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Why Buying a Home Should be a Part of your 2019 Financial Goals?

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You are five months into the New Year and two months into the new financial year. The budget announcement got made in February 2019, and it is the right time to set your financial goals for the year 2019. If you are exploring the different investment options, then consider  buying a house  too. It is a good year to leap in this direction, thanks to a welcoming interim budget. It is perfect for first and even second time home buyers . There are plenty of initiatives taken that will help you in making your dream home in 2019. Some of the proposals that will help you take the plunge include, Extension of TDS Exemption:  The TDS threshold for tax deduction on rent is proposed to increase to Rs.240,000 from the existing Rs. 180,000. As per Section 1941 of the Income Tax Act, the lessee should deduct tax at source if the annual rent exceeds Rs. 180,000. However, this  interim union budget  gives an extension, which will benefit homeowners. So, those who are pl...

The Healthiest City in India, Namma Bengaluru Earns Yet Another Badge

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“Health is Wealth”, the saying may sound cliché, however, there is absolute truth in it. If you are healthy, you can win the world. But times are changing, and priorities are rearranging. In every metropolis, you will see people struggling for that work life balance. Life is pretty much lived over weekends. However, taking care of your health cannot be a weekend only task. You need to eat healthy, workout and stay fit on an everyday basis. The people of  Namma Bengaluru  are already treading on this task and have earned the IT Capital of India, yet another badge – The  Healthiest City in India . Recently, a study got conducted by GOQii, a  preventive healthcare company , which crowned Bangalore as the healthiest Indian city. Bengalureans have been at the forefront of leading a healthy lifestyle according to the India Fit Report 2019 by GOQii. This report got compiled based on a yearlong study of analysing over 700,000 GOQii users across eight Indian citi...