How to Find a Good Health Insurance in India: Step-by-Step Guide (10 Checks Before You Buy)
A health policy is easy to buy and hard to judge. Two plans with the same sum insured can behave very differently on the day you claim. This guide gives you s…
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Best Mutual Fund Apps for Beginners 2026: Direct vs Regular, SIP vs Lumpsum, Where to Start
Indians put a record Rs 32,490 crore into mutual funds through SIPs in September 2026, up from Rs 32,297 crore in August, according to AMFI data released on 1…
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Sridhar Vembu Story: How Zoho Said No to VC Money and Built a Bootstrapped Giant (5 Founder Lessons)
In 2000 a venture investor offered his company US$10 million for 5%. He said no. Today Sridhar Vembu's Zoho serves more than 100 million users without a r…
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Best Demat Account for Beginners 2026: Upstox vs Zerodha vs Groww (Real Charges, Who Each Suits)
Disclosure: this post contains my referral links for Upstox and Groww. If you open an account through them, I may earn a reward from that broker. It does not …
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Uni GoldX Credit Card Review: Fees, Rewards, Catches and Who Should Skip It
Disclosure: this post contains my referral link for the Uni card. If you apply through it, I may get a reward from Uni. It does not change what you pay. Check…
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Narayana Murthy Story: How a Failed First Company and Rs 10,000 Built Infosys (5 Founder Lessons)
His first company failed. He borrowed ₹10,000 from his wife to start the next one. Today that company, Infosys, reports about US$20 billion in yearly revenue …
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New RBI Forex Rules for Freelancers: Do You Have to Report Foreign Income? (EDF Explained)
If you earn from clients abroad as a freelancer, consultant or YouTuber, you probably saw alarming posts this week: "You must now file a form with your b…
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Kunal Bahl Story: How Snapdeal's Co-Founder Failed, Pivoted and Kept Going (5 Founder Lessons)
He missed his first-choice college, lost his US work visa and watched his company lose ground. Then he listed it on the stock market. Kunal Bahl is the co-fo…
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H-1B Suspension Explained: What Is Really Suspended and What It Means for Indian IT
Headlines say "US suspends H-1B". That is not what happened. On 8 October 2026 the US suspended eight companies from the green card process, not the…
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GST Council Reforms: Faster Refunds, No Arrest Powers, and What Small Businesses Should Check
No tax rate changed. But the way GST works for a small business just got a big rewrite on paper. On October 8, 2026, the 57th GST Council met in New Delhi an…
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5 Startup Schemes Every Founder Must Know (DPIIT, SISFS, CGSS, FoF 2.0, SIPP)
Most Indian founders hear "government scheme" and think paperwork with no payoff. Some of it is. But five central programmes are real, current and w…
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Madhu Chandan: How a US Tech Founder Built Organic Mandya
He had a software company in San Jose. He came home to Mandya and started with one acre. Madhu Chandan's story is not about quitting a job to "find …
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Oil at $100, Rupee at 96: Who Pays for the Petrol Price Freeze?
Petrol pumps look the same today. The bill has not gone away. India buys more than 85% of its crude oil from abroad, and it pays in dollars. So when oil gets…
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RBI Hikes Repo Rate to 5.50%: What Changes for Your EMI and Savings?
The "may hike" has become "has hiked". On October 7, 2026, the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raised the repo rate by 25 basis point…
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Story: How a Rejected Brewmaster Built Biocon (5 Founder Lessons)
Imagine training for a career, returning home ready to work, and finding that employers do not want you because you are a woman. That was the barrier Kiran M…
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Gold Import GST Explained: Will the Proposed 3% IGST Change Make Jewellery Costlier?
A gold-tax headline can sound frightening: an exemption may disappear, and imports may attract 3% IGST. It is tempting to jump straight to the next conclusio…
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Peyush Bansal Story: From Microsoft to Lenskart Founder (5 Founder Lessons)
Photo: Peyush Bansal in 2015. Photo by Ajayrwat, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Cropped, with the background removed for the banner. In 2007,…
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Nifty Falls 8 Weeks in a Row: Should You Stop Your SIP? What Young Investors Should Know
The Nifty 50 has fallen for eight weeks in a row, its longest losing streak in about two decades. If you started a monthly SIP in the last few years, your app…
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