Banks are offering discounts on flight tickets, hotel bookings and holiday packages through card-linked promotions during the festive season. The offers, available through travel platforms such as MakeMyTrip, come with conditions including minimum booking amounts, maximum discount limits and restrictions on eligible cards or payment methods. IndusInd Bankhas extended travel discounts to its credit cardholders…
Punjab National Bank (PNB) is set to close some accounts after November 10 this year. The bank issued an important alert to customers with inactive bank accounts. Certain accounts that have remained unused for three years and do not have any balance could be closed after November 10, the lender said. PNB said that the measure…
A purported ₹1,000 currency note featuring a temple image has been circulating on social media, with claims that the note has been issued or will enter circulation soon. The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit has flagged the claim as fake, saying the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made no announcement about issuing…
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has switched to the BHIM digital payments app after a conversation with Dilip Asbe, managing director and chief executive officer of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In a post on X on October 26, Mahindra said a friend had recently asked him which digital payments app he used…
Dhanteras is considered an auspicious time to buy gold in India. The festival, which marks the start of the five-day-long Diwali festivities, will fall on November 6 this year. While many people still prefer to buy gold and silver jewellery on Dhanteras, it is not the only way to invest in the precious metals. You…
Invesco Mutual Fund has launched two silver-based schemes, Invesco India Silver ETF and Invesco India Silver ETF Fund of Fund (FoF), with their new fund offers (NFOs) open for subscription from October 27 to November 9. The Invesco India Silver ETF is an open-ended scheme that will invest predominantly in physical silver of 99.9% purity…
Jewellers are rolling out festive offers on gold, silver and diamond jewellery for Dhanteras and Diwali 2026, with discounts on making charges, price offers on select products and gifts linked to purchases. The offers come as consumers navigate elevated gold prices and look for jewellery that fits their budgets and can be worn beyond the…
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has deferred the implementation of the revised charge structure applicable to Points of Presence (PoPs) under the National Pension System (NPS) and NPS Lite to December 1, from the earlier deadline of October 1. In a circular dated October 26, PFRDA said the implementation date specified in…
PhonePe has launched a digital account-opening facility for the National Pension System (NPS), allowing users to open a pension account through its app with an initial contribution starting at ₹250. Called Tatkal NPS, the facility uses existing bank KYC details and one-time password (OTP)-based authentication to complete onboarding without requiring fresh document uploads, according to…
Muthoot FinCorp Limited’s ₹500 crore public issue of secured, rated and redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) is open for subscription until November 5. The issue offers effective yields of 8.89% to 9.25% across four tenure options of 24, 36, 60 and 72 months. The issue has a base size of ₹200 crore and a green shoe…
