
Business
Money management alert: Midcourse withdrawals from retirement funds a sub-optimal solution for midlife blues
A suitable amendment in the law would be conducive to checking one's tendency to dip into one’s retirement funds at the drop of a hat.

India
Tamil Nadu govt hires temporary drivers after transport strike impacts people's Pongal travel plans
Prolonged protest by transport workers of Tamil Nadu has put a question mark over the travel plans of Tamilians on 'Pongal' on 14 January.

Business
Provident fund rules tweaked: Subscribers can buy house, pay home loan EMIs from retirement savings
Other measures such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) was also recently introduced by the government giving a boost to the housing sector aimed at middle-income groups