to hike key policy rates by 50 bps today. Benchmark BSE Sensex corrected a whopping 463 points indicating its disliking…

Despite fraught with multiple corruption charges within the political party, one thing for sure - the reformist movement at the UPA government has reigned over the lethargically-motivated bureaucratic red-tapism. This Congress-led…

Credit Score is probably the most important aspect that you should remember when you plan to take a loan. Infact, you may end up not getting a loan at all if you have a bad credit history

Indian Banking sector has come a long way in past decade or so – Gone are the days when you have to run to the physical Bank branch for every small thing. I clearly remember the days when “Going to Bank” was a routine &…

It has happened to me many times. I am up and ready all the time against corruption however, when it comes to me with getting saved by 100 Rs with the cop, I give it away for convenience. Unless we say, “I paid a bribe” and unless we stop…

See the two demo ads by Google – Which ad are you more likely to click on given an option in the same screen?  (Provided you know Hindi) Google India has started displaying Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Malyalam and other regional…

I recently came face to face with some realities of India as a market. Having started an R&D hub of our business in India, a large part of our India business looks at online software-as-a-service (SAAS) products. Part of this process…

Education is getting expensive – I am sure no one doubts that fact. Be it Government or Private Institute the fees are easily in Lakhs. Only a fraction of students can afford it and that too by taking Education loans. Getting admissions…

They say – stock markets are always right. But, then, they’re equally weird as well! Don’t you agree? Let me give you a glaring example on this. In its Q3 performance, IT bellwether Infosys Technologies posted 14% jump in net profit to…

To the connoisseurs of the game who are dead against players doing anything else other than playing cricket, this article isn’t for you. Obviously there is no discussion regarding cricket but instead marketing and advertising. And no…

Paypal is not offering any respite to Indian users. I opened my mail-box earlier today and was greeted with following mail from Paypal. As part of our commitment to provide a high level of customer service, we would like to give…

Most of you might be familiar with Gold ETF as an alternate source to investment in physical gold. But, how many of us are aware about the concept of ‘e-Gold’ (electronic gold) which houses equivalent physical gold maintained in exchange…

Grand sporting tournaments can support a whole lot of industry around them – be it merchandise sales, infrastructure upgrade or ticketing revenue; and boost ancillary sectors such as tourism and hospitality. At first, it was the FIFA World…