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How to make payments with Google Pay's UPI Circle: A complete guide

UPI Circle is designed to assist individuals who may not have a bank account or find it inconvenient to manage digital payments

Heavy rain damage covered under policy for 'flood' and 'inundation'

The National Commission concluded that the policy's coverage for flood and inundation would include losses caused by heavy rains

Passive funds are growing: How you can benefit by investing in them

Demand and supply factors have led to the preference for passive funds

What's your credit score? Know how its behaviour affects financial health

Higher frequency of credit data reporting is a win-win for credit bureaus, borrowers and lenders

UPS or NPS: Younger employees and risk-takers likely to stick to NPS

UPS merges elements of defined contribution and defined benefit. Under NPS, employees contribute 10 per cent of their salary while the government contributes 14 per cent

Canada invites 4,421 in two express entry draws: What you need to know

To qualify, candidates needed a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507

Mpox, dengue, Covid, & more: Does your health insurance cover outbreaks?

As outbreaks like Mpox increase, so do medical costs. But the question is: does your health insurance cover such diseases?

No card, phone, or cash needed! This tech lets you pay with just your face

SmilePay replaces the need for cash, cards, or mobile devices, instead relying on advanced facial recognition software

New simplified pension application form released for central govt employees

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday launched a new simplified pension application form for retiring central government employees. A total of nine different forms have been merged into one form -- Form 6A -- that was launched by the minister through video-conference. Singh said the launch of the simplified form is yet another step by the government to ensure ease of living for citizens and pensioners. The new form will be available in Bhavishya/e-HRMS (portals) for all central government employees who are going to retire in December 2024 and onwards. Bhavishya is an initiative of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, which is launched with the goal to ensure payment of all retirement dues and delivery of Pension Payment Order (PPO) to retiring employees on the day of retirement itself. The system provides online tracking of pension sanction and payment process by the individual as well as the administrative authorities for all actions preparatory to grant pension and ...

US extends work eligibility for STEM students to 3 years: New rules decoded

If you're an international student in a STEM field, you can now enjoy up to three years of OPT, compared to just one year for students in other fields

Is your portfolio heavy on growth strategy? Add dividend yield funds

"Companies that pay high dividends typically have strong cash flows and tend to be more stable," Atul Shinghal, Founder and CEO of Scripbox, says

University of Southampton to open campus in Gurgaon: What you must know

The University of Southampton, a top 100 global university and a member of the UK's prestigious Russell Group, is setting up a campus in India

Soon, board flight at Abu Dhabi airport sans passport, ticket: Here's how

By 2025, Zayed International Airport wants to be the world's first fully document-free airport

Passive funds, luxury bedding: Top personal finance stories of the week

Our newsletter this week tells you how to invest in passive funds and where to find luxury bedding

RBI announces early redemption for SGB: Tax implications explained

You can prematurely withdraw your sovereign gold bond investment once it completes the fifth year

Soon, loan processing for MSMEs, others will be faster, simpler: Here's how

Much like the UPI revolutionised payments, ULI aims to do the same for lending, making it quicker and simpler

Pension plans of various companies, terms, fees put together in one table

Deferred annuity payouts, single and joint plans, 'lifetime income' other schemes explained

Flipkart-backed SuperCard offers credit limits from Rs 90 to Rs 9 lakh

Super.Money's card allows users to make payments through regular channels as well as UPI, using Super.Money's 'Scan & Pay' feature

Canada abruptly ends visitor work permits to tackle 'bad actors': Know more

The policy allowed visitors in Canada to apply for a work permit without needing to leave the country

RuPay credit card: Same rewards, benefits for UPI transactions from Sept 1

According to NPCI, RuPay credit cards on UPI are not getting the same rewards and benefits as other RuPay credit card transactions