October 2026 is the first full wage month under the new EPF wage ceiling of ₹25,000 a month, which took effect on 17 September 2026. For a large group of salaried employees, that means a bigger October salary PF deduction. If your provident fund contribution was capped at the old ₹15,000 ceiling and your PF…
The Finance Ministry on 30 September 2026 left every small savings rate unchanged for the October–December quarter, so post office interest rates October 2026 stay exactly where they were in July–September. The Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme (SCSS) and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) continue at 8.2%, the Public Provident Fund (PPF) at 7.1% and the National…
The Sensex today fell 48.78 points, or 0.07%, to close at 72,480.29 on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, and the Nifty 50 lost 95.75 points, or 0.42%, to end at 22,620.45. It was the third straight losing session for both indices. The Sensex had been up as much as 533.16 points at a high of 73,062.23…
A ₹50 lakh home loan at 7.5% for 20 years costs ₹40,280 a month. If the Reserve Bank of India raises the repo rate by 25 basis points on 7 October and the bank passes it on in full, the same EMI becomes ₹41,047. That ₹767 difference is the smallest version of the home loan…
IBJA’s benchmark 999 gold closed at ₹1,47,888 per 10 grams on Wednesday evening, 30 September 2026, up ₹221 from ₹1,47,667 on Tuesday evening, while silver 999 fell ₹1,165 to ₹2,20,435 per kg. The gold price today had opened higher, with the India Bullion and Jewellers Association’s morning rate at ₹1,48,379, before easing by the evening…
From 1 October 2026, a resident individual or Hindu undivided family (HUF) buying property from a non-resident no longer needs a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) to handle the TDS. The buyer can now deduct, deposit and report TDS on property purchase from NRI sellers using their own PAN, through an amended Form…
Air-conditioners get costlier from Thursday, 1 October 2026. Haier, LG, Voltas and Blue Star are raising AC prices by 5–8%, BusinessLine reported on 26 September, and several makers are also raising prices of LED TVs, washing machines and refrigerators. The AC price hike October 2026 comes just before Dhanteras on 6 November and Diwali on…
The Nityas Gems IPO was subscribed 0.20 times on its first day, 30 September 2026, with retail investors bidding for 0.52 times the shares reserved for them, according to HDFC Sky’s end-of-day data. The Vishal Nirmiti IPO, which opened the same day, was subscribed 0.05 times by 5 PM, Capital Market reported. Both issues close…
From 1 October 2026, State Bank of India salary package account holders get only 5 free transactions a month at other banks’ ATMs, down from 10. The cap applies at all centres and counts cash withdrawals and non-financial transactions such as balance enquiries together, according to an SBI public notice listed on the bank’s service…
Rahul is 32, earns ₹12 lakh a year and has a wife, a two-year-old daughter and a ₹40 lakh home loan. His employer gives him group life cover of ₹36 lakh, and he assumes that is enough. It isn’t. If he died tomorrow, the loan alone would take more than the entire payout, and his…