PERSONAL FINANCE
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Are you offered discount on MRP or maximum retail price?
| 20/5/2013 @ 3:00pm
Most people assume that MRP is the final maximum rate at which a product can be bought. Actual discussion with a few shops indicates that the MRP is inclusive of their profits and taxes if any. Few smart shopkeepers, in order to maintain and expand clientele, generally volunteer and give away discount on the MRP More
Now pay for check-in baggage as ministry allows airlines to levy charges
| 3/5/2013 @ 10:56am
Civil aviation ministry has permitted five domestic airlines to charge for various facilities, including a charge for the complementary check-in baggage. This has sent shock waves among the travelling community. Is this practical? How will it affect the regular traveller? More
Will Snapdeal’s TrustPay protect online buyers from fraud?
| 22/4/2013 @ 4:51pm
Some of the most important factors that stop customers from buying online are trust as well as concerns about product quality, size and delivery. Will TrustPay from Snapdeal be able to address all these concerns? More
Live From A Lounge: Indian Railways Catches Up with the Airlines
| 19/4/2013 @ 11:00am
Finally, you can have a top-class travel experience on the Indian Railways More
Mahindra Reva E20: Will this electric car become a mainstream vehicle?
| 9/4/2013 @ 10:34am
The pros and cons of Mahindra's latest version of the battery-operated car, what to do when your brakes are overheated, the ongoing investigations into evasion of duty on imported cars and why sales of new cars are dropping More
Maruti launches new version of SX4, keeps price unchanged
| 30/3/2013 @ 12:21pm
The petrol variants of the car are priced between Rs7.38 lakh and Rs8.84 lakh while the diesel versions are priced between Rs8.27 lakh and Rs9.79 lakh More
Car Offers: The Devil in the Details
| 21/3/2013 @ 7:01pm
Car offers are galore. Don’t believe what the manufacturer or dealer says More
Buying vehicles over the Internet
| 13/3/2013 @ 11:27am
Tyres from sports utility vehicles add significant costs to your car maintenance More
Travel to Sri Lanka II: A Treasure trove
| 23/2/2013 @ 11:55am
In the second of this two-part series, Naveena Israni traverses the hills of Sri Lanka and sheds light on the country’s architectural, religious and cultural heritage More
Live From A Lounge: Your smartphone can be Your travel friend
| 15/2/2013 @ 10:38am
Travel applications, highly popular in the West, are now gaining traction in India More
| 13/2/2013 @ 12:15pm
The scooter has distinct advantages which cannot be matched by motorbikes More
| 2/2/2013 @ 10:34am
Naveena Israni explores the beaches and the wild side of this island nation More
| 1/2/2013 @ 4:04pm
Only heavy users of ACs are sure to recover the extra money they shell out for an AC with a 5-star energy rating More
Mobile call charges go up by about 30%
| 24/1/2013 @ 2:12pm
Airtel and Idea increased call charges mostly by way of reduction in free minutes or airtime available on most plans. Prices of pre-paid special vouchers was also hiked while validity period on some recharge coupons are reduced More
Citibank launches paperless payment system for cardholders
| 22/1/2013 @ 12:00pm
This new solution would also allow customers to make card payments at the point of purchase itself at the retail outlets, thereby avoiding long queues at payment counters in these stores More
| 18/1/2013 @ 12:11pm
Many e-retailers make deceitful claims to coax you into taking snap decisions. Here is what you should know and guard against More
Diesel price upped by 50 paise, petrol cut by 30 paise
| 18/1/2013 @ 11:02am
The decisions on diesel rate increase for retail and bulk consumers will cut subsidies by about Rs15,000 crore on an annualised basis and by Rs3,400 crore in remainder of FY’13 More
Govt raises cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders to 9
| 17/1/2013 @ 2:33pm
Oil companies have been permitted to raise diesel prices by a small quantum periodically till such time that they are able to cover Rs9.60 per litre loss they incur on the fuel, oil minister Veerappa Moily said More
| 16/1/2013 @ 10:32am
Will Peugeot be fair to existing customers who are yet to receive their refunds? More
SARE Homes inks pact with ICICI Bank
| 11/1/2013 @ 5:46pm
SARE Homes has offered customers an option to pay 20% of the booking amount for an apartment, an offer which would be available for a limited period in association with ICICI Bank, a company statement said More
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