Sashind Ningthoukhongjam - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I cover personal finance at Mint. I graduated from ACJ-Bloomberg, Chennai.

Content

Total articles 156

• A loan insurance safeguards the family. But is it worth it?

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam| Mint@ Here’s how the bank manager put it: Pay a one-time upfront premium that will insure the loan for the entire tenure. If you feel the amount is large, don’t worry. We will pay the insurance premium, and the balance will be added as an additional loan. Borrowers are also given the option of a periodic premium, but if they fail to pay it on time, there is a risk that the policy can lapse.

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam · Mint

  Apr. 22, 2025

• Nippon Mutual Fund website has been down since a cyberattack on 9 April

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam| Mint@ The website of Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd, India's largest mutual fund by number of investors, has been down since a cyberattack hit the company’s IT infrastructure on 9 April. When Mint visited the website on 17 April, the home page was accessible but the login page was not. The company wrote in an exchange filing on 10 April, “There has been an incident involving a cyber attack on our IT infrastructure late last night.

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam · Mint

  Apr. 17, 2025

• Sachet-sized mutual funds can still be difficult for maids and cooks as an investment option

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam| Mint@ However, this means that low-income earners are left with low-growth savings or sometimes end up watching their lifetime savings disappear after investing them in fraudulent schemes. Mint talked to people who tried to get their house helps to invest in mutual funds. The problem starts from trying to convince them to opt for a mutual fund instead of buying a gold necklace. However, once they’re in, there are structural hurdles to cross – and not all find it easy to complete the process.

  By Sashind Ningthoukhongjam · Mint

  Apr. 15, 2025

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