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BIS has raised the hallmarking fee for gold articles to Rs 75 from Rs 45. Here is what the change means for jewellery buyers

Existing as well as new cardholders will get zero forex markup automatically, without upgrading their cards or meeting a spending threshold

Rent to parents, insurance premiums, gifts: Your tax-planning checklist

Fund Review: Kotak Bond Short Term Fund

Small finance banks offer the highest rates, while select lenders provide extra interest for super senior citizens aged 80 or more

2 or 3 BHK? Ready home or under construction? What buyers prefer in 2026

WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund's Chemistry of Investing study examines how combinations of debt, equity and gold have historically influenced portfolio risk and return outcomes.

The Indian rupee may need to weaken further to align with shifting trade fundamentals and relatively weaker productivity gains from AI, according to an Axis Bank assessment

Assocham said the new UPI MDR framework for high-value merchant payments will support investment in technology and infrastructure, while helping expand UPI acceptance across the country

Aligning investments with goal deadlines can balance liquidity, market risk and inflation while preventing costly timeline mismatches.

Lower premiums are prompting buyers to reassess their protection needs and opt for higher cover and riders.

The new UPI MDR ends its zero-cost model for select high-value merchant payments; here is how the 0.4 per cent charge compares with what merchants pay to accept debit and credit cards

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday absorbed Rs 2.90 lakh crore through two variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions from the banking system amid a huge surplus. In the first auction, the central bank received bids worth Rs 3,17,088 crore for a notified amount of Rs 2.50 lakh crore. However, it accepted only Rs 2,50,025 crore at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent. The central bank received a tepid response in the second auction with bids worth Rs 40,302 crore for a n

UPI payments above 2,000 will attract a merchant fee for eligible businesses from October 15. Here's how small shopkeepers can check if the new MDR rules apply to them

Goal-based investing, fixed asset allocation and periodic reviews can help investors resist market noise, emotional impulses and costly portfolio churn.

Rise due to hedging costs on interest, not absorbed by RBI

3 decisions, starting with the Federal Reserve on Wednesday and followed on successive days by peers in the UK and Japan, may recast the global monetary policy landscape for rest of 2026 and beyond

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday assigned 'BBB' long-term rating to Bank of India (BoI) on sufficient capitalisation, solid funding, and healthy liquidity. The US-based agency said the ratings reflect the likelihood of extraordinary support for the state-run bank from the government, if needed. The long-term rating on BoI is one notch above its assessment of the stand-alone credit profile (SACP) for the bank, S&P said while assigning its 'BBB' long-term and 'A-2' short-term issuer credit ratings to

Karnataka Bank has launched the Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS), offering customers a convenient and compliant banking solution to deposit unutilized capital gains while planning eligible reinvestments under the provisions of the Income-tax Act.

India's Gen Z is entering financial markets earlier and increasingly using cryptocurrency as a gateway to investing, while showing a preference for diversified portfolios and a willingness to stay invested through market volatility, data from crypto exchange WazirX showed. Nearly 44.4 per cent of Gen Z investors on the platform began their investment journey through crypto, suggesting that a large share of young investors are entering financial markets through digital assets rather than adding c

The polymer banknotes will be issued alongside paper-based notes, with the procurement process currently at an initial stage, the government said