How you can get up to Rs 7 lakh+ tax exemption

Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.Sanjay Kumar Singh and Priya Nair tell you how to invest wisely.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com For many......

Interfaith couples uneasy as 'love jihad' storm rages

'How can one bring jihad into a relationship? How can one be restricted on the grounds of religion in marital things?' Crisscrossing lines of religion as they navigated love, societal approval and......

'She was a medium to reach the almighty'

M S Subbulakshmi passes away | Obituary: 'Nightingale' of Carnatic music Name:JayakumarMessage:Great loss to the entire world. Pray God to take similar birth in India and carry the legacy of......

'It's just another Rambo film!'

Thu Mar 20 16:07:00 2003 Name:BalasubramaniamEmail:balu71@rediffmail.comYour Views:The people of Iraq are behind him strongly and he has done a fair job in progressing the country. Unless there is......

Breather for gains from property, inherited jewellery

This will bring down capital gains especially in case of property transactions, reports Priya Nair from Mumbai. Capital gains on sales of assets such as property and gold will decline after the......

How top FMCG firms plan to cut plastic use

India will be the global host this year for World Environment Day, with the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”. About six companies such as ITC, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Hindustan Unilever......

Is it time to raise your contribution to EPF?

With the rate rising to 8.75 per cent, the product will give better tax-free returns, notes Priya Nair At a time when the stock market is going nowhere, the outlook on gold isn't very good and debt......

Why you must include PPF, tax-free bonds in portfolio

One should use PPF for accumulating retirement corpus and tax-free bonds for cash flow, notes Priya NairThe season of tax-free bonds is on. With companies like IRFC, IIFCL and NTPC still to launch......

The Jengaburu Curse Review: Big Ambitions, Poor Execution

This tangled tale of good versus evil could have been far more intriguing, observes Mayur Sanap. Cinema is often regarded as a tool for social commentary and change. If done right, it works as an......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

Review: My Boss is a loud copy of a Hollywood film

Paresh C Palicha says My Bosshugely depends on Dileep's loud comedy.Gender wars have always been a fertile ground for humour. But the game of one-upmanship between the sexes is sometimes tedious......

'Dhoni is best thing to happen to Indian cricket'

Speak up for MS Dhoni as captain! On Friday evening rediff.com asked readers to speak up for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and appeal to theBoard of Control for Cricket in Indiato back the captain against......