I inherited a house from my father in 1979. It is located in Pune, Maharashtra. This house was bought in 1972, but I am not aware at what price it was purchased.

Tax on inherited property

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Want to create a gold portfolio? Here's some help.

Rise and shine

How safe is it to invest in gilt funds? Will it be correct to assume that the principal remains protected? With interest rates falling, what are the indicative returns from this category?
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The principal is not protected in gilt funds

Economic meltdown, businesses incurring losses, crumbling capital markets... 2008 has had more than its fair share of financial woes.

Losers and survivors

Move to help infrastructure companies access funds during credit crunch.

Insurers&#39; core sector exposure limit may be hiked to 20%

Standard gold jumped 2 per cent or Rs 280 in the Mumbai bullion market today as political crisis in South East Asia and higher oil prices spurred demand, raising the metal&rsquo;s claim as a safe

Gold shoots up by Rs 280 on Indo-Pak showdown

ICICI Bank says it will reduce rates early next month
Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Dena Bank today announced a reduction in their benchmark prime lending rates (BPLR), while the country&rsquo;s

PNB, Dena Bank cut lending rates

In case of misuse of debit cards, banks cannot escape responsibility by saying that they have delivered the card and the personal identification number (PIN) at the address mentioned in the

Banks responsible for card, PIN delivery

Indian real estate and other manufacturing companies have stepped up borrowings through issuances of commercial papers (CPs) after the country&rsquo;s central bank injected liquidity by cutting cash

Real estate players bank on CPs

Just two months ago, fixed home loan rates went to up to 14 per cent &mdash; the same rate HDFC was charging a decade ago in 1998, when there were only fixed rates.

Loan rangers should hold their horses

Insurance companies can invest more in infrastructure, housing sectors.

Irda liberalises investment norms

National Housing Bank (NHB) today said it expects housing finance companies (HFCs) to reduce interest rates in the coming days.

NHB sees more rate cuts by home finance firms

Credit card issuers are reducing the benefits available to customers.

Banks trim credit card benefits

United India Insurance, Tata AIG and ICICI Lombard will be among the first set of general insurance companies to introduce the much-awaited add-on covers in the motor insurance segment.

General insurers to offer more facilities from Jan

An internal audit undertaken by the Finance Ministry has revealed that officers entrusted to recover debt as per the orders of debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) often settled cases at a low amount,

Rs 1,000-cr loss in loan recovery via DRTs

Punjab National Bank, India&rsquo;s third largest lender, today cut its benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) by 50 basis points (bps) to 13.5 per cent.

PNB cuts PLR by 50 bps

When EMIs exceed your salary, it means trouble. Here&rsquo;s some help.

Caught in a debt trap

When equity markets tumble, investors start looking at various ratios to identify stocks that will give them better returns. One such route is the dividend-yield ratio.

Money wise

Yet another product that defies the basic principle of not mixing insurance with investment.

Not insurance, but a savings policy

A Mumbai-based lawyer, Manjiri Kulkarni, became a victim of an online fraud around nine months ago.

How to protect yourself from online frauds

Finance secretary calls meeting on Tuesday to discuss liquidity situation.

Private banks set to join rate cut race

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