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8th pay commission: Here's how much HRA could change for employee levels 6-10 based on fitment factor suggestions

New Delhi, July 16 -- The 8th pay commission is expected to make decisions that significantly impact salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including railways and defence personnel. ... Read More


Dearness Allowance: Increase in basic salary component, 3-4% hike expected - Why is DA important?

New Delhi, July 16 -- Dearness Allowance (DA) is a percentage of employees' and pensioners' basic salary that aims to manage impact rising cost of living for central government employees and retired p... Read More


EPFO interest credit: Here's how to check your EPF balance, e-passbook using portal, Umang app, SMS - Stepwise guide

New Delhi, July 16 -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) interest for FY26, calculated at 8.25% per annum was credited for members by 15 July this year, according to Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mand... Read More


ITR: Attention taxpayers! Excel utility for ITR-5 and ITR-7 released - Here's how to use, which forms to choose

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Income-Tax Department has enabled Excel Utility for the ITR-5 and ITR-7 forms for taxpayers on its e-filing portal for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) i.e. assessment year 2026... Read More


8th pay commission: Here's how much HRA could change for employee levels 1-5 based on fitment factor suggestions

8th pay commission, July 13 -- Constituted every 10 years, pay commissions are expected to make decisions that significantly impact salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including r... Read More


EPFO 3.0: What has changed - Before vs after, updated rules, CITES project, online access and new features explained

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is rolling out EPFO 3.0 to expand its digital services and online presence through an updated system that will allow subscribers to und... Read More


DA hike: What are the types of Dearness Allowances, how they are calculated - explained

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Finance Ministry in April announced 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners, with effect from 1 January 2026, effectively takin... Read More


Income-tax returns: Filing tax as a senior citizen? Tax slab, rebate and marginal relief - here are key things to know

Income-tax returns, July 12 -- The income-tax department has released excel utility of its ITR-1 (Sahaj), ITR-2, ITR-3, and ITR-4 (Sugam) online forms for financial year 2025-26 i.e. assessment year 2... Read More


Experts explain why retail investors remain big on SIPs despite volatile market - How investing has changed

New Delhi, July 12 -- Data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) showed that domestic investors are not much spooked by market volatility. When the Nifty slipped 6.4% month-on-month in ... Read More


Switching jobs? Here is how you can convert your group health policy into an individual or family coverage plan

New Delhi, July 12 -- Want to switch jobs but keep your current employer provided insurance plan? As per the rules, you can convert your employer group health policy into an individual or family cover... Read More