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Domestic equity benchmarks rose for third day in a row with the S-P BSE Sensex hitting a fresh record high of 39,115.57 and the broader NSE Nifty 50 Index advancing above its psychologically important level of 11,700 in intraday deals. Buying interest

To stave off any haircut in Jet Airways, the lenders of the company have already started approaching prospective investors, informed sources said on Friday.

Accordingly, the lenders led by the State Bank of India (SBI) have approached various prospective

Government has raised the price of its locally produced gas by about 10 per cent to $3.69 per million metric British thermal units (mmBtu) for the April-September period, compared with the previous six months, a source aware of the development

State Bank of India or SBI, country's largest lender, provides a variety of loans under its personal finance portfolio. Housing loan, car loan, personal loan, loans against property and education loans are some of the products offered by SBI. The interest rates applicable on these

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed to delay by a month the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on some US goods that were due to go into effect from April 1, a spokeswoman told news agency Reuters on Friday. Trade

SBI or State Bank of India levies certain penalty charges from savings account holders failing to comply with its minimum balance requirements. The country's largest bank, SBI charges a penalty ranging from Rs 5 to Rs 15 (excluding GST) from customers

Have you linked your PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar card If not, you just have two days left to do so. The Income Tax (IT) Department has made it mandatory for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar card in order to file Income Tax returns

The rupee recovered some ground on Friday, a day after it declined about 0.6 per cent amid concerns about a slowing global economy. Rising by 16 paise against the greenback, the rupee settled at 69.14 for the day after a choppy session. For the week, the rupee declined by 19 paise against the dollar,

Britain's parliament will hold a special sitting on Friday to discuss and vote on Brexit, potentially unlocking a delay to May 22 to the country's exit from the European Union but falling short of the criteria needed to formally ratify the deal.

The government hopes to avoid

Even as it tries to stave-off a proposed mass leave by a section of pilots, Jet Airways on Saturday said it has the requisite number of aviators to man its fleet currently under operation.

"Operations on Monday are unlikely to be impacted," an official said.

"We have taken a note of the advisory sent by a section of the pilots. We are

Gold prices on Friday dropped by Rs 395 to Rs 32,700 per 10 grams at the bullion market in the national capital, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. The fall in gold prices was mainly due to low domestic demand amid subdued global trends,

NPS, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)'s National Pension System-Swavalamban - also known as National Pension System-Lite (NPS-Lite) - is a pension scheme focused on the economically disadvantaged individual. Individuals in the age group of 18-60

The government has kept interest rates of small savings schemes unchanged for the first quarter of the financial year 2019-20, starting from April 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2019 , tweeted Ministry of Finance on its official handle- @FinMinIndia. The

April-February fiscal deficit touched 8.51 lakh crore rupees ($123.07 billion), or 134.2 per cent of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year, government data showed on Friday.

Earlier in February, while presenting the annual budget for 2019/20, the government had revised upward its fiscal deficit target to 3.4 per cent of GDP for

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued directions to income tax offices across the country to probe financial transactions of about three lakh firms for tax evasion and money laundering, especially during demonetisation. These firms had

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC offers the option of 'auto class upgradation' on online ticket booking. Under this offering, Indian Railways upgrades full fare paying 'waiting list passengers' to the next higher class against the available vacant accommodation, according to IRCTC's

As the financial year 2018-19 comes to an end, state-run banks have been directed to remain open on the last day of the month. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised that "all Pay and Account Offices will remain open on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) to facilitate government receipt and payment transactions",

The Sensex and Nifty turned flat but continue to trade at 6-month highs. The markets came off intraday highs as gains in metal, telecom and information technology shares was offset by losses in banking and financial stocks. In intraday

Amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector, airlines have announced discounts on flight tickets and introduced new routes. Currently, GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 1,415 in a

The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes logged in smart gains in financial year 2018-19, which concluded on Friday. The Sensex jumped 5,704 points or 17 per cent and the NSE Nifty 50 Index added 1,510 points to clock a return of 15 per cent in FY18-19. However, the year-long

Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) provides a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year, for hospitalisation for over 10.74 crore vulnerable families in cashless and paperless manner, at public and empanelled private

The finance ministry on Friday said the government will borrow Rs 4.42 lakh crore in the first half of the fiscal 2019-20. As per the Union Budget, the gross borrowing was pegged at Rs 7.1 lakh crore for 2019-20, higher than Rs 5.71 lakh crore

Rising for second straight day, domestic stock markets finished Friday's session on higher note on heavy buying in auto and metal stocks amid positive global cues. The BSE benchmark Sensex ended 127 points higher at 38,673 while the NSE

Last date to link your PAN card with Aadhar card is just two days away. The Income Tax Department has urged Income tax assessees to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar (UID) by March 31. "Link your Aadhaar with PAN today to enjoy

India Post or Department of Posts, which has a network of 1.5 lakh post offices, offers small savings schemes and insurance services, besides the usual postal services. Among the nine savings schemes that India Post provides, recurring deposit or RD

Jet Airways' investors are cheering this week's government-led rescue deal, but the cash-strapped airline's future looks mired in uncertainty as convincing a new investor to come on board may not be easy.

The airline, which was on the brink of bankruptcy, was bailed out on

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited's initial public offering (Rail Vikas Nigam IPO) began today and will last up to April 3. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), the wholly owned government company is a 'Miniratna' (Category - I) company incorporated by the ministry of Railways in 2003 as a

The current account deficit widened to $16.9 billion in October-December, as the country's key external parameters weakened on higher imports and dollar outflows, Reserve Bank of India data showed on Friday. The current account deficit stood at

SBI or State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, currently offers eight maturity options of fixed deposits (also known as term deposits). State Bank of India (SBI) provides eight terms for domestic fixed deposit (FD) - or term deposit -

Did you know you can still file your ITR or income tax return for assessment year 2018-19 The Income Tax Department has set a due date of March 31 for income tax assessees to file their income tax return for assessment year 2018-19 (AY2018-19) - which is financial year 2017-18 - with a late fee of Rs 10,000, according to a post by the taxman on