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 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 28 September 2026 extended the due date for filing tax audit reports for assessment year 2026-27 from 30 September to 21 October 2026, and the income tax return deadline for these audit cases from 31 October to 21 November 2026. The tax audit deadline extended announcement came…
Priya and her husband have picked a ₹10 lakh hatchback for Navratri delivery, and the dealer’s finance desk has already quoted them 9.5%. Their own bank’s website shows a car loan interest rate starting at 7.6%. The difference between the two, on a five-year loan, is close to ₹1,000 a month and more than ₹50,000…
With the wedding season starting in mid-October and gold still near ₹1.48 lakh per 10 grams, two questions are coming up again: how much gold can you keep at home, and is it safe to buy jewellery without a bill? On 29 September 2026, Mint, citing Bloomberg, reported that some jewellers are offering cash buyers…
The ₹30 crore first prize in Kerala’s Thiruvonam Bumper BR-111 lottery, drawn on 26 September 2026, will shrink to roughly ₹16.47 crore in the winner’s hands once the agent’s commission and the tax on lottery winnings are taken out. The winning ticket, TL 360615, was sold by a vendor in Taliparamba in Kannur district, according…
NPS Swasthya, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority’s new health-linked product under the National Pension System, is set to be launched on Thursday, 1 October 2026, which PFRDA marks as NPS Diwas. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to launch it, according to Mint and Business Standard. PFRDA’s operational guidelines, issued on 18 September…
The Sensex fell 242.65 points, or 0.33%, to close at 72,529.07 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, while the Nifty 50 lost 64.05 points, or 0.28%, to end at 22,716.20. It was the second straight losing session. The Sensex had been down as much as 707.72 points at the day’s low of about 72,064 before buying…
Gold and silver fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. The India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) closing rate for 24-carat gold was ₹1,47,667 per 10 grams, down ₹313 from Monday, and 999 silver closed at ₹2,21,600 per kg, down ₹1,453. The declines were far smaller than Monday’s 4% crash in…
The Supreme Court on 28 September 2026 declined to stay the new 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI payments above ₹2,000, which is due to take effect on 15 October. In the UPI MDR Supreme Court hearing, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to…
Ravi, 31, has ₹4 lakh in his EPF account and a sister’s wedding in December. Two years ago he would have had to work out which of a dozen withdrawal categories applied, how many years of service each needed and what share of which balance he could touch. Under the PF withdrawal rules in the…