Wednesday, February 19, 2020

UIDAI wants 400 Aadhaar cards deactivated in Telangana

Final decision on deactivation is taken by the UIDAI headquarters. Sources added that that even in the early days of the enrolment, the authority had recommended deactivation of cards after finding some irregularities.

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Debt funds see inflow of over Rs 94,000 crore in December quarter

Liquid funds, with investments in cash assets such as treasury bills, certificates of deposit and commercial paper for shorter horizon, witnessed flows amounting to Rs 28,983 crore during the quarter under review.

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Five mutual funds that have beaten peers on SIP charts

ET takes a look at five equity fund schemes that stayed ahead of the pack and where investments through SIPs have delivered a 14% CAGR over the last five years.

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Vistara to soon offer inflight calling, internet services

In-flight voice call and internet services will soon be available in India. On Wednesday, Tata group company Nelco announced it has partnered with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to offer in-flight communication (IFC) services.

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You can now invest in low-cost NPS via ETMONEY app

With the deadline for submitting tax proofs not far, ETMONEY’s attempts to channel low-cost NPS investments that are proven to translate into higher returns than traditional long term savings products. It has now overhauled the investments process in the NPS.

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Motor Vehicles Act: 5 months on, Delhi traffic police can’t impose higher fines

Police data shows that almost 50% of the challans are issued to two-wheeler riders for infringements like triple riding and riding without a helmet. It is fairly difficult to get such violators to hand over their documents.

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90% pending income tax cases will be settled under 'Vivaad se Vishwas': Anurag Thakur

The minister of state for finance also assured that the interests of entrepreneurs paying taxes honestly will be protected and emphasised the need to curb frauds in the tax system.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Faceless tax assessment system prone to errors: HC

The court, however, said electronic-assessment — introduced to curb cases of corruption and harassment of tax payers by officials— was a laudable initiative. The HC made the observations while hearing a writ petition filed by a Coimbatore-based chit fund company against certain additions made by the assessing officer, over cash deposits of Rs 67.37 lakh during the note ban period.

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64% Indians will be online by 2023: Report

​​There would be 2.1 billion networked devices by 2023 and M2M (machine to machine) modules would account for 25% (524.3 million) of all networked devices, according to the report.

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India’s savings rate plunges to 15 year low

Household savings also declined as consumers spent more in purchasing durables and travelling.

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Covid-19 impact: Prices of durables, phones set to rise by February end

Prices of TVs, ACs and some phones are set to go up as manufacturers grapple with component shortages.

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Supratim Bandyopadhyay appointed PFRDA chairperson

The order said Bandyopadhyay has been appointed for a period of five years, with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or till attaining the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

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Will better safety help smaller banks wean depositors away from MFs?

Budget proposed to raise the insurance cover on bank deposits to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh.

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