UPI has transformed payments across India, but stark regional and gender divides, along with rising fraud, are exposing the limits of the country’s cashless revolution. India’s Unified Payments Interface has become one of the country’s most visible digital success stories,…
PhonePe’s seasonal policy offers up to Rs 25,000 in medical cover for firecracker-related injuries, with 11-day and 30-day options available through its app. PhonePe has brought back its firecracker insurance for the third year in a row, offering a small…
The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna will fund 100 ready-to-use industrial parks, aiming to cut delays for manufacturers while testing whether better infrastructure can turn investment interest into factories and jobs. India’s latest industrial push is built around a simple idea:…
The Sensex fell more than 600 points and the Nifty dropped 1% in early trading as surging crude prices, high US bond yields and inflation fears hit equities across sectors and market-cap segments. Indian equities opened sharply lower on Thursday,…
Cash, jewellery, shares and property may be taxable for recipients unless they meet exemptions for relatives, weddings, inheritances or employer benefits. Diwali may be a season of generosity, but the tax rules do not pause for the festivities. In India,…
The ruling in Orissa Rural Housing Development Corporation’s case limits taxpayers’ ability to introduce new claims at the appellate or revisional stage, while preserving a narrow route for pure legal arguments based on existing facts. India’s Supreme Court has tightened…
The race to deploy tokenised deposits and stablecoins is forcing banks to rethink settlement, permissions and trust as money moves across increasingly connected networks. Digital money is forcing banks to think far beyond whether to issue a token, as the…
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is courting more than 20 major companies in Mumbai as Odisha seeks to expand beyond mining and metallurgy into higher-value manufacturing. Odisha is stepping up its pitch to global industry, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan…
LendFoundry is urging lenders to start with tightly controlled tasks such as account summaries and callback detection as rivals push AI agents deeper into servicing and collections. Loan servicing and collections teams are under pressure to move faster without loosening…
A loan marked as active after repayment can make borrowers appear more indebted than they are. Here is how to gather proof, contact the lender and escalate an unresolved error. A loan that has been fully repaid should not keep…
