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Petrol, Diesel Prices Surge For Fourth Straight Day

New Delhi: The Petrol and diesel prices rose again for the fourth straight day on Sunday across all major cities. Petrol price was increased by 9 paise per litre and that of diesel by 11 paise, as per the information on the Indian Oil Corporation website. Petrol now costs Rs 75.54 a litre in Delhi, […]

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Future Group Inks Long-Term Distribution Pact With Amazon India

Mumbai: In a bid to strengthen its India presence in the wake of an upcoming Reliance Retail competition, Amazon India and the Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd (FRL), part of the Future Group, on Monday announced long-term agreements to expand the reach of Future Retail stores and consumer brands through the Amazon India marketplace. Amazon […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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No OTP For Transactions Upto Rs 2,000 On Flipkart With Visa

Mumbai: Flipkart on Monday launched Visa Safe Click (VSC), powered by Visa, that will eliminate the need for One Time Passwords (OTP) for transactions up to Rs 2,000 on the e-commerce platform. VSC will deploy India’s first in-app, device-based network authentication solution for a hassle-free and safe payment process for the consumers, Flipkart said in […]

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Tesla Strengthens India Team Ahead Of Rolling Electric Cars

New Delhi: As Tesla firms up its plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year, the Elon Musk-run company has hired top executives in the country…

Gold Tops Life-Time Of Rs 42,000 Per 10 Gram

Mumbai: Spot gold prices on Monday crossed Rs 42,000 per 10 gram for the first time owing to the escalating US-Iran tensions. Prices of the safe-haven asset surged as Iran on Sunday said it will no longer abide by any of the limits imposed by 2015 nuclear deal, sparking fears of a military conflict. This […]

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Indian Economy May Grow At 6% In 2020

New Delhi: Fears of an economic crisis in India are likely to decrease and the country may recover from decelerating growth in 2020, a new report said on Tuesday. According to US-based private equity firm Blackstone, this year the Modi government is likely to continue business-friendly growth reforms, and the Indian economy is likely to […]

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GDP Seen Dropping To 5% In 2019-20: Govt Data

New Delhi: The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 5 per cent in 2019-20 as against 6.8 per cent in the previous fiscal, according to government data. The decline has been mainly on account of deceleration in manufacturing sector growth, which is expected to come down to 2 per cent in 2019-20 from 6.2 […]

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After 5% Growth Estimates, PM Modi Seeks Suggestions On Budget

New Delhi: A day after the modest 5 per cent growth estimates by the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought to engage with the people directly on their demands, aspirations and wishes from the Union Budget in reaching towards developmental growth. “The Union Budget represents the aspirations of 130 crore Indians and lays […]

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Expensive Metals, Crude Boom; Gold Touches New High

Mumbai:  Prices of gold, silver and crude oil surged on Wednesday on the Indian futures market MCX, following the rise in bullion and crude prices in the international market due to deepening military tensions between the US and Iran. In the domestic futures market, the price of gold rose to a new high, while in the […]

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Jio Launches Voice & Video WiFi Calling

New Delhi: Taking on Airtel, Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced the availability of nation-wide Voice and Video over Wi-Fi service which will work on any Wi-Fi, anywhere in India and supports over 150 handset models. The service makes crystal-clear voice and video calls through Wi-Fi at no additional cost. “To further reinforce its customer-obsession and […]

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Mobile Revenues Down 4.6% In Q2, ARPU Dips To Rs 78.17: Trai Data

New Delhi: The telecom industry posted a 4.56 per cent sequential dip in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the July-September period while gross revenue were down by 2.51 per cent, data collated by telecom regulator Trai showed. The lower revenues may also have been further hit by the shutdown of mobile services in J&K. But […]

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IRCTC Alert For Passengers On Train Tickets Refund Rules In 2020

One of the common problems that train passengers have is about the charges and refund rules of train ticket cancellation. As passengers often end up getting confused, we have come up with a list of the important points/changes. Here are the following points: For cancellation of unreserved, RAC and waitlisted tickets, the cancellation charges are Rs […]

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NBFC Credit Disbursal To Remain Weak In India: World Bank

New Delhi: World Bank has cautioned India that credit flow from the non-bank financial companies (NBFC) is expected to linger while growth will remain subdued at 5 per cent for the current fiscal. “In India, where weakness in credit from non-bank financial companies is expected to linger, growth is projected to slow to 5 per cent […]

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Sensex Zooms 635 Pts; Nifty Reclaims 12,200

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex soared 635 points on Thursday as global investors heaved a sigh of relief after the US-Iran conflict appeared to cool off. The 30-share BSE index surged 634.61 points, or 1.55 per cent, to finish at 41,452.35. Similarly, the broader Nifty surged 190.55 points, or 1.58 per cent, to 12,215.90. ICICI […]

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37% Of Swiggy's Part-Time Delivery Partners Are Students

New Delhi: At least 37 per cent of Swiggys part-time delivery partners are students working to fund their education, a report said on Thursday. Food delivery major Swiggy recently conducted a poll to discover the various aspirations and motivations of about 16,000 part-time delivery partners who login into the app for about 4-8 hours every […]

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