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10 Best Personal Finance Blogs to Increase Your Money Skills

Loknath Das

Understanding and managing your finances can be challenging. But never fear — personal finance bloggers are here to save the day! At personal finance blogs, you’ll find the tools you need to get out of debt, save up for your first home, and more. These experts offer free tips, tricks, and explanations for complex financial concepts. Here are 10 of the best personal finance blogs that could help increase your money skills. Get Rich Slowly Launched in 2006, Get Rich Slowly is one of the original personal finance blogs. Before becoming a financial guru,…

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Robotaxi fleets 10 years away, Lucid CEO says: ‘a mountain to climb’

Loknath Das

SAN FRANCISCO — It is likely to take a decade before self-driving taxis will be deployed on roads, the chief executive of electric car startup Lucid Group Inc, Peter Rawlinson, said on Thursday. “I think we’re 10 years out before we see fleets of robotaxis. They ain’t coming anytime soon even with the most advanced sensing systems in the world,” Rawlinson, a former chief engineer at Tesla Inc, said at the Reuters Events Automotive Summit. “There is a mountain to climb — an intellectual mountain to climb in terms of software,” he said, without elaborating. Tesla Inc’s…

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Connecting With Technology Mentors: 10 Effective Methods For Young Professionals

Loknath Das

Technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Newcomers to the industry may find themselves facing a slew of challenges and trends they couldn’t have predicted during their time in school. Having an experienced tech veteran by their side to show them the ropes and help them adapt can make all the difference in their career success. As experienced tech professionals, the members of Forbes Technology Council understand how beneficial mentorships can be in this ever-changing field. To help you facilitate connections between your young employees and industry mentors, our panel of experts…

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Piramal sells entire 10% stake in Shriram Transport for ₹2,300 crore

Loknath Das

New Delhi: Ajay Piramal-controlled Piramal Enterprises Ltd on Monday sold its entire stake of about 10% stake in commercial vehicle financier Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd., citing a “broader strategy” to leverage opportunities for growth in its financial services business. As of 31 March, Piramal held 22.6 million shares in Shriram Transport, which specialises in financing second-hand trucks, representing a 9.96% stake. The stake sale will fetch Piramal approximately ₹2,300 crore, based on the closing price of the stock on Monday. “Earlier this year in April 2019, Piramal Enterprises Ltd. had announced…

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Finance ministry mulling 3-5% tax in Budget on cash withdrawal of 10 lakh a year

Loknath Das

NEW DELHI: Withdrawing a cumulative ₹10 lakh a year can attract 3-5 per cent tax if a proposal going around in the Finance Ministry takes shape in the Budget to track high value cash deals and make digital payments mandatory. In its push towards a digital economy, the central government is thinking of introducing a tax of 3-5 per cent on cash withdrawal of ₹10 lakh in a year, a move to discourage cash usage in the economy and resultant black money. Paying ₹30,000-50,000 for ₹10 lakh annual withdrawal will be seen as a loss, the…

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Finance ministry mulling 3-5% tax in Budget on cash withdrawal of 10 lakh a year

Loknath Das

NEW DELHI: Withdrawing a cumulative ₹10 lakh a year can attract 3-5 per cent tax if a proposal going around in the Finance Ministry takes shape in the Budget to track high value cash deals and make digital payments mandatory. In its push towards a digital economy, the central government is thinking of introducing a tax of 3-5 per cent on cash withdrawal of ₹10 lakh in a year, a move to discourage cash usage in the economy and resultant black money. Paying ₹30,000-50,000 for ₹10 lakh annual withdrawal will be seen as a loss, the…

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UP Board Result 2019: India Today Education is hosting Class 10, 12 Results 2019, steps to download

Loknath Das

UP Board Results 2019 will be declared soon on the official website. UP Board Results 2019 can be checked directly via India Today Education at https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/results. Although the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) will announce the UP Board 12th and UP Board 10th result on its official website upmsp.edu.in, it might tend to crash due to the influx of candidates. This year, over 30 lakh students had registered for UP Board Class 12 Exams. This year over 58 lakh students registered themselves for the UP Board exams out of which…

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Aye Finance Raises $10 Mn To Boost Micro-Lending Portfolio In India

Loknath Das

Fintech lending company Aye Finance has raised $10 Mn (INR 71.32 Cr) in a debt funding round from global impact investment manager, responsAbility and Northern Arc, through the issuance of non-convertible debentures. This is the twelfth debt funding round raised by Aye Finance so far. The company has raised a total of $102.25 Mn (INR 727.5 Cr) as a combination of equity and debt funding since its inception in 2014.  The venture is equity funded by four venture capital funds including SAIF Partners, CapitalG, Accion International and LGT. With this…

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Assam Board Class 10, Class 12 Exam Date Sheet 2019 Released

Loknath Das

Assam Board Class 10, Class 12 Exam Date Sheet 2019 Released New Delhi: The dates for class 10 and class 12 board exams to be conducted in Assam have been released. Class 10 board exams are conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) and class 12 board exams are conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education council (AHSEC). Class 10 board exam will begin on February 14, 2019 and conclude on March 2, 2019. Class 12 board exams will begin on February 12 and conclude on March 14, 2019.…

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Firefox Is Coming to Qualcomm Snapdragon-Based Windows 10 Devices

Loknath Das

Alongside bringing Snapdragon 8cx as its new chip for “always-on, always-connected” Windows 10 PC category, Qualcomm has announced its partnership with Mozilla to bring a native Firefox version for Snapdragon-powered Windows computers. The native ARM64 version of Firefox is touted to leverage the performance of the Snapdragon platform to deliver the “most performant out-of-the-box experience possible”. The San Diego-based chip maker at the Qualcomm Tech Summit 2018 in Hawaii announced the Snapdragon 8cx as the world’s first 7nm SoC for PCs. The chip has Qualcomm Kryo 495 CPU and Adreno…

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