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Never hesitant to rebrand an existing phenomenon, millennials and their Gen Z ‘frenemies’ are admitting to having ‘money dysmorphia’—which is a feeling of insecurity around their financial situation even when the true picture reveals little cause for concern. Some 43% of Gen Z and 41% of millennials say they suffer from a flawed perception of their finances, according to a recent Credit Karma study. While it might sound like just another form of anxiety induced by TikTok feeds of short videos, money dysmorphia is a real problem that can cause someone to make poor or ill-informed decisions.

—Name withheld on request At present, most of your money is parked in fixed deposits which may not be able to generate higher returns for you considering the time horizon of your investments. You can park six months of your mandatory expenses in fixed deposits and invest the rest in better avenues like equity mutual funds. You also mentioned investing in direct stocks, which is good.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has halted businesses from paying each other via credit cards, by ordering card networks Visa and Mastercard to stop all such payments. Businesses typically pay their vendors by bank transfers or commercial credit cards, sometimes mediated by fintechs. The latter are called Business Payment Service Provider (BPSP) transactions, now suspended by RBI.

₹25.51 trillion up to 6 October 2023. Stand Up India, launched on 5 April 2016, has sanctioned loans amounting to ₹47,073 crore to SC, ST and women borrowers till 24 November 2023.

₹700 crore, including employee stock options (Esops) of Religare and Care Health totalling ₹480 crore; Religare Finvest Esops worth ₹150-200 crore; and a salary of ₹42 crore. The stock options became the centre of a controversy after the Burman family, which has mounted an open offer for Religare, unleashed withering criticism on Saluja and Religare over the matter. The Burman family, which now controls over 25% in Religare, had criticized Saluja for drawing “excessive" compensation and called for regulatory intervention.

BENGALURU (Reuters) — India's central bank has asked Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) to stop card-based business-to-business payments such as rents or money transfer to vendors routed through third party fintech firms, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Mint reported that the ED has initiated a probe into suspected breaches at Paytm Payments Bank following a referral from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Enforcement Directorate is currently verifying the information it has received from RBI. "The next step will depend on the outcome of this verification," said a person aware of the developments.

Super Bowl brought a mix of emotions for Kylie Kelce! Accompanied by her husband Jason, 36, Kylie, 31, settled into their plush suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to support Jason's brother, Travis Kelce, 34, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has recently introduced a new requirement for its users in the United Kingdom.

BPCL ESPS Trust on Wednesday sold a 0.3% stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation through the open market for around Rs 400 crore. The trust sold 68,36,948 shares at Rs 584 apiece, block deals data showed. Shares of the state-owned oil refiner ended 7.3% higher on the National Stock Exchange at Rs 626.95.

Rashi Peripherals listed with a 9% premium on the exchanges on Wednesday, which was largely in line with expectations. The IPO received an overwhelming subscription of 63 times at close. Despite a premium listing, the muted opening was due to the highly competitive market environment in which the company is operating and also the current market sentiments.

Farmers protest live updates The MSP panel was formed by the central government seven months after the farmers called off their protest at the Delhi borders in 2021. The Modi government on July 12, 2022, released a notification informing about the formation of a committee to “promote zero-budget based farming" and to bring transparency and efficiency in the allocation of MSP. However, there was no mention of the legal guarantee of MSP to farmers in the notification.

GTA 6. The report speculates that the revised forecast might push the release date of GTA 6 into the next fiscal year, FY26, which begins in April 2025.

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Menlo Park, Calif.—The generative AI boom reflects a period of tech innovation that is ideally suited for revolutionizing the business world—unlike previous tech booms that favored the creation of big tech companies that served the consumer market. The period of innovation that took off around 2007 made use of social media and app stores to help startups achieve scale in the consumer market, according to Hemant Taneja, managing director and CEO of venture-capital firm General Catalyst, speaking Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal’s CIO Network Summit in Menlo Park, Calif. This time it is different, Taneja said.

Gujarat police have seized Rs 5,956 crore drugs and arrested 48 foreign nationals involved in drug trafficking during the last two years, the state government informed in the assembly on Wednesday. During a heated debate in the assembly over the issue of drugs, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi asked the opposition Congress to stop doing politics on the matter. The minister also questioned Congress' intention to only mention the Adani Group-run Mundra port in Kutch where central agencies in 2021 seized 3,000 kilograms of heroin valued at Rs 20,000 crore from two containers imported from Afghanistan. During the question hour, Congress MLA Geniben Thakor sought to know if the state government wants to arrest those handling operations at the Mundra port in view of the seizure of large quantities of drugs in 2021.

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 is now open. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the notification for the same earlier on February 14, with important information such as examination timings, number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, and examination pattern. According to the notification, there will be approximately 1056 vacancies this year, slightly less than 1,105 vacancies announced last year. Of the total vacancies this year, 40 are reserved for candidates with benchmark disabilities. These disabilities include blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, and multiple disabilities from amongst persons under the mentioned categories. However, the final number of vacancies may change based on the information received from Cadre Controlling Authorities.

Valentine's Day beware of the cybercriminals. A report of Check Point Research has warned that cybercriminals are targetting the lovebirds with love-themed online websites. As per the report, there's a 39% increase in new domains incorporating «Valentine» or "love" in January, compared to the previous month. Shockingly, 1 in 8 of these domains were identified as malicious or posing risks to users seeking online romance. Not only individuals but organizations are also falling victim to these cyber threats. Attempts to access hazardous websites saw a 34% rise in February compared to the prior month, and a staggering 175% surge from January 2023. This alarming trend emphasizes the escalating dangers surrounding significant events like Valentine's Day. Phishing attacks, which are already prevalent, are becoming more sophisticated.

AGCM competition watchdog has fined British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon a combined 7 million euros ($7.5 million) over misleading advertising for heated tobacco products. BAT was fined 6 million euros and Amazon 1 million euros for failing to provide sufficient information to consumers about the nicotine content and corresponding health risks from use of the Glo Hyper X2 and Glo Hyper Air products, AGCM's statement said.

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