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Sovereign also declined by Rs 100 to Rs 24,500 per piece of eight grams.

Gold prices tumbled by Rs 290 to Rs 30,340 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Thursday, driven by weak global cues amid fall in demand from local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). Silver followed suit and dropped by Rs 715 to Rs 38,000 per kg due

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The travel period of AirAsia's offer starts from February 19, 2019.

AirAsia is offering up to 45 per cent discount on international flight tickets under it's special 'Buy More, Save More' promotional sale scheme, said the carrier on it's official website- airasia.com. AirAsia's all-new discount offer on international flight tickets is available

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The rupee has lost 8.6 percent this year.

There's not a moment of respite for the inflation-targeting Reserve Bank of India.

Just when gains in consumer prices eased, the Turkish lira-led sell-off in emerging-market currencies has renewed an onslaught on the rupee, pushing it to a record low and possibly demanding more rate action from the Reserve

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Revised FD interest rates: Before ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, PNB, Canara Bank and SBI hiked FD rates.

Private sector lender ICICI Bank is the latest bank to hike fixed deposit or FD interest rates. Before ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Canara Bank and the largest lender of the country, State Bank of India or SBI had hiked FD

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Ayushman Bharat scheme is atechnology driven scheme.

In Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government will launch the ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme on September 25, 2018. Modi's Ayushman Bharat scheme, touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme, aims

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Reliance Jio said the JioPhone 2 will debut at Rs 2,999 in a flash sale from 12 pm on August 16.

Reliance Jio said on Tuesday that a "high-end" model of its feature phone JioPhone will be available for online purchase on August 16. Reliance Jio said the JioPhone 2 will debut at Rs 2,999 in a flash sale from 12 pm on August 16. "JioPhone aims to

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SBI Zero Balance Account: Minimum balance charges on both these accounts have been waived till next year.

If you are planning to open an account in SBI (State Bank of India), you can do so via SBI's YONO app, which enables to open two types of accounts. SBI Insta Savings Account and SBI Digital Savings Account are the two kinds of savings bank

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Petrol, Diesel prices today: Delhi charges a VAT of 27 per cent on petrol.

Petrol and diesel prices were unchanged in four metro cities on Wednesday, August 15, on Independence Day. The fuel rates today are applicable from 6:00 a.m, as stated by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Petrol can be purchased at a price of Rs. 77.14 per litre in Delhi,

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INR Vs USD: The rupee recovered three paise from the previous day's close of 69.93.

The rupee settled nearly unchanged on Tuesday, after weakening to a fresh all-time low of 71.10 against the US dollar amid prevailing weakness in emerging market currencies. The rupee closed at 69.90 against the greenback,

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Reliance Jio is offering JioPhone 2 in a flash sale on jio.com.

Reliance Jio has made the new high-end model of JioPhone - JioPhone 2 - available for purchase on its website from 12 pm today. Reliance Jio is offering JioPhone 2 in a flash sale on jio.com, the website of Reliance Jio said. JioPhone 2 has a horizontal screen display and a full

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Reliance Jio had in July this year announced the launch of JioPhone 2.

Reliance Jio's high end model of the JioPhone, the JioPhone 2 will be available for online purchase from August 16, 2018, said the company in a statement released on Tuesday. The flash sale will begin from 12 pm on August 16. JioPhone 2, which is an upgraded version of existing

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ICICI Bank revised FD interest rates for both general and senior citizens.

Private sector lender ICICI Bank hiked its fixed deposit or FD interest rates across select maturities and amounts with effect from today. ICICI Bank revised FD interest rates for both general and senior citizens. ICICI Bank joined peers State Bank of India, HDFC Bank,

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Stock Market on Thursday: Twenty-nine out of 50 Nifty stocks gained in trade.

The domestic equity markets traded off their day's lows in late morning deals and started trading in the green on Thursday. At 11:11 am, the S-P BSE Sensex traded at 37,877.79, up 25.79 points or 0.07 per cent and the broader Nifty50 was at 11,445.15, with a gain of

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The installation of JioGigaFiber will be done in areas where it receives most number of registrations.

JioGigaFiber official registration opened today, August 15 on Independence Day. JioGigaFiber is Reliance Jio's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband internet service. Users can register themselves for JioGigaFiber by visiting Jio's official website -

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The cards of the cooperative bank customers that were cloned were of Visa and Rupay.

PUNE: Hackers managed to transfer over Rs 94 crore through a malware attack on the server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank and cloning thousands of the bank's debit cards over a period of two days, a senior bank official said. The fraudulent transactions were carried out

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INR Vs USD: Experts believe that the rupee is unlikely to recover soon.

The rupee hit a fresh record low of 70.32 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday. Experts believe that the rupee is unlikely to recover soon. Asia's currencies also remained under pressure, with the dollar holding near 13-month

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Currently, JioGigaFiber services are prepaid only, said Reliance Jio.

Today on August 15, which is also Independence Day, Reliance Jio has officially started registrations for its JioGigaFiber, which is company's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband internet service. Users can register themselves by visiting MyJio app or Jio's official website -

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Share market on Tuesday: Top Nifty 50 gainers were Sun Pharma, Yes Bank, Lupin, Cipla and Bajaj Finance

Stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, after two consecutive sessions of losses. The BSE benchmark index Sensex rose 207 points to end at 37,852 and the NSE Nifty settled at 11,435, up 79 points from the previous day's close. While banking and

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RAC tickets ensures certainty of travel but does not guarantee a berth, said IRCTC.

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers online ticket booking and cancellation facility on it's official website- irctc.co.in.  At the time of ticket booking, if all the confirmed berths are sold out, the passenger might be placed on a RAC

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There will be no restriction on family size, age and gender under 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme.

Ayushman Bharat scheme, often referred to as 'Modicare' was officially announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in his Independence Day speech. This flagship project will be launched on September 25. The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health

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New Delhi: Beleaguered carrier Jet Airways has not yet approached State Bank of India (SBI) for any funds, the chairman of the country's top bank said on Tuesday, according to television channel CNBC-TV18.

Jet, India's biggest full-service carrier, told staff earlier this month it was running out of money, a source had told Reuters, but it has

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SBI's Holiday Savings Account: Premature closure of this e-RD account is allowed.

State Bank of India (SBI) in association with Thomas Cook, offers 'Holidays Savings account' for holiday goers. Under this scheme, customer can save monthly amounts in the form of a recurring deposit (RD) with SBI and avail a

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Atal Pension Yojana (APY): Individuals aged between 18 and 40 years can invest in the pension scheme

APY or Atal Pension Yojana is a pension scheme focused on the unorganised sector in the country. Introduced in 2015, the Atal pension scheme allows individuals aged from 18 to 40 years of age to make pre-defined monthly investments in the scheme,

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For May, the annual rate of wholesale inflation was revised higher to 4.78%.

The annual rate of wholesale inflation for July eased to 5.09 per cent against 5.77 per cent in June - which was an over four-year high, showed official data. Wholesale inflation in primary articles rose to 1.73 per cent as compared to 0.61 per cent in the corresponding

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Country's macro fundamentals remain resilient and strong, said Arun Jaitley.

A day after the rupee plunged below the historic 70-level, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said India has comfortable foreign exchange reserves to deal with any undue volatility in the currency market and developments are being closely monitored. The Indian currency yesterday

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Vistara Freedom Fares sale: Flight ticket bookings are open till 11:59 pm on August 15

Airline Vistara on Tuesday announced a discount of up to 50 per cent on flight tickets in a limited-period sale. Aimed at Independence Day 2018, the special sale from Vistara opened for bookings at 12:01 am on August 14, 2018 for a 48-hour period. Vistara is

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INR Vs USD: Concerns about Turkey's economic woes pushed the rupee down.

The battered rupee breached the 70 mark against the US dollar for the first time ever on Tuesday. After posting its weakest ever loss of Rs 1.09 against the US dollar on Monday, the rupee strengthened by 23 paise in early trade on

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Country's macro fundamentals remain resilient and strong, said Arun Jaitley.

A day after the rupee plunged below the historic 70-level, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said India has comfortable foreign exchange reserves to deal with any undue volatility in the currency market and developments are being closely monitored. The Indian currency yesterday

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Trade deficit widened to a more than five year high of $18.02 billion in July, the trade ministry said on Tuesday, driven largely by a surge in oil imports.

Though merchandise exports rose 14.32 per cent year-on-year in July, the trade deficit widened as oil imports surged 57.41 per cent to $12.35 billion.

In June, the trade deficit stood at $16.6

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INR Vs USD: On Monday, the rupee had plunged by Rs 1.08 to a record low of 69.91.

MUMBAI: The rupee recovered from all-time low of 69.91 and strengthened by 23 paise to 69.68 against the US dollar in opening trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Tuesday on some macroeconomic boost.

On Monday, the rupee had plunged by Rs 1.08, or 1.57 per

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