An economic downturn in the West and an industrial downturn in India are making employers choosy. We guide you through the maze with some tips on navigating a difficult recruitment market.
Himani Chandna Gurtoo writes.
A challenging scene If you are claiming tax exemption for house rent allowance (HRA), you will have to furnish the permanent account number (PAN) of your landlord if your annual rent paid exceeds Rs 1.8 lakh, or Rs 15,000 per month.
Motor insurance policies are quite comprehensive and cover malicious damage. You do not need to have proof but there should be a police complaint against the suspect. Your insurance will pay for the expenses incurred for your car repair.
Despite the astronomical fees that Bollywood stars demand to host reality shows, TV channels continue to sign them on in a bid to attract viewers in an increasingly consumer-fragmented, channel-cluttered space.
Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports.
Earnings per episodeThe most significant paradigm shift in 2012 is going to be a move from inflation worries to a focus on sustaining growth. Global uncertainties, which overwhelmed India in the past year, will continue to present challenges, but the important issues will be more indigenous than global. Nimesh Shah writes.
The long-term average return from the equity markets in India is between 13% and 15% annually. There is no asset class which can give you 20% return year after year.
Premiums of online term plans have halved in the past few years, but it may not make sense for all to switch. Deepti Bhaskaran writes.
Not all stocks take a beating when markets fall, neither is India isolated from the rest of the world. A look at the lessons learnt in 2011 when indices tumbled.
Lisa Pallavi Barbora writes.
Myth 2: India is decoupled
The rural consumer is more exposed and aware now than he has ever been in the history of India.
Pratap Bose writes.
Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets. Aren't you tired of them? Honestly, whenever I look at advertisements on TV and print, I feel the very purpose of the Internet is being defeated by an excess of focus on the machines, rather than what you can do with them. N Madhavan writes.
WHAT can we do to get this economy going? That’s the question Ben Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve must be asking.
The 20th anniversary of reforms will be remembered more for blocking reforms. Here’s hoping that the coming year will prove different. Gaurav Chaudhury reports.
Recommendations by the Shyamala Gopinath committee were accepted by the government, making small savings instruments market-linked. Abhishek Anand reports.
Bearish sentiments ruled bourses as investors moved money to gold and fixed return products.
Lisa Pallavi Barbora reports.