Home loan relief, landmark court rulings, gaming crackdown: Key events that turned heads in 20252025 saw significant shifts in personal finance, with succession law changes abolishing mandatory probate in major cities and clarifying an...
29 Dec, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Making Will for succession: What is probate of a Will and how does it help in transfer of inheritance to legal heirs?A simple Will, while useful, may not always be enough, especially when it comes to real estate especially in big cities like Mumbai, Kolkat...
12 Jun, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
Former India cricketer goes to court over omission from IPS promotion listFormer international cricketer Joginder Sharma, currently serving as a DSP in Haryana Police , has approached the Punjab and Haryana High C...
07 Jan, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Is there a deadline to challenge a will?The succession laws set no timeline to challenge the will. However, there exists the three years time period by which an individual to chal...
01 Nov, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Is probate of a Will mandatory?Our panel of experts will answer questions related to any aspect of personal finance. If you have a query, mail it to us right away.
20 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Foxconn set to reopen its iPhone plant in Chennai on January 12The plant which makes Apple iPhones, was shut down last month after a food poisoning incident affected 156 women workers. Apple had placed ...
10 Jan, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Foxconn to gradually resume operations at TN plant; facility under probation by AppleThe factory located on the outskirts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu was shut down on December 18 after workers' protests on the back of a mass-fo...
10 Jan, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Foxconn, Apple say worker dorms for India iPhone plant don't meet required standardsEarlier this month, protests erupted after more than 250 women who work at the Foxconn plant that makes iPhones in Sriperumbudur town, near...
29 Dec, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Apple places Foxconn’s Sriperumbudur facility on probation; says plant doesn't meet required standardsA spokesperson said that the company will ensure its strict standards are met before the facility reopens. “We will continue to monitor con...
29 Dec, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
How to manage money, asset transfers after untimely death of a dear oneRules related to the transfer of money/asset in the name of a nominee or legal heir varies. Before being able to access any of the assets/f...
11 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
Estate planning: Making a will is just the first step; here's what else you have to doOnce an individual dies, his/her will comes into effect. However, in certain cities before the division of assets can take place, the legal...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Pegatron's India plans unlikely to be hit by Apple probationPegatron, which is Taiwan’s second-largest contract manufacturer after Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group...
09 Nov, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
My father’s will was granted probate without contest: Valli ArunachalamValli Arunachalam considers the probate as an important step to enable her in enforcing the will of her father, and may help her amicably s...
17 Jan, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Royal Enfield announces end of worker strike" The entire workforce at Royal Enfield’s Oragadam facility reported to work today, bringing an end to the strike," it said in a statement.
13 Nov, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
HC notice to Law Ministry on PIL on bequeathing of propertyThe Madras High Court today directed the Law and Company Affairs Ministry to file within four weeks a counter affidavit on a PIL challengin...
28 Nov, 2014, 10.27 PM IST
- After 19 yrs in jail for Rajiv murder, Nalini may be freed
TN govt is understood to have agreed to recommend her 'premature release'.
21 Jan, 2010, 08.51 AM IST
- Layoffs at Capgemini continue
This comes on the back of reports that said Capgemini sacked 600 employees in Hyderabad and Pune. Forced labour lose $21 bn in unpaid wages...
12 May, 2009, 11.45 PM IST