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Dating advice: charm the taxman

It’s time to file your income tax returns (ITR). What you need is a good checklist. Here is one.

FDs are better bets

With the Sensex showing signs of nervousness and volatility after crossing 20,000, many experts feel that putting money in equities may not offer returns that are commensurate with the risk involved. Manu P Toms reports. Money talk

Making peace with Vodafone

Government is said to be open to a reconciliation with British telecom giant Vodafone on its six-year old tax dispute. Explainer by Gaurav Choudhury.

Photo editing – for free

Playing with images: Both Adobe and open-source alternatives now offer free facilities that you can use to create fancy and high-quality images. Gagandeep Singh Sapra reports.

Amitabh Bachchan’s money grows 50-fold in JustDial IPO

With telephone and Internet-based search company JustDial kicking off its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, the value of its brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan’s shares, has swelled to between Rs. 3 crore and Rs. 3.4 crore from Rs. 6.27 lakh. HT reports.

Sensory consumerism

Japanese scientists have developed a 'smelling screen' that allows you to see as well as smell the coffee or food displayed on it. It works by feeding odours from vaporising gel pellets into four air streams, one in each corner of the screen.

Can’t stay invested? Lock in your money

Safe strategy: Put in funds to reap long-term gains but don’t forget to stash away enough cash to meet short and medium term needs. Lisa Pallavi Barbora reports.

Indian techie Cooks up PR trick

How do you catch the attention of important folks in a town flush with dollars? Flash some of your own. And with job done, put it all back in the pocket and walk on. Yashwant Raj reports.

India’s golden deficit

A sharp surge in gold imports has widened the trade deficit but may have prompted a flurry of purchases. Gaurav Choudhury writes.

Gold doesn’t glow

Many Indians will rush to buy gold today. First, because the prices of gold have fallen from Rs. 32,000 for 10 gm this time last year, to Rs. 27,400 per 10 gm currently. Second, because it is Akshaya Tritiya. But whatever the price, the real cost of gold is not factored in, reports Bharati Chaturvedi.

Got a pay hike? Use it judiciously

Professor Calculus: Lifestyle changes are the toughest to implement, so stay conservative till we get back on the 8% growth path, says Vivina Vishwanathan.

Now, you can ‘print’ a real guitar or a gun that fires live bullets

You can now "print" almost anything - a customised mobile phone cover, a replica of that antique lamp shade you broke and haven't yet found a replacement for and, even, a prosthetic ear, reports Gagandeep Singh Sapra.

Kerala shows the way in clean chit fund biz

When the entire country is witnessing a clampdown on investment schemes and chit fund companies, in Kerala one such firm is thriving---the state-owned Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE) Limited. Ramesh Babu reports.

10 Indians on Forbes Midas list of top tech investors

Only three Indian dealmakers figure among 100 top tech investors on Forbes Midas List, far outdistanced by China with 17 top dealmakers in the Asian venture market.

Sticky TV for kids

As children look for differentiated fare, TV channels for kids are pulling out all stops to win them over, with initiatives including localised programming and sub-segmented targeting. Anita Sharan reports.
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