Last Updated: April 12, 2026, 6:45 PM IST Gold prices in India have finished the week on a firmer note as retail buyers rush to jewelry showrooms ahead of the Baisakhi, Vishu, and Tamil New Year festivals on April 14. Despite the ongoing bank holidays, retail gold markets remain fully operational and are seeing a … Read more
Last Updated: April 12, 2026, 6:32 PM IST Despite tomorrow being Monday, millions of people planning to visit their local bank branch will be met with locked doors. A rare combination of regional festivals and national holidays has extended the current banking shutdown until Tuesday morning. If you have urgent physical banking tasks such as … Read more
Last Updated: April 12, 2026, 6:18 PM ISTTechnical logs suggest a 15% rise in “Request Timeouts” across the NPCI switching network. We predict a massive logjam for SBI and HDFC users as Sunday dinner traffic peaks alongside the ongoing long holiday weekend. If you are trying to pay your restaurant bill or grocery tab tonight, … Read more
Last Updated: April 12, 2026, 5:33 PM IST. Technical logs suggest a 12% rise in UPI “Request Timeouts” during dinner hours tonight. A heavy settlement backlog is predicted for HDFC and SBI users as the Sunday evening traffic triggers automated security lags across the switching network. Your UPI payment may now take a full hour … Read more
Last Updated: April 10, 2026, 6:02 PM IST. A 4-day banking shutdown is coming this week. Branches across most of India will remain closed from Friday evening through Tuesday morning due to back-to-back holidays. Here is the exact breakdown. April 11 (Friday) is the Second Saturday of the month observed on the preceding Friday because … Read more
Last Updated: April 10, 2026, 5:52 PM IST. Your UPI payment may now take a few extra seconds to complete. The Reserve Bank of India has made two-factor authentication mandatory for all digital transactions from April 1, 2026. If you have noticed your Google Pay, PhonePe, or Paytm taking slightly longer to process payments above … Read more
Live Updated: April 8, 2026, 5:52 PM IST Gold prices in India recorded their biggest single-day rally of April 2026 today, jumping ₹3,980 per 10 grams after the RBI held its repo rate steady at 5.25 percent. A two-week US-Iran ceasefire announcement added fresh fuel, pushing 24-carat gold to ₹1,53,820 per 10 grams across major … Read more
Live Updated: April 8, 2026, 5:10 PM IST The RBI held its repo rate steady at 5.25 percent today, but the real question now is June. The next MPC meeting is set for June 3-5, 2026, and whether your home loan EMI rises or stays flat will be decided there. Today’s hold was widely expected. … Read more
Live Updated: April 8, 2026, 4:46 PM IST The Reserve Bank of India has kept its key lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent after the April 6-8 MPC meeting. Home loan borrowers at SBI, HDFC Bank, and PNB will see no change in their monthly EMIs. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold … Read more
Live Updated: April 8, 2026, 10:36 AM IST. The Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the decision after the three day MPC meeting. Your home loan EMI will stay the same for now. The six member Monetary Policy Committee voted to hold the policy … Read more