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Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty erased early gains in afternoon trade today and closed Monday's session in red. The S-P BSE Sensex skidded 70.85 points, or 0.20 per cent, to close at 35,574.55. The NSE's Nifty50 index plunged 20.15 points or 0.19

Domestic markets opened on a positive note on Thursday as the benchmark indices edged up. The S-P BSE Sensex opened at 35,703 level, 58 points higher against the previous session's closing. The NSE Nifty rose 16 points higher to hit 10,786 in the opening trade. However, soon after opening in the positive territory, Sensex traded in the red. At

Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) today deferred to July 9 its judgement on a petition filed by Cyrus Mistry challenging his ouster as chairman of the Tata Sons group. NCLT Mumbai's special bench of B S V Prakash Kumar and V

New Delhi: Strengthening gains for the second straight session, gold prices on Thursday edged up by Rs 10 to Rs 31,580 per 10 grams at the bullion market on persistent buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas, reported news agency Press Trust

Mumbai: The rupee declined 12 paise to 68.86 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, pressured by a lower opening in the domestic stock market, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Increased demand for the American currency from importers and banks amid

State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of the country, offers many accounts that do not require you to maintain a minimum average balance or a monthly average balance. Such accounts, thus, can be maintained even if you do not have any

Reliance Industries (RIL), the oil-to-telecom conglomerate, on Thursday, unveiled a fire broadband system, which will connect 1,100 cities. The JioGigaFiber which can offer internet speed in gigabits per second, will be launched with effect from

Indian Railway's western wing (Western Railway) on Wednesday announced to introduce a new weekly Humsafar Express between Gandhidham and Tirunelveli via Vasai Road. The inaugural run of Humsafar train will start on July 5, and the regular run will begin from July 16, announced Western Railway in a tweet recently. The Humsafar Express train offers

Bharti Airtel -- country's largest telecom company -- is offering a cashback of Rs 400 on a recharge of Rs 399 for its prepaid customers, said the operator on microblogging website, Twitter. Telecom companies in the country are offering a host of discounts and cashback almost on a

Mumbai: Conglomerate Reliance Industries unveiled a fibre broadband system and said it will extend connectivity to 1,100 cities, stepping up its push to expand in the country's telecoms and internet services sector. Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani,

NEW DLEHI: State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday said that it has embarked on a credit restructuring exercise under which large accounts as well as lending operations will be concentrated in a "few specially designated" branches.

Large commercial banks tend to pay a higher interest rates to senior citizens on their fixed deposits (FDs). The citizens above the age of 60 stand to earn a rate which is higher by 50 basis points, whereas some banks such as Bandhan Bank offers 75 basis points

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said that Reliance is India's largest payer of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Excise and Customs Duty, and Income Tax in the private sector. Speaking at the Reliance Industries' 41st Annual General

After over a month-long gap, petrol and diesel prices were raised again on Thursday. The fuel rates were revised upward today after a hiatus of 36 days, during which the petrol prices were slashed 22 times and the diesel prices on 18 occasions. The petrol prices on Thursday were hiked in the range of 16 to 17 paise in metro cities, while diesel in

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday tightened rules on banks' statutory auditors saying it reserved the right to not approve appointments of such auditors for a specified period if their audit quality was not found satisfactory. The Reserve

Reliance Industries (RIL), at its 41st annual general meeting (AGM) today, announced the launch of the latest version of JioPhone as well as a special Jio Monsoon Hungama offer. As expected, Mukesh Ambani also launched the JioGigaFibre, a fixed line broadband service,

The Aadhaar card-issuing authority -- UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) -- earlier this year announced the introduction of a 16-digit identification number called Virtual ID (VID), as an alternative to Aadhaar number to verify an individual's identity. An Aadhaar card holder

Domestic stock markets closed Wednesday's session on a positive note. The S-P BSE Sensex rose 266.80 points, or 0.75 per cent, to close at 35,645.40. The NSE's Nifty50 index surged 70 points or 0.65 per cent and settled at 10,769.90. Domestic equity indices closed in green as government's

At Reliance Industries's (RIL) 41st annual general meeting (AGM), chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced the launch of fixed line fiber broadband service. The company says that this will revolutionise the way people watch TV, and will facilitate making your

Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), is expected to make some major announcements on today when he will speak at the company's 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM). Consumers and investors alike are eagerly waiting for the launch of J

New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 210 to Rs 31,570 per ten grams at the bullion market on Wednesday, largely driven by a firm trend overseas amid pick-up in buying by local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India. However, silver remained under selling

Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani on Thursday launched JioGigaFiber at RIL's 41st annual general meeting (AGM). This is the broadband service of Reliance Jio, Reliance Industries' telecom arm that will be spread in 1,100 cities of India. "The JioGigaFiber will allow the users to watch 600 plus TV channels,

Interest rates on small savings schemes for the quarter ending September have been kept unchanged. Interest rates on small savings schemes like public provident fund (PPF), national savings certificates (NSC), senior citizen savings schemes (SCSC),

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday issued license to Bank of China to operate in India, according to sources. According to reports, the decision was based on the commitment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Chinese leadership.

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Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), is expected to make some major announcements today when he will speak at the company's 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM). Consumers and investors alike are eagerly waiting for the launch of JioFiber, the broadband business of telecom subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm. Consumers and

AirAsia is offering international flight tickets to Thailand starting from Rs 4,299, said the air carrier on its official website -- airasia.com. The offer is valid on travel till January 31, 2019 and bookings are open till July 8, 2018, it further said. AirAsia'a discount o

Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate, is evaluating a proposal to integrate its food and beverage businesses into a single company, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Mumbai-headquartered group is considering separating the salt and

Reliance Industries (RIL) on June 7 announced that it would hold its 41st annual general meeting (AGM) on July 5 at 11 am at Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, Near Bombay Hospital - Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai. It

A new weekly Humsafar Superfast Express train connecting Jammu Tawi and Sealdah was flagged off on Tuesday by Rajen Gohain, Minister of State of Railways, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). According to a tweet posted by Northern Railway, the all-new

The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) or purchase price for paddy crops up to Rs 200 per quintal as it looked to fulfill its poll promise to give farmers 50 per cent more rate than their cost of production. The decision, taken by the