All posts tagged "Business"
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23BusinessLack of job skills in new employees widespread: IBM study
Bengaluru, June 22: India’s higher education system is not responding well to society’s changing needs, making it difficult for the industry to find...
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26BusinessStill need few weeks for fully functional solution, say GST Suvidha Providers
New Delhi, June 22: Hoping for a smooth ride for companies under the Goods and Services Tax regime, GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs) have...
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100IndiaGST Council finalises lottery, hospitality tax rates
June 18, Sunday : In Seventeenth Goods and Service council meeting chaired by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley the panel finalised lottery and hospitality...
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77BusinessIndia’s factory output accelerates in April
New Delhi, June 12: A healthy performance of the manufacturing sector accelerated India’s factory output last month, official data showed on Monday. The...
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162IndiaGST Council Reduces Rates for 66 items
New Delhi, June 11 : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 16th meeting here on Sunday revised the rates of...
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70Business37 returns instead of 13 – and other challenges threatening GST rollout
New Delhi; IANS: A small-scale manufacturing company with operations in only one state will have to file a minimum of 37 returns...
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122BusinessIATA revises 2017 industry profitability outlook upwards
Cancun, June 6 : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday revised its 2017 industry profitability outlook upwards to $31.4 billion. According...
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71BusinessIndian economy grew at 7.1% in 2016-17, Q4 GDP growth at 6.1%
New Delhi, May 31: India’s gross domestic product during the past fiscal grew at a lower rate of 7.1 per cent, the official...
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109BusinessCabinet approves abolition of Foreign Investment Promotion Board
New Delhi, May 24 : In a bid to further ease doing business in India, the Union cabinet on Wednesday abolished the over...
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122BusinessTwitter launches customisable Direct Message Card for businesses
New Delhi, May 24 : Twitter on Wednesday launched a customisable Direct Message Card that businesses can use to promote and share...
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95BusinessServices to have 4-slab GST rates, no decision on gold
Srinagar, May 19: In a move which is expected to bring prices down from the current levels, the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
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132BusinessGST sub-rates, earnings results to influence equity markets
Mumbai, May 14 : Clarity on GST sub-rates along with ongoing quarterly results season and a firm rupee are expected to influence investors’...
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116BusinessTitan net up 7.5% in Q4; 9.2% in FY 2017
Bengaluru, May 12 : Titan Company Ltd on Friday reported a Rs 201 crore net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal...
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117BusinessIndia’s factory output dips in March
New Delhi, May 12 : India’s factory output growth slowed to 2.7 per cent in March on the back of poor manufacturing performance...
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72Business60.5 lakh taxpayers enrolled under GST so far: Hasmukh Adhia
New Delhi, May 11: As many as 60.5 lakh taxpayers have been enrolled under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the first...
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146BusinessSebi allows subscription to MF schemes through e-wallets
Mumbai, May 8 : Securities markets regulator Sebi on Monday permitted subscription to mutual fund (MF) schemes through e-wallets. “With an objective to...
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195BusinessLargest integrated tractor plant inaugurated in Punjab
The new facility makes International Tractors Limited, which manufactures Sonalika tractors, the world's largest integrated tractor plant.
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221AnalysisMacro data, global cues to chart equity markets’ course
Mumbai, May 7 : Key macro-economic data points coupled with ongoing fourth quarter results and global cues are expected to affect the course...
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142BusinessBSE’s consolidated Q4 net profit up 259%
Mumbai, May 5: Stock market major BSE on Friday reported an exponential rise of 258.99 per cent in its consolidated net profit for...
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135BusinessOrdinance to break ‘paralysis’ on NPAs: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, May 5 : The government on Friday promulgated an ordinance empowering the RBI in a big way to deal with the...
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Sensex down by 101.56 points, currently at 30,024.65
Mumbai, 5 May: Indian equity markets cheered the overnight Union Cabinet decisions with the NSE Nifty on Thursday closing at a record...
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144BusinessIndia loses 14.6% market share of domestic aviation due to Noteban
New Delhi: India (14.6%) loses fastest growing domestic aviation mkt tag to China (15.1) in Mar; airlines’ grouping IATA says, ‘mainly due...
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99BusinessRailways targeting enhanced non-fare revenue
New Delhi, May 4: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the national carrier is targeting to earn USD 6-7 billion in none-fare...
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159BusinessCCEA approves foreign investment proposal worth Rs 9,000 crore
Rs 9,000 crore investment in the name of Twin Star Technologies will be made on or before March 2025 from Twin Star...
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144BusinessCabinet approves amendment in Banking Regulation Act
New Delhi, May 3 : In a major decision aimed at tackling the problem of burgeoning non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks,...
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110BusinessMarkets open on a higher note on Wednesday
Mumbai, May 3: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a higher note during the morning session of the trade. The...
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138BusinessTata Steel UK sells its speciality steel business to Liberty House
Tata Steel's UK business continues its process of transformation that is essential to create a viable future for its UK strip products...
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147BusinessSaudis take 100% control of America’s largest oil refinery
Austin, May 2 : Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil behemoth, took 100 per cent control of the sprawling Port Arthur refinery...
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113BusinessIndian equities end flat, Sensex closes below 30k mark
Mumbai, May 2 : Global cues on Tuesday depressed the Indian equity markets to close on a flat-to-positive note. According to market observers,...
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Jaitley promises no surprises in GST rate fixation
The GST Council has finalised four rate categories of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent after unifying levies like central excise,...
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124BusinessDate to file service tax return extended to April 30
New Delhi, April 27 : In a relief to service tax payers, the government has extended the last date for filing return by...
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Sensex, Nifty scale lifetime highs on fund inflow, Asian cues
Mumbai, Apr 26 : The BSE Sensex shot up by over 128 points to 30,071.61 and the NSE Nifty scaled 9,343.15 — both...
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162BusinessHero keen to invest Rs 400 cr for ‘cycle valley’ in Punjab
New Delhi, April 22 : Amid the revival in industry sentiment in Punjab, Hero Cycles on Saturday expressed interest in setting up a...
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121BusinessIndian equities open in green
Mumbai, April 21: Indian equity markets on Friday opened in the green as investors’ sentiments were buoyed by positive global cues and...
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273BusinessYou will hate Tally for their disrespect to Accountant & CA’s Community
Chartered Accountant community plays important role in the growth of accounting software companies; Tally Solutions too is no exception to it. From...
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124BusinessRBI cautions banks on bad loan risk in telecom sector
Mumbai, April 18: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cautioned about loans given to companies in sectors in difficulty such as...
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201BusinessChidambaram accuses ED of making ‘wild allegations’ against Karti
New Delhi, Apr 18 : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Enforcement Directorate of making wild allegations against his son Karti...
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110BusinessIndia’s wholesale price inflation in March falls to 5.7 %
New Delhi, April 17: Bringing a much anticipated relief to the consumers, India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices softened in...
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140BusinessSnapchat CEO calls India too poor, ratings drop to ‘one star’
New Delhi, April 16: A day after news fuelled a fire in India in which Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel’s termed India a “poor...
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136BusinessThe country’s economy stagnant, no investment coming in: Cong
It will take time for this message to reach people, for the false claims made by the government to be understood in...
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146BusinessGST E-way bills: Another compliance burden on the way…
Mumbai, April 15: Has CBEC added another burden on the compliance of GST by proposing “e-way bills” in the movement of goods worth...
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110BusinessService tax to move up from 15% to 18% under GST: Hasmukh Adhia
New delhi, April 13: Services sector is likely to attract a higher tax rate of 18 per cent from the current 15...
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94BusinessIndia’s March retail inflation rises to 3.81% month-on-month
New Delhi, April 12: India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), retail inflation, during March stayed firm month-on- month at 3.81 per cent, as...
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98BusinessCBDT allots PAN and TAN in a day for ease of doing business
New Delhi, April 11 In another move to improve ease of doing business in India, the Income Tax Department has tied up...
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85BusinessGeo-political tensions subdue Indian equities
Mumbai, April 7 Global geo-political tensions, outflow of foreign funds and heavy selling pressure in banking, healthcare and metal stocks pulled the...
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151BusinessKey Indian equity indices trade lower in early session
The Sensex touched a high of 29,850.71 points and a low of 29,763.02 points in the trade so far.
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91WorldExplosive defused in St. Petersburg apartment
Moscow, April 6 Russian police on Thursday defused an explosive device at an apartment in St Petersburg where suspected accomplices of a...
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116BusinessAmazon to open sixth logistic hub in Spain
Madrid, April 6 The global e-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday that it would be opening a new logistics hub in Barcelona...
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91BusinessAIBEA all set to turn 10 weak banks
Chennai, April 6: The All India Bank Employees Association (Aibea) is gearing up for turning ten weak banks with its suggestions, said a...
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108BusinessSensex crosses 30K mark; foreign funds, tax data push indices higher
New Delhi, April 5 The S&P BSE Sensex rose to its record intra-day high of over 30,000 points, as healthy buying was...
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104BusinessWith lowest produce in 7 years, centre to import 5 lakh tonne duty free sugar
New Delhi, April 5: With domestic production of sugar touching the lowest mark in the last seven years, the Centre on Wednesday proposed duty-free...
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86BusinessMarkets open on higher note moves to negative zone
Mumbai, April 5: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a higher note during the morning session of the trade....
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136BusinessPost-merger, SBI opens with 500 million customers
Mumbai, April 3: Post-merger of five associate banks and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, top public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI)...
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Post merger, SBI begins operations as unified entity
Mumbai, April 1 The State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, started functioning as unified entity from Saturday post merger...
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172BusinessRupee bulls shouldn’t expect USD INR to appreciate below 64-65 levels
Monetary tightening is the US is being overlooked by many analysts as the news about tax reform under President Donald Trump's administration...
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164BusinessIndian equities subdued on negative global cues
Global oil prices which were expecting a US growth lead rally also fell even as production cartel talks resumed.
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131BusinessGolden offer by HCL for 10th pass students
New Delhi, March 27: HCL Technologies Ltd. is giving an offer to high school cleared students to work with them. They will...
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128BusinessSEBI bans RIL from equity derivatives market for a year
Mumbai, March 25: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday banned Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and 12 others from...
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130BusinessBSNL launches plan to provide 2GB data per day at Rs 339
Ghaziabad, March 21 State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)on Tuesday launched a plan that will provide 2GB data per day for Rs...
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154BusinessSBI to shut down 47% of associate banks’ offices post-merger
New Delhi, March 21 State Bank of India (SBI), which will see five associate banks merge into it on April 1, has...
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Cabinet clears GST draft bills; reform to boost growth by 2%
The GST Council has already approved four-tier tax slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent plus an additional cess on...
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166BusinessSensex down 129 pts in early trade on profit booking
Brokers said investors booked profits after recent strong rally in stocks.
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124BusinessI-T Department names tax defaulters owing Rs 448.02 crore
New Delhi, March 18: Tightening the noose on major tax defaulters, the Income Tax Department on Saturday made public the names of...
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July 1 date with GST looks set as council clears all bills
The council, which met in the national capital, approved the state GST (SGST) and the union territory GST (UTGST) bills.
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151BusinessTribunal asks TRAI to re-examine Jio free offers, declines stay
New Delhi, March 16: The telecom tribunal on Thursday asked the sector regulator to re-examine issues pertaining to Reliance Jio’s free promotional...
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Strong rupee, positive global cues cheer Indian equities
Mumbai, March 16: Positive global cues, a strong rupee and healthy buying in metals, capital goods and consumer durables stocks, brought a...
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166BusinessPrinting of new Rs 500, Rs 2,000 notes costs Rs 2.87 to Rs 3.77
New Delhi, March 16: The cost of printing a new Rs 500 currency note is in the range of Rs 2.87 to...
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101BusinessIndian markets well placed to absorb Fed rate hike
New Delhi/Washington, March 16: The Indian economy is strong enough to absorb the impact of the US Federal Reserve interest rate hike,...
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162BusinessNew Google app unlocks Android for kids
San Francisco, March 16: If you have a kid under-13 and wish to introduce him or her to Google, the company has...
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Key Indian equity market indices open higher
Mumbai, March 16: After the US Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate a quarter point for the second time in three months,...
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117BusinessBad loans a challenge, large corporates at root: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 15: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the bad loans of banks remain a challenge, with “very...
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140BusinessRBI processes Sovereign Gold Bonds demat requests
Mumbai, March 14: Putting at rest the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) investors’ worries over the pending dematerialisation (demat) of their allotted bonds, the...
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India’s wholesale price inflation rose to 6.55% in February
New Delhi, March 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 6.55 per cent in February 2017 as...
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112BusinessSensex rallies 600 points; Nifty 50 hits record high
Mumbai, March 14: The domestic equity indices rallied in green during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. Call it the impact...
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275BusinessExpect India to be 3rd-biggest car market by 2020: Suzuki
Geneva, Mar 12 : Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) expects India to grow into the third-biggest car market in the world by 2020 and...
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125BusinessAir India ran Rs 321-cr operating loss, not profit, in 2015-16: CAG
New Delhi, March 10 Air India has posted a standalone operating loss for 2015-16 of Rs 321.4 crore, though the company has...
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144BusinessIndia’s factory output rises 2.7% post demonetisation
New Delhi, March 10 India’s factory output post demonetisation rose by 2.7 per cent in January, official data showed on Friday. The...
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136BusinessPaytm to continue free uploading of money
New Delhi, March 10: Keeping upbeat the current spirit of going digital, Mobile wallet company PayTM has made a quick U-turn in...
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122BusinessMinimum balance penalty to offset costs of Jan Dhan accounts: SBI
Mumbai, March 9: Providing a rationale for re-introducing penalty for non-maintenance of minimum balance in its savings accounts from April 1, State...
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115BusinessSelling pressure pulls Indian equities lower
Mumbai, March 8: Indian equity markets provisionally closed in the negative territory on Wednesday as a marginally weak rupee and heavy selling pressure...
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118BusinessGlobal cues, selling pressure subdue Indian equities
Mumbai, March 7: Broadly negative global cues and heavy selling pressure witnessed in metal, automobile and healthcare stocks subdued the Indian equity...
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140BusinessFinance Bill to be passed before March 31: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 7: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the Finance Bill 2017 will be passed by Parliament before March...
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Netflix signs deals with Airtel, Videocon d2h, Vodafone
New Delhi, March 6 : Global video streaming service Netflix on Monday announced strategic partnerships with Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone — making...
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98LifestyleIBFW 2017: About beachwear, business and Bollywood
Panaji, March 5: With renowned names like Suneet Varma and Anupamaa Dayal showcasing their latest creations which suit the beach, resort wear and...
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SBI: Penalty for non-maintenance of minimum balance from April 1
New Delhi, March 4: The largest public sector bank of the country the State Bank of India (SBI) has made it compulsory for...
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119BusinessJaitley: Council clears central and integrated GST Bills
New Delhi, March 4: Making a breakthrough in implementing the new tax reform, the all power GST Council headed by Finance Minister Arun...
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144BusinessAfter firing 85% staff, LeEco says not exiting India operations
New Delhi, March 3: After laying off as many as 85 per cent staff across the sales, marketing and distribution departments in...
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143BusinessCouncil proposes ‘clause’ to levy GST peak rate up to 40 percent
New Delhi, March 3: As Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill gears up to be presented in the second part of the Budget...
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113BusinessBitcoin: Can RBI ignore the elephant in the room?
March 3: Virtual currencies like Bitcoin are all the rage in FinTech, and could potentially transform global commerce in the years ahead....
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187BusinessVSoft to set up development centre in Andhra
The centre would also be used for banking software development and support activities.
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156TechNokia, Airtel join hands on 5G, IoT applications
New Delhi, March 1 In a strategic move, Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia and India’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on...
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135BusinessCSO: Demonetisation pulls down GDP to 7% in Oct-Dec; 7.1% projected for FY16-17
New Delhi, February 28: The Central Statistics Office on Tuesday revealed the growth stats during the quarter running along the demonetisation led by...
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GST to come into effect from July 1: Das
New Delhi, February 28: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on...
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97BusinessJio effect: Airtel scraps roaming charges on calls, data
New Delhi, February 27: Bharti Airtel on Monday announced changes in its domestic and international roaming plans after Reliance Jio offered free...
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100BusinessIndian equities indices inch up on buying support
Mumbai, February 28: Indian equities markets traded on a flat-to-positive note during the early morning trade session on Tuesday, as healthy buying...
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120BusinessNationwide strike brings banking operations to a halt
Chennai, February 28: Banking operations across the country came to a halt on Tuesday as 10 lakh bankers staged a strike against...
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170BusinessRailways, postal department join hands in parcel business
New Delhi, Feb 27 : The Indian Railways and the Department of Posts on Monday entered into a partnership for facilitating parcel services...
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209Business‘Bad bank a bad idea, bankers to strike work on Tuesday’
Chennai, February 27: The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has called a country-side strike on Tuesday to demand the recovery of...
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Equities indices extend bull run on global cues, strong rupee
Mumbai, February 25: Key Indian equities indices continued their bull run for the fifth straight week to gain over a per cent...
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96BusinessFreedom 251 fraud: After Mohit Goel, police hunts for other directors
Ghaziabad, February 24: After arresting Mohit Goel, Delhi police is on a watch out for other four directors of Noida-based Ringing Bells...
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185BusinessAnother victim of Rs 2000 Churan note by Children Bank of India steps forward
New Delhi, February 23: Had officials of SBI considered Sangam Vihar ATM’s Rs 2000 Churan notes as a stand-alone joke by a...
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Taxmen to scan Companies with sudden rise in cash sales during note ban
New Delhi, February 23: In a bid to detect possible tax evasion, taxmen are closely looking at any business entity that showed a...
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95BusinessSnapdeal founders to take 100% pay cut, firm commences layoffs
Mumbai, February 23: Indian E-commerce major Snapdeal on Wednesday reported that its founders have agreed to take a 100 per cent pay...
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Sensex hits 29000, Nifty at fresh 52-week high
Mumbai, February 23: Indian equities markets on Thursday provisionally closed on a flat-to-positive note, with the telecom sector stocks witnessing healthy buying...
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Bharti Airtel to buy Telenor India for 7000 cr
New Delhi, Feb 23: India’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that it has inked a definitive agreement to...
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100BusinessNote ban to slow down India’s GDP this fiscal to 6.6%: IMF
Washington, February 23: Due to disruptions caused by Modi government’s demonetisation drive, International Monetary Fund has yet again estimated a lower GDP growth...
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104BusinessLG launches India’s first smartphone with panic button 112
New Delhi, February 22: Adhering to Telecom authority’s guideline to make the “Panic Button” service on mobile phones mandatory from March 2017,...
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Fresh buying support lifts Indian equities; Nifty crosses 8900 mark
Mumbai, February 21: Indian equities markets on Tuesday provisionally closed in the green to touch new 2017 highs, as healthy buying was...
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111BusinessJio to charge for data from April; crosses 100 mn customer mark: Ambani
Mumbai, February 21: From April Reliance Jio will charge its customers for data usage announced Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh...
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112BusinessTata Sons boss Chandrasekaran is TCS Chairman too
Mumbai, February 21: Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd on Monday announced that Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran will also...
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125UncategorizedHSBC’s 2016 revenues fall 89.67%
London, Feb 21 HSBC announced on Tuesday a fall of 89.67 per cent in net profit for 2016, amounting to $1.3 billion,...
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Demonetisation worsens banks’ bad loan crisis; 56.4 % rise in NPAs
New Delhi, February 20: The gross non-performing assets of state owned banks surged 56.4 per cent to Rs 614,872 crore during the 12-month period...
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105BusinessBuying jewellery over Rs 2 lakh in cash to attract 1% tax from April 1
New Delhi, February 20: Come April and get ready to shell out more out of your pocket if you make a jewellery purchase...
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Cash withdrawal limit for savings accounts eased to Rs 50,000
New Delhi, February 20: As per RBI’s earlier directive, cash withdrawal limit for savings bank accounts is eased to Rs 50,000 from today....
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124BusinessJio competitors see washout in Q3, losses likely in Q4 too
New Delhi, February 19: The balance-sheet of major telecom operators in India — Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications — came...
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Indian equities open on a flat note
Mumbai, February 20: Indian equities markets opened on a flat note with a negative bias during the early morning trade session on...
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162BusinessGold imports shrink 32.7% to USD 19.74 bn in April-Jan
Cash crunch in the system in the wake of demonetisation also impacted the inbound shipments.
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GST Council clears draft compensation law: Jaitley
Udaipur, February 18: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has cleared the draft compensation...
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200BusinessIndra Nooyi: Demonetisation hurt PepsiCo’s India business in Q4
New Delhi, February 18: Citing noteban’s “significant impact” on business in the last quarter of 2016 in India, the food-and-beverage giant Pepsico’s India-born...
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91BusinessNote ban hit microfinance loans in Q3 by 26%: MFIN
New Delhi, February 18: The Indian microfinance industry recorded a drop of 26 per cent in the number of loans disbursed and...
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Sensex jumps 167.48 points to end at 28,468.75
Delhi, 17 Feb: Sensex jumps 167.48 points to end at 28,468.75; Nifty surges 43.70 points to 8,821.70. Wefornews Bureau
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GST could raise solar tariffs by 10%: Report
New Delhi, February 15: Solar tariffs in India may rise by nearly 10 percent if current tax exemptions are curtailed under the proposed...
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Disappointing Q3 results, global cues drag equities lower
Mumbai, February 15: Increased chances of an upcoming US rate hike, along with disappointing quarterly results, dragged the Indian equities markets lower...
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Big fat telecom mergers to hit 25,000 jobs at least
New Delhi, February 15: While Indian telecom sector is eying the biggest waves of consolidation this year, what may come as a sheer...
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India’s wholesale price inflation rises over 5% in January
New Delhi, February 15: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 5.25 per cent during last month from 3.39...
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Pharma pricing regulator cuts stent prices by up to 85%
New Delhi, Feb 14 In a major measure of relief to cardiac patients in India, the government on Tuesday fixed the ceiling...
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86BusinessGovernment IT spending to grow 9.5% in 2017: Gartner
Mumbai, Feb 13 Led by growth in business process outsourcing, the Indian government is set to spend $7.8 billion on IT in...
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220Front PageChidambaram asks Jaitley to cut indirect taxes immediately
New Delhi, Feb 12 : Former finance minister P Chidambaram, who feels the Union Budget for 2017-18 is “aimless and directionless”, says the...
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165BusinessCoal India’s net profit falls 20.25% in Q3
Kolkata, Feb 11 : Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Saturday reported a 20.25 percent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,884.47 crore...
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Snapdeal to fire 30% of its staff in the next two months says Report
In a major news, the online shopping platform Snapdeal is about to fire 30% of its staff in the next two months...
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119BusinessDemonetisation affected industrial growth in Dec: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, February 11: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday admitted that demonetisation had hit hard industrial production in December and normalcy would...
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310BusinessAjay Tyagi appointed SEBI Chairman
New Delhi, Feb 10 : The central government on Friday appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of...
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India’s factory output lowers in December
New Delhi, Feb 10 : A month after the government went in for demonetisation, India’s factory output contracted by (-)0.4 per cent in...
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86BusinessBuying support lifts Indian equities
Mumbai, Feb 10 Indian equities markets traded on a flat-to-positive note during the early morning trade session on Friday, as healthy buying...
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204BusinessIndia only economy doing reforms: Jaitley
"We stand out as the only economy doing reforms because the rest are going towards protectionism,"
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164BusinessRBI Monetary Policy 2017: Repo rate unchanged, growth estimate for FY16-17 lowered
New Delhi, February 8: Presenting Sixth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 today, RBI kept the repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged at 6.25...
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Key Indian equity indices trade flat during early session
Mumbai, February 8: Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Wednesday ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy amid...
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RBI expected to hold interest rates at Tuesday’s review
As a result of the surge in bank deposits following the recent demonetisation of high-value currency, lending rates have fallen by up...
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Revenue Secretary Adhia: Penalty of equal amount for receiving cash over Rs 3 lakh
New Delhi, February 5: After proposing a ban on cash transaction of more than Rs 3 lakh in the Union Budget speech,...
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158BusinessIDBI Bank employees to strike on Monday
Chennai, February 5: Citing issues related to wage revision and increasing outsourcing, as much as 2000 employees of the IDBI Bank will...
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73BusinessBudget 2017-18: What’s cheaper, what’s dearer
New Delhi, February 1: Although Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech for 2017-18 on Wednesday said his proposals on excise...
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166Business#BUDGET2017: Jaitley announces tax sops to woo middle class
New Delhi, February 1: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley offered a big budgetary sop for middle class after demonetisation as he announced 50%...
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165Business#Union Budget 2017 Preview: What to expect from Jaitley today?
New Delhi, February 1: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending...
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121BusinessIndia’s Economic Survey pegs next fiscal’s growth at 6.75-7.5%
New Delhi, Jan 31 : India’s Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country’s growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent,...
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Budget should be investment, consumption-oriented: SBI Chairman
Chennai, January 30: With lowest credit consumption in the recent times, allocation of money for infrastructure, capital infusion, activation of the new...
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90Business#Budget2017: Jaitley may hike service tax; Flying, Eating out, phone to get expensive
New Delhi, January 30: Setting up the stage for Goods and Services Tax, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to hike service...
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94BusinessReliance Group bags Rs 916 crore contract from Indian Coast Guard
Mumbai, January 30: Industrialist Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence and Engineering on Monday said it has signed a contract with the Ministry of...
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P Chidambaram outlines Do’s and Don’ts for Jaitley’s budget speech
New Delhi, January 29: Three days before the presentation of Union Budget, Former finance minister P Chidambaram has outlined do’s and don’ts for his Counterpart Arun...
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111BusinessToshiba chairman to resign over struggling US business
Tokyo, Jan 28, 2017: Japanese tech giant Toshiba’s chairman Shigenori Shiga, plans to resign over the expected massive write-down in the companys...
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110BusinessIndia’s growth parallels inequality but Jaitley claims 90% transparency
New Delhi, January 27: While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday claimed that India has become one of the most transparent economies globally,...
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Demonetisation affected repayment of auto loans: Fitch Ratings
Chennai, January 27: Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Friday said repayment of Indian auto loans got affected by demonetisation and it...
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#Budget2017: After Note ban, double whammy for Jaitley; give away or slip away?
New Delhi, January 24: After massive economic disruption was caused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led demonetisation drive in the last quarter, forecasting...
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147BusinessJK Paper’s Q3 net profit up 173%
The company's net profit stood at Rs 35.89 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, up from Rs 13.14 crore in...
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60BusinessBengal business meet nets over Rs 2.35 lakh cr investment proposals
Kolkata, January 21: The two-day Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government has received investment proposals worth Rs 2,35,290 crore,...
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64BusinessPetrol prices cross 2013 peaks, but political opposition missing
New Delhi, January 21: In February 2013, opposition parties, notably the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took to the streets in protest as...
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97BusinessCooperative banks barred from accepting deposits under PMGKY
New Delhi, January 21: In a yet another measure to add teeth to the recent demonetisation drive aimed against black money, the...
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185BusinessBusinesses pledge investments at Bengal business summit
Mamata Banarjee is at the helm of things in Bengal and under her leadership the third edition of the Bengal Global Business...
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490BusinessForeign accounts, property, bullion can’t be declared under PMGKY
New Delhi, January 19: The government on Wednesday clarified that only unaccounted domestic cash holding can be declared under the new tax...
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135BusinessGovt mulling on cash disincentives; quote PAN details on Rs 30,000 payment
New Delhi: In order to push digital, Modi government may soon announce a series of disincentives on use of cash in the upcoming...
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185BusinessExport ban for Clive of India’s rare jewelled flask
London, Jan 19 : An extremely rare jewelled flask given to Clive of India after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, now has...
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Key Indian equity market indices open flat
Mumbai, Jan 19 : Taking cues from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday. The Sensitive Index (Sensex)...
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110Business5 general insurers to be listed, government stake to fall to 75%
New Delhi, 18 January: In a major decision on divesting stake in state-run general insurance companies, the cabinet on Wednesday approved the public...
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Kolkata, Jan 17 : Capital market regulator SEBI on Tuesday said It would be “too early” to hold the central government’s demonetisation move...
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Mumbai, January 17: Profit booking, coupled with broadly negative global indices, subdued the Indian equities markets on Tuesday. The key indices provisionally...
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134BusinessGST Council’s 9th meet fails to break dual control deadlock
New Delhi, Jan 16: The possibility of implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Centre’s targeted deadline of April 1,...
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655BusinessHow these Branding Doctors are Changing the Game of Brand Management?
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India’s factory output up at 5.7%, retail inflation falls to 3.41%
New Delhi, Jan 12 : India’s factory output rose 5.7 per cent in November, the first month of the government’s demonetisation drive, while...
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N Chandrasekaran named new chairman of Tata Sons
Mumbai, Jan 12: Natarajan Chandrasekaran, 53, who has spent some 30 years in the Tata group, will be the new Executive Chairman of...
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New Delhi, Jan 12: Anticipation of healthy quarterly earnings’ results and budgetary sops, coupled with a strengthened rupee buoyed the Indian equities markets...
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298BusinessTCS Q3 net profit up 11 p.c. to Rs. 6,778 crore
Revenue of Tata Consultancy Services was up 8.7 per cent at Rs. 29,735 crore in the third quarter of 2016-17, from Rs....
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236BusinessRailway To Invest New Tracks Beyond Agartala
Agartala, January 12: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has invested around Rs 1,000 crore to extend the railway line beyond Tripura capital Agartala...
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Equities surge on positive global cues, healthy Q3 results
Mumbai, January 11: Positive global cues, coupled with healthy third quarter (Q3) results pushed the Indian equities markets higher on Wednesday....
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82BusinessRBI identity has been damaged: Former governor Y V Reddy
New Delhi, January 10: Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Y V Reddy expressed his deep concerns regarding the current state of...
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224BusinessAamir’s ‘Dangal’ Beats His ‘PK’: Bollywood Business
Mumbai, January 9: With “Dangal” registering a collection of Rs 345.3 crore, Bollywood star Aamir Khan has created a new record for...
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Indian economy’s growth estimated at 7.1% in 2016-17: Government
New Delhi, Jan 6 : The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.1 per cent this fiscal — without the impact of...
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Indian equities surge on positive global cues, strong rupee
Mumbai, January 5: Indian equities markets surged on Thursday as positive global cues, appreciation in the rupee and firm crude oil prices lifted...
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192BusinessJaitley hopes to resolve dual control issue in next GST Council meet
New Delhi, Jan 4: Admitting that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was racing against time on the government’s implementation target of...
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336AutoOla launches “Share Express”
New Delhi, January 4: Cab aggregator platform Ola on Wednesday launched new “Share Express” feature to make share rides cheaper by 30...
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Mumbai, January 4: Indian equities markets were pulled lower on Wednesday on the back of weak domestic cues. Disappointing domestic services data...
- 74Business
Markets open on a positive note on Wednesday
Mumbai, January 4: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE opened on a positive note on Wednesday. After opening at 26,677.22...
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182BusinessInfosys, Wipro Chiefs warn of challenging times for Indian IT
Jan 3: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka have sent out letters on New Year to their respective employees. The...
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110BusinessCustomers may not eat, if they do not want to pay service charges, say Restaurants
New Delhi, January 3: A strong disagreement has sprung between industry and government body after the Department of Consumer Affairs reiterated on Monday that paying...
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Indian equities open on negative note
Mumbai, January 3: Indian equities markets opened on a negative note on Tuesday, as investors’ sentiments were suppressed by a weak rupee...
- 209Business
Demonetisation ate manufacturing, PMI fell below 50
New Delhi, January 2: Cash-strapped Indian economy saw one of its worse phases, as Manufacturing sector contracted instead of growing for the...
- 101Business
Service charges in restaurants not mandatory: Government
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said that restaurants billing ‘service charges’ in addition to taxes is optional and the consumer has...
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Indian equities slip on profit booking, weak rupee
Mumbai, January 2: Indian equities markets slipped during the mid-afternoon trade session on Monday, as profit booking and rupee depreciation subdued investors’...
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278BusinessReliance Infrastructure sells stake in IEX for Rs 103 cr
Mumbai, Dec 23 : Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) has sold its stake in power trading exchange IEX to a non-resident investor for a consideration...
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333IndiaRSS Survey: 70 % businesses affected by demonetisation
New Delhi, Decemeber 17: The charges of “mismanagement failure” and “legal plunder” led by opposition parties in the parliament against the PM Narendra Modi...
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127TechIndian smartphone industry in Year 2016: Takeaway points
New Delhi, December 16: With nearly 250 million unique smartphone users in the country and the figure set to reach the 280 million...
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112IndustryTransport industry is limping after demonetisation
Kolkata, December 15: Attacking the central government over demonetisation, Goods Transport Associations on Thursday declared in unison that the transport industry has...
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108BusinessAmazon Launchpad to support Indian startups unveiled
New Delhi, December 5: (IANS) In a move to help Indian startups launch, market and distribute their products to millions of Amazon...
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#Demonetisationeffect: 90% traders experience business decline
New Delhi, November 25: A survey participated in by 8,000 respondents has found that 90 per cent of traders and small retailers...
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Markets open on a positive note on Wednesday
Mumbai, Nov 16: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade....
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140BusinessDemonetisation, a double whammy for microfinance sector
Kolkata, November 13: The demonetisation of high-value currency notes has come as a double whammy for micro finance institutions (MFIs), which have...
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110CitiesDemonetisation Chaos: Businesses to recoup after 2 months
New Delhi, November 12: Post demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes from midnight of November 9, utter chaos and...
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Key Indian equity indices trade in green
Mumbai, Nov 7: The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened higher following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading...
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111BusinessS&P rules out India rating upgrade
New Delhi, November 2: S&P on Wednesday ruled out any upgrade in India’s sovereign rating through 2017 despite policy stability and reforms,...
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Equity markets close flat; negative global cues subdue sentiments
Mumbai, Oct 28 : The Indian equity markets on Friday provisionally ended on a flat-to-positive note. The key indices were dragged to...
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180BusinessFlipkart’s exodus continues as CFO Sanjay Baweja resigns
New Delhi, Oct 26, 2016: Marking another top level gateway at the e-commerce major, Flipkart chief financial officer (CFO) Sanjay Baweja has...
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149BusinessSamsung suffers ongoing losses in Seoul Stock Exchange
South Korean tech giant Samsung on Wednesday continued to suffer losses in the Seoul Stock Exchange, with stocks down nearly 3 per...
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339Business5 Indian-Americans among America’s richest 400: Forbes
New York, Oct 9 : Five Indian-Americans figure among America’s 400 richest people, in a list again headed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates,...
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134BusinessIndia’s spectrum auction ends, govt raises $9.9 billion
New Delhi, Oct 6, 2016: India’s telecom spectrum auction — touted as the largest, given the quantum of airwaves on the block...
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157TechGoogle launches AI-powered Pixel smartphone
With an aim to lead the world of smartphones with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology, Google on Tuesday launched much-awaited Pixel —...
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171BusinessIndian GDP growth to remain robust at 7.6%: World Bank
Washington, Oct 4, 2016: Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s first monetary policy review to be decided by a committee later on...
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Five sets of GST draft rules approved by Council: Jaitley
Five sets of draft rules relating to registration, payments, returns and refunds under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime were approved...
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86BusinessBig Numbers Expected from today’s IDS disclosure
New Delhi, October 1: The black money declaration across country under IDS 2016 is expected to have crossed a landmark figure of Rs 65,000...
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98BusinessApple’s $45 mn facility in China to focus on hardware
Concerned over falling iPhone sales and the phenomenal rise of Chinese smartphone players, Apple has set up its first research and development...
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163BusinessJim Yong Kim reappoints as World bank President
Executive Directors of the World Bank on Tuesday agreed unanimously to reappoint Jim Yong Kim to a second five-year term as President...
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Jio says Airtel gesture welcome, but won’t address call drops
Reliance Jio on Sunday welcomed Bharti Airtel’s decision to provide better interconnection for its calls. But it also said the number of...
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Indian foreign exchange reserves at $367 bn
India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to $367.76 billion as on September 2, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) anounced. According to...
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146BusinessStarting Rs 60,000, Apple iPhone 7 in India from October 7
Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for iOS lovers in India beginning October 7 – the last in...
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Samsung announces swap for Galaxy Note 7 with Galaxy S7 variants
In a bid to repair the damage done by the global recall of its flagship premium device Galaxy Note 7 over battery...
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86BusinessMicrosoft sells MSN China operations
Microsoft sold a Chinese edition of its global web portal to its local partner Xichuang Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd founded by the...
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145BusinessRupee recovers 7 paise against dollar
Mumbai,August 30: The rupee recovered 7 paise to 67.11 against the US dollar in early trade today on selling of the American...
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112BusinessIndia’s first airline was founded by JRD Tata
India’s first commercial airline, Tata Airlines was first founded by business tycoon JRD TATA in 1932. The company later went public and...
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141BusinessMyntra acquires fashion e-store Jabong
Leading e-tailer Flipkart’s fashion and lifestyle products’ subsidiary Myntra on Tuesday announced its acquisition of e-store Jabong from the London-based online Global...
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160BusinessVerizon set to buy Yahoo’s internet business for $4.8 bn
Verizon Communications, the largest US wireless communications service provider, was set to acquire Yahoo’s ailing core internet business for about $4.8 billion...
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147BusinessIndia’s annual wholesale inflation shoots up to 1.62%
New Delhi, July 14 : Ballooning food prices pushed up India’s annual wholesale inflation to a 20-month high of 1.62 per cent for...
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155BusinessReliance Jio to offer 10 GB of 4G data at the starting price of Rs 93
Telecom operator Reliance Communications will start offering 4G service using Reliance Jio network to its CDMA customers in select circles at a...
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267BusinessInfosys 2020 goals: $20b revenue, $80,000 revenue per employee
Bengaluru, June 18 : Indian IT major Infosys has set a goalpost of $20 billion in revenue with and operating margin of 30...
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342BusinessIndia should restrain itself from being ‘too ambitious’ about economic growth: Raghuram Rajan
Given great uncertainty about outlook and policies of others in these times, a country like India should try to take sensible measures...
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588BusinessSBI eyes merger of five associate banks, unions protest move
The State Bank of India board on Tuesday decided to submit a a proposal to the central government seeking an “in-principle approval”...
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313BusinessWarren Buffett takes $1 bn stake in Apple
NEW YORK (AFP) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has taken a $1 billion stake in Apple, whose stock has been in an extended slump....
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263BusinessOPEC signals greater oil glut in 2016 as its output surges
OPEC said the global oil market is oversupplied and signaled the glut may increase this year, as surging output from its members...
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Warren Buffett, Quicken Loans founder in Yahoo bid – sources
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett is backing a consortium vying for Yahoo Inc’s internet assets that includes Quicken Loans Inc founder...
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Congress used as ‘smoke screen’, real opposition within govt: Jairam Ramesh on GST
Jairam Ramesh also questioned the credibility of the current GDP growth figure of 7.6 per cent, claiming that nobody believes these numbers...
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107BusinessSensex open higher on Monday morning
Key Indian equity indices on Monday morning opened higher following mixed global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 183.98 points...
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Reliance Jio Infocomm opens 4G service for public but only on invite basis; buying LYF mobile phone a must
Reliance Jio Infocomm opens 4G service for public but only on invite basis; buying LYF mobile phone a must Telecom operator...
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Markets open on a positive note
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Thursday opened on a higher note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of...
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119BusinessAlibaba predicts 20 years of ‘enviable’ growth for China
The Chinese economy will overcome the difficulties it is facing currently and will continue to occupy an enviable position over the next...
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238BusinessGovt allows PF withdrawal for housing, medical expenses
In a landmark decision that will be a major relief for many, the government has allowed withdrawal of Provident Fund (PF) for...
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102Business18 taxis impounded in Delhi for over-charging
Eighteen taxis belonging to Ola and Uber have been impounded in Delhi for over-charging clients, Transport Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday....
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Mahavir Jayanti…. BSE, NSE closed on April 19
The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty will remain closed on Tuesday for Mahavir Jayanti. After enjoying an extended weekend, the Indian equity...
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342BusinessIndia’s merchandise exports fall for 16th straight month
New Delhi, April 18 : India’s merchandise exports for March this year were valued at $22.72 billion, down 5.47 percent in dollar terms...
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94BusinessRupee down 6 paise against dollar
The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 66.70 against the US currency in early trade on Monday at the Inter-bank Foreign Exchange due...
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146BusinessMorning session: Sensex gains 194 points
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 193.97 points or 0.76 percent higher during the morning session. Key Indian equity indices surge...
