If you are a working woman in a double income household, there can be three possibilities as far as your salary is concerned: you are either earning less than your husband, the same as him, or more than him. While the first two scenarios are unlikely to create much of a skew in personal relationships, the third one, where the woman is earning substantially more than the man, can prove to be dicey. In a deeply patriarchal society, where men have always been seen as breadwinners and women as homemakers, the reversal of financial equation can lead to an unstable…
Author: Miley Selena
In this week’s realty hot spot series, we look at locality SG Highway situated in Ahmedabad. This is a residential area boasting of a good mix of developed and developing sub-localities along with equally good retail and social infrastructure. The property price range per sq. ft. in this locality is Rs 3,400-8,000. A 3-BHK, which is the property type that enjoys the maximum supply here, costs about Rs 91 lakh on average and comprises 1,850 sq. ft. area. There are 1-, 2- and 4-BHK property types available as well. Here are other key features of SG Highway that make it…
Not many investors know whether they have invested in the right funds and if their fund portfolio is on track. The Portfolio Doctor assesses the health of the fund portfolio, examines the schemes and their suitability with regard to the goals and, if required, recommends corrective measures. The advice given is based on the performance of the funds, the risk profile of the investor as well as his financial goals. I: Namit Kamat is saving for his daughter’s goals and retirement. Here’s what the doctor advised him: Goals Investor’s existing portfolio Portfolio check-up Investing in equity funds for the past…
Can I stake a claim to my father’s self-acquired property? He wanted to pass it on to my only brother, but died before he could make a will. Who else can have a legal right to this property? — Sameeksha Sinha Since your father died intestate, that is, without making a will, all the legal heirs, including you, your brother and your mother, will have equal rights over the property. If he had made a will making your brother the beneficiary of the property, you would have had no legal right over the said property. Is it compulsory to register…
Both Vietnamese and foreign investors continue to open more accounts as the local stock market to capitalise on perceived opportunities in the market. Vietnam is frontier equity market which has been interested in and liked, with its turnover now almost the same level as Singapore and far more than Malaysia and Indonesia, according a report by HSBC. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Vietnam’s stock market is expected to continue to grow, helped by strong economic growth and increasing local liquidity. The positive outlook will attract foreign investors back to the market, according to HSBC. In the Asia Frontier…
Vietnam sees 80 new cases, including two imported, on Monday morning. So far, Covid-19 has swept 26 cities and provinces, mostly in the north and surrounding Hanoi. Hanoi now takes the lead with 120 cases, followed by Bac Ninh with 85 and Da Nang 48. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Vietnam reports 80 new cases Monday morning, 78 new community cases are reported in Bắc Ninh (27),Vĩnh Phúc (19), Đà Nẵng (13), Bắc Giang (5), Hà Nội (9), Hòa Bình (2), Đắk Lắk (1), Điện Biên (1), Lạng Sơn (1). The two imported cases, one Indian expert arriving…
India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near record, calls for nationwide lockdown mount. New cases rose by 403,738, just shy of the record and increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 22.3 million. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. India’s COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted. India’s health ministry reported 4,092 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 242,362. New cases rose by 403,738, just shy of the record and increasing…
Vietnam confirms 77 new Covid-19 community transmissions, the national Covid-19 tally has risen to 3,332, including 2,602 recoveries. So far, Covid-19 has swept 26 cities and provinces, mostly in the north and surrounding Hanoi. Of the 333 community transmissions recorded since April 27 in 24 localities, Hanoi leads with 111 cases, followed by the northern province of Bac Ninh (58) and Da Nang City (35). Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Health authorities confirmed 77 new Covid-19 community transmissions Sunday evening, bringing the total number of such cases in the latest outbreak to 333, VNExpress reported. Leading Sunday’s tally…
Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to raise their respective system administration fees from May 09. Airlines noted a higher system administration fee would help airlines raise their services quality, especially in ticket sale system. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Local airlines including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to raise their respective system administration fees by VND100,000 (US$4.37) per flight, which will be incorporated into current air ticket fares. Under the move, passengers buying air tickets from airlines under the Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and…
The 15 new cases have been found at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Đông Anh District (06), Dak lak (1), HaNam (01), Lang Son (02), and Bac Giang (05) province, Health Ministry reported. Yesterday night, the country also confirmed 65 new domestic Covid-19 infections in 13 provinces and cities. Hanoi took the lead with 22, followed by northern province of Bac Ninh (17), Da Nang (8), Vinh Phuc Province (7) and Hung Yen Province (3), both in the north. Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Quang Nam provinces and Hue reported…