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Did you know that the water you drink daily might not be as safe as you think? Unfiltered water can be loaded with harmful contaminants like bacteria, heavy metals, and chemicals that put your health at risk.However, many water purifiers strip away not just the bad stuff but also essential minerals like calcium and magnesium, which are crucial for your body. So, how do you get 100% clean water without losing the good nutrients? We explored the best water purifiers in India for 2025 from brands like HUL, Urban Company, and more.These use cutting-edge filtration technology to remove impurities while…
Advantage Assam 2.0: Billionaire industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani on February 25 promised to invest ₹50,000 crore each, in the north eastern state of Assam, as per reports.Gautam Adani Pledges ₹50,000 Crore for AssamAddressing the Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said the conglomerate will invest ₹50,000 crore across airports, aerocity, transmission, cements, gas distribution network and road construction projects in Assam, according to a PTI report.”We are eager to be a part of the progress story of Assam. We will invest ₹50,000 crore in Assam. Assam is in a position to drive growth. And this…
Boosting your credit score is key to getting the best loan rates and financial products. A credit score is nothing but a representation of an individual’s credit profile. The higher your credit score is, the better it is. Therefore, if you want to enhance your credit score in three months, follow the step-by-step guide below:Step 1: Review your credit reportStart with ordering your credit report copy from your respective credit bureau. This will help you in understanding your credit health. Go through it properly for errors or inaccuracies, such as erroneous personal details or illegal requests. In the event you find…
Q: What do lenders see when they look at my credit report for sanctioning loans?Lenders check your credit report to assess your creditworthiness. They evaluate the risk associated with lending to you based on the credit score and your borrowing and repayment history. Lenders will look atA) Your credit utilisation, or the amount of credit you’re using compared to your available credit.B) Your credit mix, or the types of active and closed credit accounts.Most importantly, they will look at your repayment history to see how you have serviced your credit. They will also look at recent inquiries made by other…
Aravind Srinivas led Perplexity AI has confirmed that it will be launching a new browser called ‘Comet’ for providing agentic search experience. The company released a vague teaser video for the browser and open a waitlist but there is no guarantee yet on when it will release or what features it will power. Perplexity’s AI-powered search is among the few alternatives trying to take on Google’s dominance in the search engine market. With Comet browser, Srinivasan is aiming to do the same thing, this time in a even more crowded market and one where Google’s dominance is more stabilized.As per Similarweb…
Elon Musk is seeking to use Starlink’s satellite internet terminals for the update of the United States Federal Aviation Administration’s information technology networks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources.Starlink is a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The upgrade is to FAA’s natoonal airspace system, the report added.However, Elon Musk’s moves have raised eyebrows, with questions being raised over conflicts of interest for Elon Musk’s companies. The sources told Bloomberg that a $2 billion contract was already awarded to Verizon Communications Inc. in 2023 for upgrade of critical infrastructure.Also Read | Trump fires hundreds of FAA employees weeks after…
The rule of 72 tells you how long it takes to double the money at the current interest rate. This is quite a valuable and insightful metric which tells you the time period during which you can increase your investment by 100 percent. Importantly, this also tells you the tenure during which your credit card debt can increase by 100 percent of the original debt.For instance, if the credit card’s APR (annual percentage rate) is 24 per cent based on 2 percent monthly interest which the bank is charging. The number of years which will take to double the credit card…
Banks like HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, American Express, HSBC, etc., give credit cardholders the option to transfer reward points to loyalty programs of various airlines and hotels. The loyalty points can then be used to book free flights or hotel accommodations with the respective airline or hotel group. In this article, we will understand how to transfer HDFC Bank credit card reward points to various hotel loyalty programs, the transfer ratio, and how to use these points to enjoy free hotel stays during vacations.Reward points transfer partnersHDFC Bank has a tie-up with 17 partners in the hotels and airlines category…
Europe’s largest paintmaker and owner of the Dulux brand, AkzoNobel N.V., will acquire the powder coatings business and international research centre from its Indian subsidiary AkzoNobel India Ltd. for ₹2,144 crore, the company said in a statement late Monday evening.The deal includes two key components: a ₹2,073 crore slump sale of the powder coatings business and a ₹70 crore transfer of the international research centre, both to be executed through separate business transfer agreements with an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AkzoNobel N.V., proposed to be incorporated in India.Also read: Dulux paints maker AkzoNobel seeks premium dowry for its India…
Amazon-backed Anthropic has launched its latest language model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, taking on the competition from ChatGPT, DeepSeek and others and even going one better with the launch of the first hybrid reasoning model. Anthropic took its first steps into AI agents with a new tool for developers called Claude Code.Notably, Claude has shifted away from the traditional narrative of having a pre-trained model and a reasoning model independent of each other. Instead, the Dario Amodei led company has integrated the reasoning model alongside the frontier model, which means that users can just ask the chatbot when they want it…