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Gold prices extended their losses for the second straight day on Monday owing to soft local demand and weak global cues. Silver prices were also subdued owing to reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Gold prices shed Rs 20 to Rs

The domestic stock markets started the week on Monday on a positive note. The S-P BSE Sensex rose 229.88 points or 0.64 per cent to trade at 35,887.74 in early morning trade. The Nifty50 index surged 65.65 points or 0.61 per cent to trade at

Did you know India Post Payments Bank, under the Department of Posts, offers three types of bank accounts State-run India Post Payments Bank, which was launched in January 2017, currently permits a bank balance up to Rs 1 lakh in its savings accounts. It also

Domestic stock markets started the week on a positive note. The S-P BSE Sensex surged 276.86 points, or 0.78 per cent, on Monday to end at 35,934.72, a five-month closing high. The NSE's Nifty50 index rose 80.25 points or 0.74 per cent to settle at 10,852.90. Healthy buying was

AirAsia India is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 999 under its special 'Low Fare Madness' offer. According to the official website of the carrier- airasia.com, under this offer, the tickets can be booked till July 15,

Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, made some announcements relating to JioPhone at the conglomerate's 41st annual general meeting. Among these was Reliance Jio's goal to enable 100 million (10 crore) users on the JioPhone platform "in the shortest possible time". Reliance Jio, which offers telecom

The NCLT or National Company Law Tribunal on Monday dismissed Cyrus Mistry's plea challenging his removal as chairman of Tata Sons. That marked a key decision by the court in the two-year old feud between Mr Mistry and Tata Sons. Mr Mirsty was

Petrol and diesel prices across the four metro cities rose for the fifth straight day on Monday. According to the data on state-run Indian Oil Corporation's website, petrol price in Delhi today is Rs 76.36 per litre. In Chennai and Kolkata, petrol prices are Rs 79.25 per litre and

Kolkata: New India should have an economy driven by entrepreneurship and innovation, Union Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Saturday, cautioning that the debate between public and private sectors should be judged solely by

Corporate earnings and macroeconomic data are expected to drive the stock markets in the coming week. While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is slated to kick off the corporate earnings season during the week, the government is due to release

Mumbai: Shareholders of Reliance Industries (RIL) have reappointed Mukesh D Ambani as the company's managing director for a period of five years commencing from April 19, 2019. Mr Ambani also holds the post of chairman at the conglomerate.

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According to a regulatory filing

Indian Railways operated Western Railway mentioned a list of trains rescheduled today because of Mumbai rains on its official twitter handle- @WesternRly. Suburban trains were running late by five to 15 minutes due to water-logging on rail tracks in some places. According

Mumbai: Continued strengthening of the US dollar, lack of foreign investment inflows and concerns over rising oil prices are likely to keep the rupee under pressure and push it down to the 70 mark against the US dollar during the week starting July 9, said bankers. The level of 69.30 against the greenback remains crucial for the rupee, which, if b

New Delhi: To avoid the time-consuming railway recruitment board route, Indian Railways has opened the doors for contractual engagement in certain categories against existing vacancies to tide over shortage of staff in some key areas.

Besides, it has also decided to engage retired staff for preserving and reviving railway heritage properties such

After a tribunal, on Monday, dismissed Cyrus Mistry's appeal against Tata Group on his removal as chairman of Tata Sons, most of the group stocks ended higher in trade. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), however, bucked the positive trend of other

Indian Railways provides the facility of booking circular journey tickets. Circular journey tickets are issued for all journeys - other than regular routes - that begin and conclude at the same station, according to Indian Railways' portal - i

If you haven't filed your ITR or income tax return so far this year, you should do it this month. With July 31 being the last day to file ITR by individuals for assessment year 2018-19, if you haven't already, you have few weeks to learn about the ITR filing procedure. However, filing an ITR is not all. The Income Tax Department has mandated the

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday dismissed Cyrus Mistry's plea challenging his removal as Chairman of Tata Sons. Mistry was removed as the Tata Sons board and majority of its members lost confidence in him, the NCLT Mumbai's main bench of B S V Prakash

Do you need to update the mobile number registered with Aadhaar For this, you have to visit an Aadhaar centre. The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India, which issues both Aadhaar number and Aadhaar card to the general public,

New Delhi: Gold prices went down by Rs 40 to Rs 31,650 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday, driven by a weak trend overseas amid easing demand from local jewellers. However, silver held steady at Rs 40,500 per kg on scattered deals from industrial units and coin makers.

Marketmen said that besides weak global cues, a fall in demand from

Cyrus Mistry's plea challenging his removal as Tata Sons' chairman was dismissed on Monday. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) dismissed Mr Mistry's petition which had alleged oppression of minority shareholders and mismanagement by Tata Sons, drawing the

Today electronic or wire money transfers can be made in multiple ways. Electronic or e-transfer of funds refers to transfer of money from one bank account to another carried out online over a network of computers, that is, without dealing with bank staff. The money

India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) offers education loan for an amount that can range upto Rs10 lakh for studies in India and Rs 20 lakh for studies in abroad. The loan along with interest can be repaid in a maximum time span of 15 years after the completion of programme. The state lender also offers 12 months of repayment holiday.

The Indian rupee on Monday strengthened by 30 paise to 68.57 against the US dollar in early trade at the forex market, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). The rise in Indian rupee on Monday is due to increased selling of the greenback by exporters and

Petrol and diesel prices were increased on Sunday, marking the fourth straight day of marginal hikes. While the magnitude of hikes was in the range of 14-16 paise per litre in case of petrol in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, diesel prices were lifted by 10-11 paise per litre, according to data from Indian Oil Corporation. Petrol and diesel

Did you know that you can earn Rs 5 crore worth of money in reward under a government scheme To win the prize money under this scheme, you have to act as an informant for the government to report an instance of income tax evasion. This scheme,

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday dismissed Cyrus Mistry's plea for his illegal removal as Tata Sons' chairman. The Mumbai Bench of the NCLT ruled in favour of Tata Sons saying the board of directors are competent to remove executive

If you are in the taxable bracket, you must file income tax returns. The Income Tax Department has been reminding taxpayers to file income tax returns for assessment year 2017-18. In order to avoid last minute rush, it is best if you file income tax

London: The UK has launched new visas that will be open to overseas scientists and researchers, including Indians, to encourage the growth of the country's research sector. The new UKRI Science, Research and Academia scheme, which is being added to the already