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Reliance Jio Infocomm, the country's newest telecom services provider, is offering 4G enabled handsets starting at minimum of Rs 1,095 if a person exchanges a workable old handset with battery and a charger. In the break-up of Rs 1,095, Rs 501 is refundable deposit amount in full while

The domestic markets took positive cues from Asian peers, where equities inched up to seven-month highs

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said India is expected to become the third largest economy in the world by 2030 with GDP touching $10 trillion, helped by consumption and investment growth. 

Currently, the size of the Indian economy is about $2.9

The rupee declined by 44 paise to close at 69.67 against the US dollar on Monday amid higher dollar demand from importers and rising crude oil prices. This is the third straight session of loss for the domestic unit, during which it has lost 126 paise. Forex traders

Petrol and diesel prices were kept unchanged at existing rates in metros on Monday. In Delhi, the price of petrol stood at Rs 72.85 per litre and that of diesel at Rs 66.11 per litre with effect from 6 am on April 8, 2019, according to Indian

State Bank of India (SBI) offers several types of zero balance accounts such as the basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) account and the no frills account. Zero balance accounts are saving accounts where average monthly balance (AMB) rule is not applicable.

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest banker by subscriber base, among its various services offers its customers access to transact electronically by using ATM/debit cards. The electronic transactions by debit cards can be made via point of sale machines

Recurring Deposit (RD) is a kind of term deposit under which one needs to deposit a fixed amount at fixed interval, which generates interest income. Unlike a fixed deposit (FD) account, in which a lump-sum amount is locked in for a defined period

Major banks in the country allow their customers to make a certain number of transactions free of cost at ATMs every month. The customers are charged for transactions at ATMs over and above these mandated numbers of free transactions. The number of free transactions at

India's GDP growth is expected to accelerate moderately to 7.5 per cent in fiscal year 2019-20, driven by continued investment strengthening, particularly private-improved export performance and resilient consumption, the World Bank

India Post or Department of Posts, the postal system of the country, provides a range of services. The Department of Posts offers several savings schemes with different interest rates which move in line with the government's interest rates on small savings schemes, which are revised on a

Do you need to change the address given on your PAN card Subscribers can submit a request for any change in the communication address fed into the PAN (Permanent Account Number) database online. This can be done through an online facility provided by NSDL (National

Gold prices surged by Rs 425 to Rs 33,215 per 10 grams on Monday due to increased buying by jewellers amid firm trend overseas, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too rose by Rs 170 to Rs 38,670 per kg on increased offtake

The real estate sector is likely to witness a much-needed uptick in demand and sales during the first quarter of the financial year 2019-20, according to experts and developers, on the back of recent changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate

Ratings agency Fitch on Friday said that a capacity constraint led increase in airfares will dent passenger traffic growth.

According to Fitch, the Indian aviation market has seen a sharp increase in airfares in the last few months due to tight supply, which has been worsened by the suspension of

The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes resumed their downward journey, after a day's breather in Friday's session, led by declines in banking, energy and oil - gas shares. The Sensex slumped as much as 520 points from day's highest level of 39,041.25 to test low of 38,520.96 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index touched high of 11,710.30 and low

Regular savings bank accounts require customers to maintain a certain average monthly balance (AMB). Leading banks such as State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank have fixed their monthly average balance requirements according to the location of a

Major commercial banks today offer a variety of maturity options and interest rates in fixed deposit accounts. In a fixed deposit account, the money is deposited for a specific period of time, known as maturity or lock-in. This term ranges from seven

Diversification is the cornerstone of sound investment management, and yet diversity remains largely absent from the investment industry. Women investment professionals hold a mere 11 per cent of C-suite positions, according to the CFA Institute Gender Diversity in Investment Management study. In most financial firms, women are a minority of

Public sector banks, led by State Bank of India, have given themselves 180 days to resolve the Jet Airways account even though the time limit has become irrelevant post Supreme Court order that quashed an earlier Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular on debt resolution.

Official sources in

Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet will commence a daily direct flight connecting Mumbai with Bangkok from May 17, 2019.

According to the airline, Bangkok is the second international destination after Dubai that it will connect with a direct flight from Mumbai.

The airline already operates non-stop flights from Bangkok to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Delhi

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) Tourism is offering a tour package of seven nights and eight days to Bengaluru, Myosre and Ooty. The tour - operated with a special AC tourist train - will commence on May 25 from Mumbai, IRCTC Tour

Commencement of General Elections and the upcoming quarterly results season will be major factors that are expected to decide the trajectory of key equity indices this week.

According to market observers, the release of macro-economic data points on

The rupee slipped by six paise to finish at 69.23 against the dollar on Friday, largely owing to increasing demand for the greenback from importers. Forex traders said strengthening of the dollar against key currencies overseas also kept the rupee under

Domestic stock markets extended losses in the second half of the session, dragged lower by a selloff in banking, financial services and media stocks. The Sensex declined as much as 425 points from the intraday high of 39,041.25 as the selloff in

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has not yet approved a merger proposal of private-sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Indiabulls Housing Finance.

Responding to media speculation that the presence of two nominee directors of RBI on the board of

The Income Tax Department has notified forms for assessees to use for filing the returns for financial year 2018-19 (assessment year 2019-20). Meant for individuals and companies, the I-T department

If you haven't linked your Aadhaar number, or the 12-digit identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, with Permanent Account Number (PAN) yet, you have less than six months to do so The Income Tax Department has

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC offers the option of booking online tickets via its website/app. Passengers booking a ticket are assigned a specific status which can be waiting (WL), RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation), or confirmed

Polycab India's IPO or initial public offer, which opened for subscription on Friday, was subscribed more than 71 per cent on the first day of issue. The Polycab IPO worth up to Rs. 1,346 crore comprises a fresh issue of Rs 400 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to Rs. 946 crore by its promoters. Polycab India is offering more than 17.63