While many couples have still stuck to physical cash and gifts, some have switched to digital wallets like Google Pay and PhonePe to avoid any physical contact

The Budget 2021 is much awaited from taxpayers' point of view, who expect COVID-19-linked relief in income tax for the financial year 2020-21. Saraswathi Kasturirangan, Partner, Deloitte India expects the government to announce some tax deductions on expenses that the employees may have incurred during work-from-home such as phone bills or utility costs. Speaking to Business Today's Aprajita Sharma, Kasturirangan also talked about how the tax relief under section 87-A needs a revision, if tweaking the income tax slab structure is not an option. She made a case for offering some tax exemptions under the new tax regime and cautioned a COVID-19 cess, beyond health & education cess, of 4 per cent would not be a great idea. Watch the video for more.

On January 16, Bharat Pe and financial services firm Centrum had jointly submitted a bid to the Reserve Bank of India to acquire PMC Bank

As more account holders get online to transact, there are problems on user experience on commonly used banking applications

he strong flows are on account of the positive bias towards emerging markets and because of strong third-quarter earnings thus far besides decreasing domestic COVID-19 cases

Police are also probing if other officials helped Gawande to get the bribes as well as the number of flyers he cleared with fake document

Setting up a BIC as a holding company or a core investment company was suggested by the P J Nayak Committee in its report on 'Governance of Boards of Banks in India'

Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy had claimed in a tweet that Adani Group owes Rs 4.5 lakh crore to banks; the conglomerate called the figure \"incorrect and fictitious\"

They said it is necessary that, for reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability, the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available in order to avoid doubts of wrongdoing

The BharatPe-Centrum combine is one of the four bidders that have made submissions to the Reserve Bank of India for acquiring PMC Bank. The other bidders include UK's Liberty Group and two independent business houses

The Galaxy S21 series price starts at Rs 69,999 while Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 series last year at a starting price of Rs 66,999. This despite the fact that globally S21 has a seen a price reduction compared to the S20.

According to CBI sources, the amount of money garnered by Rose Valley through such schemes could be more than Rs 12,000 crore

Raghuram Rajan said prioritising spending is important as it would help the government focus on what is essential, such as relief to poor households and small businesses

The instant loan apps offer loans to individuals and levy exorbitant interest rates and processing charges. These could range from 2-3 per cent per month, adding up to an average of 24-36 per cent a year

The hacker, identified as Srikrishna alias Shreeki, was arrested on November 18 last year for allegedly breaking into the government websites as well as online gaming portals

Called the \"American Rescue Plan,\" the legislative proposal would meet Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, while advancing his objective of reopening most schools by the spring

Stocks to watch today on January 15: Airtel, SAIL, L&T Infotech, Bharat Dynamics, Strides Pharma, IRCON among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

Google said it will be implementing strong measures to prevent abuse following reports that these fake loan apps were targeting vulnerable borrowers and then going to extreme lengths to recover money

Key to the success of the pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive, scheduled to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on January 16, will be the cybersecurity framework India has readied, experts say

BharatPe and Centrum Group are among four groups that have made the submissions to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the acquisition of PMC Bank