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Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses into a second straight session, after widely watched data showed a surprising increase in US stocks.

International Brent crude oil futures were at $67.63 a barrel at 0045 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, from

GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 1,415 in a limited-period sale, according to airline's official Twitter handle - @goairlinesindia. Bookings under the sale - valid for travel between April 1, 2019 and

Asian shares slipped on Wednesday, giving up their small gains made the previous day, as investors tried to come to terms with a sharp shift in US bond markets and the implications for the world's top economy.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell

Asian share markets were painted red on Thursday as recession concerns sent bond yields spiralling lower across the globe, overwhelming central bank efforts to calm frayed nerves.

Sterling was also hit by another bout of Brexit blues after a round of votes

Petrol and diesel prices were kept steady on Wednesday. With effect from 6 am on March 27, petrol prices stood at Rs 72.86 per litre in Delhi and Rs 78.48 per litre in Mumbai, according to Indian Oil

A fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument that offers a fixed income on deposit of money. This cash deposit is for a specific maturity period - ranging from few days to few years - also known as term of the fixed deposit. Fixed deposit interest rates are higher t

Former State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Arun Kumar Purwar tops the list of probables to head the interim board of Jet Airways, among others, sources told IANS. The other names doing the rounds include Janaki Ballav and Arundhati

Domestic stock markets gave up all of the intraday gains to close lower on Wednesday amid high volatility. The S-P BSE Sensex fell 100.53 points to close at 38,132.88, while the Nifty ended at 11,445.05, down 38.20 points from the previous close. A selloff in energy,

Global software major Mindtree on Tuesday decided not to proceed with its proposal to buy back its shares after infrastructure major Larson and Toubro (L-T) made an open offer to acquire 31 per cent of equity capital for Rs 3,050 crore. "The company's board of directors at its meeting

Monsoon in India, crucial for Asia's third largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn't a surprise El Nino phenomenon, a top official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on

Tax authorities raised about $8 million in an auction on Tuesday of rare oil paintings that were once part of fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's collection and seized by the government.

Tax authorities who are pursuing Modi in connection with the

Petrol and diesel prices are currently reviewed on a daily basis, and any changes are effected at the fuel stations by oil marketing companies at 6 am every day. The domestic prices of petrol and diesel are determined broadly by the rates of crude

Full storage tanks of liquified natural gas (LNG) in India have prompted Gail India to sell a US cargo bound for the Asian nation to northwest Europe, industry sources said on Wednesday.

The sale of a cargo already on the water is the latest example of an oversupplied LNG market that has resulted in Asian spot LNG prices falling to an

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country's largest life insurance company, is offering pension plans apart from the term insurance and endowment insurance products that the LIC offers. LIC's Jeevan Shanti plan and LIC Jeevan Akshay-VI plan among other

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is offering over 18,000 new flats located in Delhi's Vasant Kunj and Narela under its 'Housing Scheme 2019'. The window to submit online applications for allotment of these DDA flats is open till May 10, 2019, according to the DDA's website - dda.org.in. As part of the Housing Scheme 2019, the DDA is selling

The erstwhile promoter of Jet Airways Naresh Goyal may still have the option to return to the airline he founded 26 years back since the lead banker of the lenders' consortium SBI has left the door open for any investor, including Mr

The rupee weakened marginally by 2 paise to close at 68.88 against the dollar on Wednesday, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). Increased demand for the US currency from importers weighed on the rupee, traders were quoted as saying in

Jet Airways will fly 40 more planes by the end of next month and is in talks with leasing companies to restart operating several of its grounded aircraft, the country's top aviation official said on Tuesday.

Lenders of Jet Airways moved in to take a majority stake in the airline, which is saddled with a debt of more than $1 billion,

Registering its second day of decline, gold prices fell by Rs 110 to Rs 33,060 per 10 gram on Wednesday in the national capital, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. Muted demand in the domestic market led to the fall in

State Bank of India (SBI) has a network of more than 43,000 ATMs in the country. Its network of ATMs is also the largest among any bank in the country. SBI offers various banking services to its customers, such as home loans, car loans, fixed

The rupee appreciated by 10 paise to end at 68.86 against the dollar on Tuesday following a robust response to RBI's maiden rupee-dollar swap auction. Sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities also propped up the local unit, forex traders said. Under the rupee-dollar swap a

NPS or National Pension System is a government-sponsored pension scheme which offers the subscriber an option to set allocation to different asset classes. After reaching 60 years of age, the subscriber can continue the account up to another 10

The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes extended yesterday's gains paced by a rally in banking shares such as HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank and State Bank of India as the measure of banking shares on the National Stock Exchange - Nifty Bank index - surged to a record

The new interim management of the cash-strapped airline Jet Airways led by state-run SBI to oversee the daily operations and cash flow on Tuesday drew up a plan in consultation with the Civil Aviation Ministry to address the disbursal of pending salaries of employees, sources said.

With the airline's erswhile promoter Naresh Goyal

Indian Railways offers online reservation of tickets via its e-ticketing arm, IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, as well as railway reservation offices and authorised travel agencies (offline bookings). The Indian Railway

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected rise in US crude inventories, but losses were capped by ongoing supply curbs and issues affecting output from countries including Venezuela.

Brent was down by 12 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $67.85 by 0010 GMT. On

Reliance Jio offers a range of recharge options to its prepaid subscribers. In the 2-5 GBs per day category, Reliance Jio provides seven prepaid plans in which it offers a validity period ranging from 28 days to 91 days, according to the

Income Tax return filing (ITR filing) deadline for assessment year 2018-19 (financial year 2017-18) is just four days away on March 31. Individuals having an annual income of Rs 2.5 lakh or more are mandatorily required to file income tax returns, according to the Income Tax Department's website. For senior citizens (individuals between 60 years

Indian equity benchmarks - The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Nifty Index are set to open lower as indicated by the Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange also known as the SGX Nifty. As of 8:34 am, the SGX Nifty traded 0.19 per cent or 21 points lower at 11,502. In yesterday's trading session, the Sensex and Nifty logged in sharp

India Post currently offers a total of nine small savings schemes. For the current quarter ending March 31, the government provides interest at the rate of 4-8.7 per cent on investment or deposit held in these nine small savings schemes,