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Mahindra Finance, offers interest rate on fixed deposit at 7.95 per cent for a 15-month fixed deposit.

For individual depositors, a bank fixed deposit (FD) is considered the safest form of investment, especially with a large commercial bank such as
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TCS shares ended at Rs 1,841.45 per share, up 2.75 per cent from its previous close

Mumbai: India's IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday became the first listed company in India to close the day's trade with a market capitalisation of over Rs 7 lakh crore (over $103 billion) after the firm's board approved a share buy back for about
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TCS shares jumped to their 52-week high on June 14.

The shares of India's largest IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) closed at Rs 1,845, higher by 2.94 per cent on Friday after the TCS share buyback announcement. The TCS board met today to approve
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The biggest backlog of US green card applicants is for EB-2 workers, who have advanced degrees

Indian citizens who possess advanced degrees may have to wait for as long as 151 years to procure a green card, which authorises them to live and work in the US permanently. Atleast this is what Cato Institute, a
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On Thursday, the rupee had gained 3 paise to end at 67.62 against the US currency.

The Indian rupee on Friday ended lower at 68.01 against the US dollar. However, the pound sterling finished lower at Rs 90.30/32 at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market today. In early trade today, the

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The Trump administration has reconfirmed its intent to rescind the H-4 visa rule on employment authorisation to certain spouses of H-1B visa holders, a proposal that could hit tens of thousands of Indian women in the US. The Trump administration is
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NPS subscriber can exit the pension scheme only after completion of 10 years.

The contribution made in the National Pension System (NPS) can help you sail through the tough time and old age since the money invested in debt, equity and government bonds
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The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed by Saudi Arabia's government.

Tokyo: SoftBank Group Corp has decided to invest $60 billion-$100 billion in solar power generation in India, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. SoftBank and the Indian government are expected to reach a formal agreement soon after
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State Bank of India (SBI) didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

NEW DELHI: Imports of Iranian oil may be hit from end-August after State Bank of India (SBI) informed refiners it will not handle payments for crude from Tehran from November
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GoAir and AirAsia are also offering discount on flight tickets.

Carriers like Jet Airways, IndiGo, AirAsia and GoAir are currently offering a range of offers on domestic and international flight tickets. These offers can be availed from respective
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Jet Airways recently announced the launch of operations under UDAN scheme.

Jet Airways today began a direct tri-weekly flight from Nashik to New Delhi under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), said a PTI report. One-way economy fare on the route
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AirAsia flight tickets for Bengaluru to Amritsar and return flight will cost you Rs 4,499 each. AirAsia India is set to introduce flights from Bengaluru to Amritsar, the fares for which start from $70 or Rs 4,499. The introductory flight ticket rate
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The collaboration will admit to ICICI Bank web based cheque composing facility. Marg ERP restricted, an Inventory and Accounting software option business has partnered with ICICI Bank to provide an integrated payments platform to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) clients, utilizing MARG's accounting
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This year, bitcoin price has shed over two-third of its value to near $6,000 in June this year

Until last year, the unprecedented ascent of bitcoin prices unnerved almost everyone around the globe as the price of digital currencies spiked by nearly
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GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets starting from Rs 1,445 from Bagdogra to Guwahati.

GoAir airline is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 1,445 on select routes under its 'More Destinations, Low Fares'
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IRCTC is the e-ticketing arm of Indian Railways. IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers the center of booking Tatkal tickets online. Tatkal tickets can be booked online one day ahead of time omitting the date of journey from
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Gold costs rebounded to regain the Rs 32,000 per 10 grams mark in Delhi on Friday. Domestic gold rates were pressed higher by renewed weak point seen in the rupee versus the United States dollar despite some weakness in the international gold market, state
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Extending its recent decline against the US dollar, the rupee started Friday's session on a lower note against the greenback. The rupee fell by as much as 36 paise to 67.98 against the US dollar in morning trade on Friday. At this level, just two
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At Rs 144, the cheapest of the three telecom plans, will come with a validity period of 30 days.

Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved recently announced a mobile SIM and telecom tariff plans in partnership with state-run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam
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The NSE IT index acquired as much as 1.1 percent. The S-P BSE Sensex increased by 22.32 points or 0.06 percent and closed at 35,622.14 on Friday while the Nifty50 index got 9.65 points or 0.09 per cent and settled at 10,817.70. The 30-share Sensex continued to swing between gains and losses but closed on
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Possibly 10% of bank branches comprising all regions should be checked randomly, said RBI union.

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank union today requested Governor Urjit Patel to monitor banks through a combination of risk-based supervision, off-site surveillance and
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Interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF accounts are decided every quarter.

If you're earning and just hoarding money in bank accounts or worse still, spending all of it, it is not the wisest of financial decision. Dave Ramsey, businessman and
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New Delhi: Merchandise exports in May rose 20.2 percent year-on-year, the trade ministry said on Friday, but the trade deficit widened to $14.62 billion driven mainly by a 50 percent surge in oil imports despite higher global prices.

Merchandise exports last month rose to $28.86 billion from a year ago, while imports rose 14.85 percent on year to

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Gas and diesel cost today: Any revisions in rates are effected at fuel stations at 6 am every day Gas rates were cut by a minimal 8-9 paise per litre on Friday, after a space of 2 days. However, diesel costs were kept the same for a third
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Petrol prices in Delhi are the lowest among all metro cities.

Petrol prices on Saturday were kept unchanged. According to the rate chart, petrol price in Delhi today is at Rs 76.35 per litre, same as Friday. In Mumbai, petrol price is Rs 84.18 per
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will buy back shares at Rs 2,100 per equity share

India's largest IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has approved the buyback of 1.99 per cent of equity share capital, not exceeding Rs 16,000 crore, the company announced after a board meeting that concluded at 2.35 pm on
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In overnight trade in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.89 points to 25,175.31.

The S-P BSE Sensex continued to wing between gains and losses on Friday. At 11:27 am, the 30-share Sensex was at 35,637.05, up 37.23 points or 0.10 per
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Bond yields have increased sharply within the in 2015 pulling down bond rates as a result.Mumbai: The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) on Friday alleviated the provisioning standards for bond losses incurred by banks also in the very first quarter ending June 30, allowing them to spread these over 4 quarters or one year. In April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
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All passenger cabins of Maharajas Express come with air conditioning facility.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) operated  Maharajas Express train is offering different tour packages for passengers. The packages available are-
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As the fixed deposit (FD) interest rates offered by large public sector banks (PSBs) such as the State Bank of India (SBI) are below par with the rates hovering around 6.65 per cent on its one-year FD, the depositors can explore a viable option of
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