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Retiring with a home loan? Here’s when using retirement savings to repay it may make sense
Retiring with a home loan can put pressure on monthly cash flows. Experts explain when using retirement savings for home loan prepayment makes sense, why retirees should preserve an emergency corpus, & how interest rates, tenure, outstanding principal, & future expenses should guide the decision.
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Centre approves one-time interest-free loan of ₹50,000 per barn for Andhra tobacco farmers — How will credit come?
The Centre has approved a one-time, interest-free loan of ₹50,000 per barn for Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh. The proposal covers about 44,000 tobacco growers, with financial intervention reaching near ₹220 crore, the ministry statement said.
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Salaries, minimum wage, incentives, insurance for contractual DTC drivers in focus amid strike
Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh reviewed concerns and demands about salaries, minimum wage, incentives, and insurance raised by contractual drivers working under the DTC’s Cluster Bus Scheme. Here’s a look:
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Maharashtra announces relief measures in drought—Restructures crop loans, concessions in pump electric bills; check list
Maharashtra has activated ‘Trigger-1’ under its Drought Management Code 2016 to initiate relief measures in drought-affected areas. We take a look at the financial relief measures announced by the state government.
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From Farmland to High-Rises: 7 Former Bengaluru Villages Now Major Real Estate Hotspots – Check Property Price Growth in 3, 5 & 10 Years
Bengaluru has grown beyond its traditional neighbourhoods, and the limited availability of land has led to development in the outskirts of the city. Major roads and employment centers grew, and several former villages slowly transformed from agricultural areas to high-density residential markets, where high-rise apartments and large gated communities took the place of open land.…
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Cash deposits from farm sales: ITAT rules in favour of Karnataka farmer despite missing expense records
Documentary evidence trumps procedural lapses as tribunal validates cash sales at APMC yard
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‘Seems to be an issue between the broker and client; no govt talks on new UPI MDR’: NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan
NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan stated there have been no talks with the government regarding the new Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments, which he claims is a matter for brokers and clients to resolve. The new MDR framework takes effect on October 15, impacting capital-market transactions.
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Vindhya Telelinks: With the Birla Cable Merger Ahead, Can Its Optical Fibre & EV Cable Bet Create More Value for Investors?
Vindhya Telelinks is at an interesting inflection point. The company is still largely an EPC business, but the part of its portfolio that is gaining strategic importance is much smaller: cables. Optical fibre, solar PV, railway, EV and other specialty cables are increasingly becoming a larger part of the company’s growth strategy, just as demand…
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Stocks to Watch: SAIL and 4 Other Stocks That Will Trade Ex-Dividend Next Week
Several companies across sectors like steel, finance, textiles and food products are turning ex-dividend starting next week. Investors holding these stocks before the respective ex-dates will be eligible for the announced dividend amount. Below is the full list along with the ex-date, dividend type, and dividend as a percentage of face value for each company. Leo…
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Odisha govt to clear pension dues of over 20 lakh beneficiaries by October — Here’s all we know
The Odisha government is set to clear pension dues of 20.33 lakh beneficiaries covered under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) by October, state minister Nityananda Gond said.