Phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users are on sale. As reported by Cybernews, a threat actor has posted an ad on a hacking community forum, claiming that it is selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The actor claimed that the database contains mobile […]
In order to receive the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, recipients are required to have their eKYC completed. According to the DBT Agriculture Bihar website “It is mandatory for the beneficiaries to get eKYC done under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, otherwise they will be […]
The National Pension System (NPS) has evolved since its introduction in 2003. What started as a scheme for government employees, gained momentum when in 2009 it eventually opened up to all Indian citizens within the age group of 18 to 70 years. The scheme has seen more subscribers since its […]
An employee stock ownership plan (Esop) is an employee benefit plan that enables employees to own a part of the company they work for. Esops in India are presently taxed at two stages – one at the time of exercise of shares (i.e. when the employee sends his/her request to […]
In one of the biggest changes coming to Twitter, its new owner Elon Musk is planning to do away with device labels from tweets. At present, if you tweet using iPhone, the bottom of the tweet will have a ‘Twitter for iPhone’ label and if the user has an Android […]
It is important to invest and plan systemically to secure your child’s financial future. There are several schemes — investment options and other incentives — that the central government and the state governments offer for children, especially daughters Here are five government schemes for a girl child Backed by the […]
Because of a hurricane that is threatening the Florida coast, NASA is once again delaying the launch of its new moon rocket. The rocket has been sidelined since August due to fuel leakage. At the end of September, Hurricane Ian caused the rocket to return to the Kennedy Space Center’s […]
Private sector lender HDFC Bank has hiked its lending rate depending on marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR). The new loan interest rates are effective from November 7, 2022. The Reserve Bank of India has set the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) as a bank’s internal benchmark […]
