Suresh runs a hardware shop in Jaipur and pays a car loan EMI of ₹21,500 on the 10th of every month. In June 2026 a supplier paid him late and the EMI bounced. Nothing seemed to happen that week, but the bank’s system had already started counting. That count decides when his loan moves through…
Personal loan interest rates at India’s large banks start at 9.99% a year at ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, 10.00% at SBI, 10.50% at HDFC Bank and 10.99% at Kotak Mahindra Bank, according to their websites on 3 October 2026. Those are starting rates. The average rate ICICI Bank actually charged on personal loans disbursed…
Two colleagues in Bengaluru spend about the same every month: around ₹12,000 online across Amazon, Flipkart and a few other sites, and another ₹8,000 in shops. One earns roughly ₹440 a month back on her card. The other earns ₹680 on his. The difference is the card, and in a festive month, when that ₹12,000…
Riya bought a ₹30,000 phone last Diwali on a six-month no cost EMI. She expected six bills of ₹5,000 each. Her first credit card statement showed ₹5,000, plus a processing fee, plus GST on that fee, plus a smaller GST line she couldn’t place. None of it was large. All of it surprised her, because…
The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 opens to all customers on 8 October, and the main bank deal is a 10% instant discount on SBI credit cards, SBI debit cards and SBI credit card EMI, according to Amazon’s festival announcement. Early Deals are already live on Amazon.in. Amazon has also listed unlimited 5% cashback for…
The 57th meeting of the GST Council will be held on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, in New Delhi from 11 AM, according to a GST Council Secretariat office memorandum dated 6 September that moved it from 12 September. Officers will meet on 5 and 6 October, and the final agenda has not been made public….
SEBI has issued observations on the draft IPO papers of Carlsberg India, TMC Transformer, Matangi Rubber and Ujin Pharma, The Economic Times reported on 1 October 2026, which allows the four companies to launch public issues subject to market conditions. None has announced dates or a price band, and the upcoming IPO October 2026 calendar…
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales rose 21.4% to 4,63,081 units in September 2026 from 3,81,435 a year earlier, Business Standard reported on 1 October, with a weak base doing much of the work. Company-wise car sales September 2026 figures show Maruti Suzuki’s domestic PV wholesales up 36.9% at 1,81,838 units, Tata Motors and Mahindra &…
Gross GST revenue rose 14.7% to ₹2,03,521 crore, or about ₹2.04 lakh crore, in September 2026, from ₹1,77,365 crore a year earlier, according to provisional data released on 1 October. Provisional data on GST collection September 2026 also show GST on imports up 25.9% at ₹65,525 crore, against 10.1% growth in gross domestic revenue to…
Dhanteras falls on Friday, 6 November 2026, and buyers are heading into the festival with gold well below its early-2026 peak. India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) data show 24-carat (999) gold at ₹1,48,138 per 10 grams at the 1 October closing, before GST and making charges. This guide covers the Dhanteras 2026 gold calendar,…