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8th pay commission: Speculation over fitment factors of 1.83, 2, 2.57, 3.83 and 4-We calculate salary increase for each

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) is in its consultation stage, gathering inputs from central government employees and pensioner groups, unions and stakeholders before it make... Read More


Bank Holiday on Karwa Chauth 29 Oct 2026 Thursday: Not open! Check state, region where branches will remain closed

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Bank Holiday on Karwa Chauth 29 Oct 2026 Thursday: Public and private lenders in one Indian state will remain closed on Thursday, 29 October, for Karwa Chauth, according to the R... Read More


Swiggy renews insurance for delivery partners: Benefits they get; hospitalisation, accidental death, family health cover

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Food delivery and quick commerce platform Swiggy has renewed insurance for more than 25 lakh delivery partners covered under the accident and health insurance programmes in FY25-... Read More


New NFO alert! ICICI Prudential BSE Power ETF closes this week - Deadline, minimum amount, allocation, expected returns

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund on Monday launched a new fund offer (NFO) for the ICICI Prudential BSE Power ETF, an open-ended Index Exchange Traded Fund that tracks the BSE Power ... Read More


Investing Rs.3,500 per month in SIP can grow your corpus over Rs.3.09 crore in the long term. We calculate how

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- When it comes to investing, there is no bigger benefit than starting as soon as possible. Time rather than big amounts is what helps build your monthly contributions into a signi... Read More


Paytm, AU Small Finance Bank's RuPay credit card: 2% reward on UPI spends, 5% on Paytm Travel bookings - check benefits

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Paytm and AU Small Finance Bank have launched a RuPay credit card providing rewards on eligible Paytm UPI spends along with complimentary airport lounge access for families. A l... Read More


Bank holiday today: Are SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB branches closed on 26 October for Laxmi Puja? Check RBI calendar

Bank holidays today, Oct. 26 -- Public and private lenders, including branches of the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Canara Bank will be closed today,... Read More


Top 15 upcoming cities for senior citizen living: Why Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune shine; $11.43-bn market by 2031

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- A report by integrated real estate platform Square Yards showed that India's senior housing market estimated at $4.31 billion in 2026, is set to reach $11.43 billion by 2031, wit... Read More


How AI is reshaping the workforce: New roles, more cross-functional teams; biggest risk is failing to plan, says report

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- A Colliers' report found that as AI transforms how work gets done, with immediate impact on the workforce, while implications for the workspace still unfolding. Yet many organisa... Read More


How Gen Z is driving festival travel trend: Hotel bookings up 135% for Diwali-Bangalore, Jaipur, Taipei, Cebu see growth

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Gen Z is now shaping festival bookings, with flight bookings by 15-24-year-olds up 60% ahead of Diwali, and bus bookings rising 80%, data from Cleartrip PeekABoo travel trends tr... Read More