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Professional social network site LinkedIn on Thursday launched the "LinkedIn Salary" feature which will provide a detailed breakdown of salaries by job title and location. "Where compensation is a crucial motivating factor for any professional to decide the next career move, this tool will enable job-seekers to make more informed career choices.

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IT major Infosys on Wednesday announced creation of 1,200 jobs in Australia. Infosys, India's second largest software services exporter, said that it would open three innovation hubs and create new skilled jobs for graduates and professionals in Australia by 2020. The company said, in a regulatory filing, that the 1,200 jobs would include around

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Dr Reddy's share price jumped nearly 9%, registering their sharpest intraday gain in a year.

Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories hit a near two-month high on Wednesday after a US court allowed the company to sell a copycat version of Indivior Plc's opioid treatment Suboxone Film. Dr Reddy's share price jumped nearly 9 per cent, registering their

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The Sensex and Nifty finished the holiday-shortened week 1.3% and 1.5% lower respectively

Stock markets reversed early gains to close lower on Thursday, as selloff witnessed in banking, financial services, metal and energy stocks weighed on the indices. BSE benchmark index Sensex ended 218 points or 0.62 per

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Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate Reliance Industries, provides a range of recharge options to its prepaid subscribers. Currently, Reliance Jio provides a total of 12 recharge packs - or prepaid vouchers - to offer between 42 GBs and 547.5 GBs of mobile data at high speed with daily limits of 1.5 GBs to 5

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IndiGo Flight Booking: The offer is valid only on non-stop flights across the airline's network.

Budget carrier IndiGo, in its latest sale, is offering domestic and international flight tickets from Rs 899 and Rs 3,199, respectively, the airline said on Wednesday on microblogging website Twitter. IndiGo's sale on flight tickets is valid till

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The rupee rose by 21 paise to end at 71.46 against the dollar on Tuesday.

Rising for the seventh straight day, the rupee strengthened by 35 paise to 71.11 against the dollar in on Thursday on the back of falling crude oil prices, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Weakness in the dollar against some currencies overseas and increased selling

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ATM machines in non-urban locations may be shut down due to unviability of operations.

Remember the long queues in front of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) when the notes ban came into effect The economy is staring at a similar scenario as 1.13 lakh ATMs across the country may be forced to shut down by March 2019, according to a report released

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Sensex, Nifty Today: Twenty nine out of 50 Nifty stocks traded with losses.

The domestic stock markets opened in the green but quickly slipped into the red on Wednesday. At 10:35 am, the 30-share Sensex traded at 35,132.72, down 341.79 points or 0.96 per cent and the Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was at 10,571.60, with a

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PAN card: The Income Tax Department enables users to verify their PAN or Permanent Account Number online

Have you lost your PAN card The Income Tax Department enables PAN or Permanent Account Number holders to verify their personal identification number online. PAN is a 10-character alphanumeric number issued to income tax assessees, and is used

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Abhijit Bose is the co-founder and chief executive of mobile payments firm Ezetap.

MUMBAI: 

Facebook-owned WhatsApp said on Wednesday it had hired Abhijit Bose, the co-founder and chief executive of Indian mobile payments firm Ezetap, to be the head of its operations in India, its biggest market by users. The government has pressured the messaging

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On Tuesday, the rupee closed at 71.46 per dollar versus its previous close of 71.65.

The foreign exchange and debt markets are closed on Wednesday for 'Eid-e-Milad' but equity markets are open, reported news agencies Reuters and Press Trust of India.

On Tuesday, the rupee closed at 71.46 per dollar versus its previous close of 71.65. This was the

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Total wealth of top 100 citizens in real estate sector grew 27% from year ago, says Hurun list.

Mangal Prabhat Lodha, the founder of Lodha Group and a lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has become the nation's richest real estate developer after the company's sales increased 22 per cent. Lodha's wealth is estimated at Rs 27,150 crore ($3.8 billion),

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However, expenditures have left the Apollo stock and profits well below their peaks.

Next to Suneeta Reddy's desk in the executive suite of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. hangs an icon of goddess Durga, who Reddy prays to each morning. The deity's presence seems fitting at a company run by four women engineering an aggressive expansion into new

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US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures, were up 78 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $54.21 a barrel.

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Oil prices on Wednesday recovered some of the previous day's over 6 per cent plunge, lifted by a report of an unexpected decline in US commercial crude inventories as well as record Indian crude imports. But investors remained on edge,

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The highest targets set for mopping up the arrears is set for the Mumbai region -- Rs 1.56 lakh crore.

Alarmed by the rising mountain of direct taxes stuck as arrears or in litigation, the Finance Ministry has come up with incentives/rewards for ‘performance by appellate income tax officers in order to boost government coffers through recoveries. B

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Under its new recharge plan, Idea is offering unlimited local, STD and roaming calls with 2 GB data.

Idea Cellular has come up with a new prepaid recharge pack priced at Rs. 189. Under this recharge pack, Idea offers unlimited calling and 2 GBs of data, among other benefits, for a validity period of 56 days, according to the telecom operator's

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Jet Airways posted a net loss of Rs 1,261 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal year

Kolkata: 

Jet Airways said on Tuesday that it is in active discussions with various investors to secure sustainable financing. "We are in active discussions with various investors to secure sustainable financing to navigate through the current headwinds

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INR Vs USD: Rupee had gained 21 paise to end at 71.46 against the US dollar Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Rising for the seventh straight day, the rupee strengthened by 35 paise to 71.11 against the US dollar in early trade Thursday on the back of falling crude oil prices. Traders said dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas and increased selling of

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Five-year tax-saving fixed deposit (FD): The invested money is locked in for a period of five years

Major lenders offer income tax benefits under a special type of fixed deposit (FD). This fixed deposit - also known as tax-saving fixed deposit or tax-saving FD - allows a minimum maturity period of five years and a maximum of 10 years. The investor

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Crude imports rose as many refiners resumed purchases after maintenance of units.

Crude oil imports in October rose to their highest level in at least more than seven years, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed. Crude imports in October climbed 10.5 per cent from a year earlier to 21.02 million

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Pension scheme APY (Atal Pension Yojana): One can start investing in the pension scheme at age 18

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a pension scheme focused on the unorganised sector. The pension scheme - Atal Pension Yojana - allows persons between 18 and 40 years of age to invest for up to 20 years to earn a fixed monthly pension of Rs 1,000-Rs 5,000

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Gold prices drifted further lower by Rs 50 to Rs 31,950 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Wednesday, falling for the third consecutive day, tracking a weak global trend amid weak demand from local jewellers reported news agency Press Trust of India. The precious metal has lost Rs 150 in the past two days. Silver too followed suit and dropped

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Customers failing to meet the MAB requirements in a month have to bear certain penalty charges.

Regular savings accounts in banks require customers to maintain a certain minimum average balance (MAB) every month. Leading lenders such as State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank have fixed their monthly average balance

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Twenty three out of 50 Nifty stocks traded with gains.

The domestic stock market had a positive start on Thursday. The S-P BSE Sensex started at 35,282.33 against its last close of 35,199.80. The Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) started at 10,612.65 against its previous close of 10,600.05. At 9:17 am, the 30-share Sensex

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Analysts say continuous strength in the rupee fuelled the fall in IT stocks

Domestic stock markets extended losses to a second straight day amid weakness in Asian peers. Losses in IT and energy stocks dragged the markets. Advances in pharmaceuticals, however, limited the downside. BSE benchmark index Sensex

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The Supreme Court posted the matter for further hearing on December 5

Cracking the whip on the embattled Amrapali Group, the Supreme Court warned the property developer and its officials to comply with all its directions. The top court made it clear that Amrapali Group is required to disclose "in clear

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Mumbai: 

AirAsia India appointed aviation industry veteran and ex-IndiGo chief commercial officer Sanjay Kumar as its chief operating officer, the budget passenger carrier said on Wednesday. His appointment will take effect from December 3, AirAsia India said.

According to the airline, Mr Kumar will be responsible for commercial operations of the

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On November 14, Ashok Chawla resigned from Yes Bank's board.

Yes Bank, the country's fifth largest private-sector lender by assets, has had a tumultuous couple of months since the country's central bank trimmed extension to its chief executive officer's (CEO's) term in September. The move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has already

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London: 

Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday to its lowest this year, tumbling as much as 10 per cent to breach $4,300 and taking losses in the world's best-known digital coin to 25 per cent within a week.

Other smaller coins also skidded sharply as a broader cryptocurrency sell-off, said by traders and market makers to be rooted in heavy selling at

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