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TREND | 02 Dec 2025

Not in FDs: Here's where India's rich actually park their short-term money

Business Standard

Liquid Funds & Arbitrage Funds are ideal for parking short-term cash with stability + better post-tax returns than FDs.

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 02 Dec 2025

Revised ITR won't save you: Foreign asset errors can trigger penalty, probe

Business Standard

The NUDGE scheme is not a free pass. Paying up may clear past tax arrears - but it does not erase exposure under other laws.

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 02 Dec 2025

Voltamp Transformers gets 'Buy' call from Nuvama; 29% upside seen

Business Standard

After relatively muted growth in FY25-26E, analysts expect a step-up in FY27, with earnings per share (EPS) forecast to rise 13-15 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 02 Dec 2025

Maharashtra orders cancellation of wrongly-issued birth, death certificates

Business Standard

The Maharashtra government on Monday ordered an immediate review and cancellation of all wrongly-issued, delayed birth and death certificates across the state that do not meet the prescribed SoP. It also instructed officials to stop treating the Aadhaar card as sufficient proof for recording or altering birth details. Fourteen districts, including Amravati, Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Latur, Akola, Parbhani, Beed and Nashik, have been flagged for a high number of irregularly delayed certificates. The government has directed revenue, health, and municipal bodies to retrieve wrongly-issued certificates and verify them again. Certificates that do not meet legal criteria must be cancelled on priority, and the entries must be removed from the Civil Registration System portal. A government resolution (GR) issued by the Revenue and Forest Department stated that several delayed certificates were allegedly issued without supporting records such as hospital documents, school admission

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 01 Dec 2025

EPFO disposes 99% of higher pension applications under EPS 1995

Business Line

Over 4.27 lakh demand letters were issued, of which 34,060 were later found ineligible

EPFO pension and PF cover to self-employed, gig staff? Here's what we know

Business Standard | 01 Dec 2025

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 01 Dec 2025

Small Savings Schemes Vs Fixed Deposits - What's The Wiser Investment Bet For Taxpayers?

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Even without tax benefits, the government-backed small savings schemes remain a reliable investment option for conservative investors due to secure returns.

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 30 Nov 2025

Retirement income: Systematic withdrawals now win over dividends

Business Standard

An investor's instinct to live off 'income' and not 'touch capital' is a common bias. Understanding it can lead to better, more tax-efficient withdrawal strategies

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 30 Nov 2025

ELSS VS FD: If You Saved Rs 1 Lakh a Year Since 2010 Here's What You'd Have Today

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Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 29 Nov 2025

Rapido denies involvement in 331-crore trail found in driver's account

Business Standard

Ride-hailing firm Rapido has denied having any involvement in an investigation being carried out by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs 331-crore money deposit trail in a bike taxi driver account, the company said on Saturday. The driver's bank account received deposits worth Rs 331.36 crore between August 19, 2024, and April 16, 2025, according to ED officials. This was a classic case of a "mule" account being used to pump dirty money. A mule account is used to funnel illicit funds generated from financial crimes, and the actual owner is not its user. Such accounts are created using fake or hired KYC, where someone lends their account in lieu of a commission. The ED officials stumbled upon the Rapido bike driver while investigating the 1xbet online betting-linked money-laundering case. Rapido said that it is providing the required information to the Enforcement Directorate. "The individual mentioned is one of the two crore registered captains associated with us for bike taxi ..

BJD, Congress walk out of Odisha Assembly over mass ration card cuts

Business Standard | 29 Nov 2025

Personal Finance & Investment

TREND | 29 Nov 2025

How To Avoid Income Tax Notice? CA Flags 10 Crucial Financial Moves To Stay Compliant

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Every high-value transaction leaves a digital footprint and it can instantly come under the scrutiny of the Income Tax Department, according to CA Nitin Kaushik.