Why Rajan cut repo rate; Budget & You!

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Six reasons why RBI's Raghuram Rajan cut repo rate The move comes on the back of lower inflation and Rajan's thumbs up to measures announced by FM Arun Jaitley in Budget 2015. read more Budget: Find out how new taxes and deductions will impact your finances Some taxpayers' expectations were met, others were left disappointed. We look at changes proposed and the manner in which these will affect your finances. Budget 2015: Service tax hike likely to hit overall consumption The service tax increase to 14% from 12.36% will marginally impact a host of categories including eating out, grooming, movies, phone bills and grocery shopping.

Editor's Pick Siddhartha Lal: Man who turned around Royal Enfield into Eicher's profit engine The twin credit for building a rugged bike as well as enormous value for shareholders goes to Siddhartha Lal, MD and CEO, Eicher Motors. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Why cleaning up India is serious business Swachh Bharat may have started on a high note, but cleaning up the country is serious business. Apart from investment, it calls for behavioural changes, expertise and scientific knowledge. Raghuram Rajan, the unsung hero of India's bull market Rajan saw an opportunity to change the way RBI functioned, and strengthen the regulatory process without diluting the basic economic freedom Early Diwali? Snapdeal, Flipkart & Amazon to go on acquisition spree India's ecommerce ventures are actively scouting for deals, especially in the areas of mobile, analytics, payments, logistics and product categories.

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Money Good news for borrowers! EMIs may come down post RBI rate cut "We have limited room to provide relief to tax payers. But with RBI rate cut, I see EMIs coming down significantly," said Jayant Sinha. Budget 2015: Interest income on recurring deposits to attract TDS Amendments made to Section 194A will mean that interest income above Rs 10,000 for an RD, will attract TDS.

Stock Round Up Top five reasons why markets may take a deep cut in near term Analysts across brokerage firms remain cautious on the markets at least in the near term, but say the long-term trend still remains intact.

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