Category Archives: Mumbai

Public Provident Fund Faqs

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

PPF is popular form of long term investment which is a deductible U/s 80 C or old Sec 88. Account opening Rules You can open only one single PPF a/c in your name in a bank or post office.  NRIs … Continue reading →

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Sec 80 C Options At a Glance – Fixed Income

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Fixed Income Tax savings options under Sec 80C for all For table 1 pf postal investments the rates are for current yr and next yr as there is downward revision For 5 Yr Tax savings  Fds from banks the first … Continue reading →

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India Budget 2013 What matters most!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

P Chidambaram budget speech is  known to induce dreams and elevate people to a euphoric state of mind but the fine print in the draft is known to always have a googly and take back more than what he has … Continue reading →

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English Vinglish is worth watching!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

English Vinglish is a wonderful watch and has put Gauri Shinde up in the league of talented directors and writers and the script shows her talent and her eye for detail. The script, strongly woman centric and about a housewife facing … Continue reading →

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Indian Railways Ticket booking guide

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

1. Advance Booking for Indian Railways Tickets can be done 4 mths or 120 days in advance. 2. Senior Citizen Concession : Carry ID proof and demand Senior citizen ticket concession while booking. Men :60yrs and above Women 58 Yrs and … Continue reading →

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Azad Maidan Mumbai Riots (CST)(VT) and after effects..

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Here are the best of posts regarding the azad maidan riot and the protests against the way the riots were handled by the State CM and more importantly his Home minister through the Police Commissioner Arup Patnayak . Read: Madhu Trehan: Bending … Continue reading →

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GOI blocks Twitter

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

As at today, it seems that Twitter is blocked in India. Read Centre, Twitter in face-off over PMO parody accounts Why is it that the govt blocks something unrelated on the net whenever people notice it bugling big time on some … Continue reading →

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Mutual Funds to cost more?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

If regular CPI inflation is not enough be prepared to get lesser returns for the money you have in your mutual funds. Recently the MF industry had pitched for raising expense ratio, which includes administrative fee and marketing cost, by … Continue reading →

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RGESS : Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

As things stand , the RGESS or Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme seems to be a dud. The full details of this scheme were supposed to come out in may … but with a paralized govt busy with President elections everything … Continue reading →

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