SGB 2021-22 Series VII Premature Redemption (Image Source: Pixabay) Investors holding Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) 2021-22 Series VII will get an opportunity to redeem their investments before maturity on November 2, 2026. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a premature redemption price of…
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Indian Households Are Spending More On Non-Food Items As Consumption Habits Shift
Consumption pattern among Indians (Image Source: Pixabay) Household spending patterns in India are undergoing a gradual transformation, with consumers increasingly allocating a larger share of their budgets to non-food goods and services rather than restricting expenditure to essential food items. Changing food preferences, evolving family…
Bank Holidays November 1-8: Check State-Wise Closures During Diwali Week
The first week of November will bring Diwali celebrations, but bank customers should not expect an extended holiday period. While several festivities fall during the week, bank branches across most parts of the country are scheduled to remain operational on the majority of these days.…
Petrol Export Duty Scrapped, Diesel Export Levy Hiked To Rs 11.5 Per Litre
Centre scraps petrol export duty (Representational Image) The Centre has abolished the special additional excise duty (SAED) on petrol exports while increasing the export levy on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to fresh notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance. The revised duty…
Russia Terror Alert: US Embassy Warns Of Threat At Moscow Museum, FSB Confirms
Neither the FSB nor American officials have disclosed the details of the alleged plot, its perpetrators or whether the intelligence specifically concerns the museum. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has confirmed receiving information from the United States about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow, following…
NTPC Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 38.7% To Rs 7,030 Crore; Dividend Announced
State-owned power producer NTPC Limited delivered a strong financial performance in the second quarter of FY27, posting a 38.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders. The company’s profit climbed to Rs 7,029.56 crore in the July-September quarter, against Rs…
Trump’s California Voter Fraud Claim Under Fire As 8,880 Names Go Missing
The analysis, conducted by two researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), examined 20,930 names that the Justice Department had asked California officials to treat as potential illegal voters and separate their ballots during the Election Day count. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) More than…
US Midterms: 3 Days To Go, Who Will Control Congress? Polls And Predictions
Voting begins across US on November 3. (AI-Generated Photo) With three days remaining before the US midterm elections, Democrats are leading national polls and are hoping to take control of Congress as millions of Americans cast their ballots early. Democrats are strongly favoured to win…
‘It’s A Kill Zone’: Ukrainian Evacuees Recount Horror Of Life In War-Torn Oleshky
The evacuation followed a rare local ceasefire, which drew international attention. Pope Leo XIV called Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a ceasefire to allow civilians to leave. Hundreds of civilians evacuated from the Ukrainian frontline town of Oleshky have described years of Russian occupation,…
World’s Biggest Crypto Heist: FBI Names North Korea As Binance Hack Suspect
Binance said it had sufficient reserves to cover 90% of the missing assets. North Korean hackers were behind the theft of $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, the FBI has said. In a statement on Saturday, the FBI linked Thursday’s…