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The embattled rupee on Wednesday plunged by 37 paise or 0.54 per cent to close at a 19-month low of 68.61 against the US dollar. Growing crude oil prices led to the fear of a widening current account gap and an increase in inflation, reported news

As rains continue in various parts of country, the weather department cautioned that certain areas are more vulnerable to weather's extremes, especially heavy rains, than others. In some regions, public transport including train schedules went haywire. For instance, L

Jet Airways has announced an additional flight between Delhi and Dhaka with effect from Tuesday, said the country's second-largest airline in a press release. This planned expansion - includes a four-day-week operation. Bookings for the new service are open and

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) Tourism is offering a tour package of four nights and five days to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The tour will be via Air Arabia, said the tourism arm of the Indian Railways on its official website -

The Indian rupee leaped by 30 paise on Wednesday to hit a 19-month low of 68.54 against the US dollar in early trade, new agency PTI reported. The major plunge in Indian rupee was due to strong month-end dollar demand from importers and banks amid sustained foreign capital outflows. This is the rupee's lowest level against the greenback since

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation) offers booking of Tatkal tickets online via its website/app. Tatkal tickets booking are meant for immediate plans. According to IRCTC, Tatkal ticket bookings are allowed in all classes except first AC and executive

Child passenger is charged with full fare under Premium tatkal quota.

India’s top steelmaker JSW Steel Ltd. says it’s scouting for more deals in the U.S. and Europe to expand its global footprint, betting that vibrant growth will underpin demand in overseas markets and complement a boom at home that’s seen the mill ramp up local output.

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Rescuing a dying bank with taxpayers' money is often the only way to prevent a costlier contagion. But nursing a deposit-taking institution by tapping life-insurance premiums of policyholders That's like allowing a localized infection to spread all over, hoping the natural immunity of an otherwise healthy body will help beat back the germs.

India's

The EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) recently allowed its members to withdraw upto 75 percent of their EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) account balance in case of unemployment of members for over one month. However, there are several other reasons for which one can exercise the option of partial/full withdrawal of the PF account

Fortis Healthcare Ltd, which is embroiled in a takeover battle that has drawn international bidders, on Wednesday said loss for the March quarter ballooned to 9.32 billion rupees ($136.3 million) hurt by impairment charges.

Fortis, which delayed reporting results for the quarter as it

New Delhi: Eleven public sector banks that are under the RBI's watchlist for mounting bad loans today expressed confidence before a parliamentary committee that they would emerge out of the central bank's Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework by 2020,

The domestic stock markets closed Wednesday's session on a lower note. The S-P BSE Sensex plummeted 272.93 points, or 0.77 per cent, to close at 35,217.11. The NSE's Nifty50 index slipped 97.75 points or 0.91 per cent and settled at 10,671.40. Domestic equity indices fell

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell on Wednesday as shares of oil marketing companies slipped on higher crude prices, and the rupee hit a more than one-and-a-half year low, while traders turned cautious a day before the expiry of derivatives contracts. At 12.17 pm, Sensex fell 95 points to trade at 35,395, while NSE's Nifty fell 36

India's stock market indices closed Tuesday's session marginally higher. The S-P BSE Sensex rose 19.69 points, or 0.06 per cent, to close at 35,490.04. The NSE's Nifty50 index rose 6.70 points or 0.06 per cent and settled at 10,769.15. However, in the early trade today, domestic equity indices opened on lower note but pared losses in late mor

New Delhi: Gold remained weak for the second straight day and drifted lower by Rs 25 to Rs 31,570 per 10 gram amid weakening global trend and easing demand from the local jewellers at the bullion market on Wednesday, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

The retirement body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Tuesday decided to allow its members to withdraw upto 75 percent of outstanding balance from their PF accounts if they have been unemployed for more than a month.

As per the existing rules, the EPFO members are entitled to withdraw their entire balance after two months of

Idea Cellular shares closed over 3 per cent higher on on Tuesday, a day marked with its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) that is being held to deliberate over the modalities of its merger with Vodafone India. The Aditya Birla Group's telecom company will

AirAsia India is offering 20 per cent discount on flight tickets between Bengaluru and Amritsar, said the airline on its official website -- airasia.com. The booking period to avail AirAsia's discounted offer is valid till July 1, 2018. Travel period for the

After cutting petrol, diesel prices for six days in a row, the persistent fuel price cut was given a skip on Wednesday. Petrol prices on June 27 (Wednesday) stand at Rs 75.55 in Delhi. The petrol prices in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai stand at Rs 78.23, Rs 83.12 and Rs 78.40. Similarly, diesel prices were also left unchanged. Now, the diesel prices

Tata Motors shares declined further on Tuesday, extending losses to the second straight day. Tata Motors shares closed 4.4 per cent lower at Rs 276.55 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Tata Motors shares had opened at Rs 289.70 and hit an

GoAir airline is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 1,880 under its '#LowFareWednesday' promotional sale offer. GoAir's new offer is valid till July 27, 2018. Customers can book flight tickets under this promotional sale offer till July 27, 2018, as mentioned on

Idea Cellular shareholders on Tuesday approved the resolution to change the name of the company to Vodafone Idea Ltd. Idea Cellular conducted an extraordinary general meeting in Gujarat. Aditya Birla Group company Idea Cellular said in a regulatory

Applicants can now apply for passport from anywhere in India, said a press release issued by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). On Tuesday, Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj said that an individual can apply for a passport from anywhere in India irrespective of his/her

Mumbai: Gross non-performing assets (GNPAs), or bad loans, ratio in the Indian banking system is likely to rise from 11.6 per cent in March 2018 to 12.2 per cent by the end of March next year, the Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday. Referring to

IndusInd Bank share price jumped to a 52-week high of Rs 1,995 on Wednesday after the company announced the decision of acquiring a 100 per cent stake in IL-FS Securities Services Limited. The latest development was made in a stock market filing on Tuesday after the market hours. The IndusInd Bank's share opened at Rs 1,985 on BSE, and soared

Continued its downward movement against the US dollar today, the rupee weakened by 11 paise to close at 68.24 against the greenback. Increased demand for the American currency put pressure on the rupee, according to market observers. At 68.24, the