290% Cess On Tobacco Products Planned Under GST; Govt. Will Soon Impose 'Fat Tax' On Junk Foods
Two major business and economics related news has surfaced, which has the power and capability to shake up the entire structure of FMCG and food indus...
Approval given to RBI to print Rs 10 plastic notes: Govt
New Delhi: The government today said the RBI has been authorised to conduct field trials of plastic notes of Rs 10 that have a longer life span. In a ...
Indians create jobs in US, not steal: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mumbai, March 17: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said the government had voiced its concern regarding the H1-B visa issue to the US and add...
Google hopes to improve search quality with 'offensive' flag
Google is trying to improve the quality of its search results by directing review teams to flag content that might come across as upsetting or offensi...
Sensex climbs 239 points in early trade today
The Nifty climbed over the 9,200-mark for the first time and the benchmark Sensex surged 239 points in early hours today, with foreign investors conti...
HCL Technologies mulls share buyback; e-voting for Infosys resolutions ends on March 31
HCL Technologies Ltd. appears to be the latest IT company to join the share buyback bandwagon. The company's board of directors will be meeting on Mar...
BSNL offers 2GB data per day, unlimited calling for Rs 339
To counter threat from Reliance Jio, state-run telecom firm BSNL today launched a new plan that offers 2 GB of 3G data per day and unlimited calling w...
Sensex soars 188 pts, Nifty at fresh closing peak on Fed move
The prospects of a gradual approach to US rate hike gave markets more reason to rejoice as the Sensex today added 188 points to close at a 2-year high...
GST Council approves SGST & UTGST bills: Jaitley
The goods and services tax (GST) Council on Thursday approved two crucial Bills -- State and Union Territory GST -- paving the way for tabling o...
No stay on Jio free offer; TDSAT asks TRAI to re-examine issue
The telecom tribunal today did not stay Reliance Jio's free promotional offer, but asked regulator Trai to "re-examine" issues relating to the approva...
Sensex jumps 206 points after Fed move
The Sensex rebounded by over 206 points and the NSE Nifty scaled a life-time high of 9,143 in opening trade today amid a firming trend in global marke...
Nirmala Sitharaman launches Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES). Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Mrs...
US raises benchmark interest rate by 0.25%
US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent for only the third time in a decade. The central bank voted to raise its ke...
Security agency G4S caught in pension row, EPFO asks it to cough up Rs 300 crore
The Employee's Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has ordered the country's leading private security agency G4S India to deposit Rs 300 crore after it...
India imports petrol, diesel from China
India has perhaps for the first time imported petrol and diesel from China as the world's third largest oil consumer looks at diversifying its sources...
Arrested Stayzilla CEO Yogendra Vasupal reveals his side of the story
In a surprising turn of events, co-founder of homestay aggregator Stayzilla Yogendra Vasupal alleged that he was arrested under mysterious circumstanc...
Stayzilla CEO Arrested; Black Magic Dolls Sent to Threaten Staff
Yogendra Vasupal, CEO of Stayzilla, the online homestay network which recently shutdown to be 'rebooted', has been arrested by the Chennai police.He w...
Sensex starts with small gains,inflows continue to pour in
The Sensex struck a positive note today in the beginning on continued foreign inflows ahead of the expected hike in US interest rates. However, cautio...
Retail inflation rises to 4-month high of 3.65%
Retail inflation rose to 4-month high of 3(point)65 per cent in February this year, mainly due to an increase in the prices of food items. Inflation m...
SBI announces Rs.6,000 cr tractor loan settlement scheme
State Bank of India has announced a one-time farm loan settlement scheme worth 6,000 crore rupees primarily for tractors. SBI in a tweet said, One Tim...
Tata Steel, Wipro in world's most ethical companies' list
Two Indian companies, Tata Steel and Wipro, have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute....
Naidu, Kamal Nath to attend IMT Hyderabad’s Convocation 2017
Hyderabad: Institute of Management Technology (IMT), the premier Business School will be holding its 5th Convocation 2017 for the passing batch of its...
WPI inflation spikes to 6.55% in Feb on surge in food rates
Inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to 39-month high of 6.55 per cent in February because of costlier food and fuel items.The Wholesale Price ...
Sensex soared 616 points in opening trade today
The BJP's landslide victory in UP and Uttarakhand worked wonders for the market as the Nifty hit an all-time high of 9,123 and the Sensex soared 616 p...
Rupee zooms 42 paise against US dollar in early trade
The rupee soared 42 paise to 66.18 against the dollar early on Tuesday on increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid higher fore...
FPIs infuse Rs.10,288 cr in capital markets
Foreign funds pumped-in over 10,200 crore rupees in the Indian capital markets so far this month. According to depository data, Foreign Portfolio Inve...
Nifty hits all-time high at open on BJP's UP win; rupee at highest level since April 2016
Benchmark indices surged at opening as investors cheered BJP’s stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, which gives it room for adding mo...
WhatsApp to bring this good old feature back on its app
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently updated its chatting platform with a new 'Status' feature. WhatsApp users can now add pictures and videos as their St...
AirAsia announces discount on domestic, foreign travel
Malaysian no-frills carrier AirAsia today announced discounted fares, starting as low as Rs 899 for travel within India and Rs 4,999 for international...
HSBC appoints Mark Tucker as new chairman in management overhaul
Banking giant HSBC announced the appointment of a new chairman today as part of a management overhaul that will also see it choose a new chief executi...
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