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Personal finance for India: savings, tax, EPF, insurance, investing and the money decisions that matter, explained in plain language by The Daily.
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Gross GST collections rose 14.7% to about ₹2.04 lakh crore in September 2026, led by a 25.9% jump in import revenue. Here are the numbers, and what one year of GST 2.0's simpler rate structure has meant.
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Alternative Investment Funds pool money from wealthy investors and institutions to back start-ups, small companies, real estate and more. As the government's SME Growth Fund is set up as one, here is how AIFs work.
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With large IPOs such as Jio Platforms in the news, here is a plain-language guide to how an Indian IPO works: the documents, the price band, who gets shares, and what happens on listing day.
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India's IPO market is busy in October 2026, with HD Fire Protect, Fusion CX and Ravita Engineering opening in the week of October 13 and Zetwerk reported to be preparing its issue. Here is the line-up and a reality check on recent listings.
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Jio Platforms' IPO could be India's largest ever. SEBI approved its draft papers on August 28, and reports point to an opening around October 21. Here is what is confirmed, what is only reported, and what investors should check.
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The General Insurance Council is reportedly considering a mandatory 10 per cent co-payment on retail health insurance claims. Nothing has been decided, but the proposal could change how much policyholders pay out of pocket.
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Indian shares fell sharply on October 8, with the Sensex down 1,045 points and the Nifty below 22,300, as rising crude prices, 20-year-high US bond yields and heavy foreign selling combined.
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is trialling a UPI-based withdrawal facility under EPFO 3.0. Here is how it is expected to work, the limits involved, and when it might launch.
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The Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent on October 7, its first increase since February 2023, and shifted its policy stance to 'calibrated tightening'.
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