Don’t leave your Will at home: UK government offers official Will storage service for a small feeSafeguard your Will with the UK government's HMCTS storage service. This official facility offers secure safekeeping for a nominal fee, pre...
NEET UG 2026 Refund Update: NTA extends deadline, check last date to apply, how to submit bank details and exam dateThe National Testing Agency has extended the deadline for NEET-UG 2026 candidates to update their bank account details for fee refunds. App...
New PAN norms 2026: Where quoting is relaxed and where it’s now mandatoryNew Income Tax Rules, 2026 have relaxed PAN quoting for several transactions, including cash deposits and debit card applications. However,...
Lightspeed eyes new India fund, plans smaller corpus of $300–350 million amid AI focusThe venture capital firm, which was initially looking to raise as much as $500 million for its fifth India fund, has now cut the target siz...
Inside the jury shaping the One Of A Kind Startup AwardsThe One of a Kind Startup Awards 2026, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, is seeking India's most promising internet-fi...
No PAN, no purchase allowed - not even with Form 97; PAN is now mandatory for these high value transactions under new tax rulesNew Income Tax Rules, 2026, effective April 1, 2026, mandate PAN for several high-value transactions. Form 97 replaces Form 60, but its use...
Why a Re 1 salary holds more value than crores for Mindtree’s Subroto BagchiMindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi has revealed his last salary cheque of Re 1 from the Government of Odisha, marking eight years of public...
Mindtree founder Subroto Bagchi has donated hundreds of crores but a Re 1 SBI cheque is his 'biggest wealth of life'Despite donating crores and co-founding a tech giant, Subroto Bagchi says an old Re 1 SBI cheque holds the most emotional value for him. As...
ICICI Bank revises charges on NRI savings accounts from November 1; check when, what you have to payICICI Bank has revised certain services charges that are levied on the NRI savings bank account. The revised charges have come into effect ...
16 US states to provide supplementary stimulus funds. Is yours on the list?Around 16 states are looking to distribute supplementary stimulus cheques to eligible residents for supporting them in a better way.
Positive pay system for cheque payments to come into effect from January 1, 2021: RBIUnder the positive pay system, the issuer of the cheque will be required to submit electronically, through SMS, mobile app, internet bankin...
Service charges for post office savings account, schemesIndividuals having post office savings account or small savings scheme accounts have to pay certain charges. For instance, charges are levi...
PNB customers to pay higher charges for non-credit servicesCustomers of Punjab National Bank (PNB) are levied charges only for depositing cash over Rs 25,000 at a non-base branch within the same cit...
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes banned: Buying grocery tops common man’s immediate worriesThe impact of this move could be even more severe in the hinterlands and for daily-wage labourers in Kerala.
What if your cheque bounces? 4 reasons why you should not take it lightlyCheque bounce, in fact, is one of the most common financial offences in India that can lead to disastrous consequences for the issuer.
- RBI asks banks to levy uniform fee for collection of high value cheques
The RBI asked the banks to fix a uniform fee for collection of cheques of over Rs 1 lakh, instead of levying it as a percentage of the valu...
- Cheque payments to get costlier from tomorrow
Making payments through cheques may become a costlier affair from tomorrow, as RBI has allowed banks to levy higher service charges for the...