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Farnborough, England: Airline SpiceJet is in talks with aircraft makers over planes that would help its ambitions to fly long-haul, the carrier's chairman said on Monday.

"We would dearly like to take passengers to Europe and the United States," Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director of SpiceJet, said at an airline panel during the Farnborough

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Google's Android has a 74 per cent share of the European smartphone market.

Google will be hit with a record European Union (EU) fine for using its Android smartphone system to fortify its search empire. The fine -- likely to be handed down on Tuesday or Wednesday -- is expected to eclipse the 2.1 billion pound monopoly abuse penalty Google paid

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Experts sum up retirement planning in three words: Accept, Analyze and Invest.

If you're in your early twenties or thirties, chances are that you are focussed on your present needs rather than future investment goals. Millennials often feel that retirement is a far-fetched idea and that it will have a late onset. But if you seek a financially sound

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AirAsia India is offering flight tickets for many other local destinations under a special scheme

AirAsia India is offering up to 30 per cent discount on flight tickets on select flights. The offer, according to AirAsia India, is applicable to flights between Bengaluru and Amritsar. AirAsia India's up to 30 per cent discount on flight tickets offer

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Jet Airways is offering a discount of 20% on base fare on international flight tickets.

With the onset of monsoon, air carriers have come up with lucrative fares on domestic and international flight tickets to woo customers. Jet Airways is offering a discount of 20 per cent on base fare on international flight tickets. Budget-carrier IndiGo is

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SpiceJet's disocunt offer is applicable on one-way fares only.

SpiceJet's 'Mega Monsoon sale' has been extended till July 15, 2018, said the carrier on its official website - spicejet.com. Under this promotional sale, the airline is offering direct domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive fare of Rs. 999. The travel period on the offer

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NEFT RTGS money transfer: The bank usually charges a fee for providing instant money transfer services

Wondering about the charges you have to pay the bank for making an instant money transfer NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer), RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) and IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) are three popular money transfer services

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Last week, Karnataka became the latest state to write off farm loans.

Mumbai: The green-shoots of demand growth seen in some rural pockets is driven by farm loan waivers and not likely due to real increases in rural incomes and wages, indicative that the economy is still some time away from a full-blown rural revival, says a report. Noting that

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According to IRCTC, Tatkal ticket bookings are allowed in all classes except first AC and executive class

Indian Railways offers booking of Tatkal tickets via online as well as offline mode. Passengers can book Tatkal tickets online through IRCTC's (Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation) official website or via its mobile app. Passengers

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Gold prices in Delhi registered slight recovery, reversing the declining trend witnessed in the past five sessions. Recovering by Rs 60 per 10 grams, gold prices in the national capital were at Rs 31,150 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Monday. A a pick-up in buying by local jewellers supported gold prices, according to traders. Domestic gold

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BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited offers is valid for a period of 26 days.

Telecom operators in the country are offering a host of prepaid recharge packs to attract customers. Operators have come up with cheap data plans as they are the most popular among customers. Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio -- which has disrupted the telecom sector since

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Debit card charges: Leading banks levy charges to the tune of Rs 200-300 plus GST towards card reissuanceDebit cards are provided by banks to allow their customers to carry out tasks. These variety from cash withdrawal at an ATM to payment at a Point of Sale (PoS) to online payment for shopping by means of e-commerce. Among the numerous types of debit cards offered
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Sensex, Nifty on Monday: Thirty five stocks on the Nifty50 finished in the negative zone

Domestic stock markets started the week on a weak note, with the BSE Sensex falling 217 points. That marked a further retreat from record highs registered recently. While the 30-scrip BSE benchmark index settled 0.6 per cent lower at 36,323, the NSE Nifty

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Mumbai: After reaching new landmarks in the last couple of trading sessions, the key Indian equity indices are likely to witness another eventful week, with major quarterly earnings and a key macro-economic data point, the Wholesale Price Index, due in the next few days. According to market observers, further developments in the ongoing trade

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Brent crude rose 88 cents to settle at $75.33 a barrel, a 1.18 per cent gain.

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) increased the prices of petrol and diesel for the third straight day on Saturday. According to the rate chart of IOC (Indian Oil Corporation), petrol is now being sold at Rs. 76.95 per litre in Delhi and Rs. 84.33 per litre in Mumbai. Petrol

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Axis and Kotak Mahindra offer up to 7.1% and 6% respectively on digital zero minimum balance accounts.

These days leading banks offer the facility of opening savings accounts instantly via internet on mobile or desktops. The largest lender of the country, State Bank of India, has been offering two such savings accounts, which can be opened via its

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Aadhaar number is a 12-digit personal identification issued by the UIDAI.

If you have your Aadhaar registered mobile number you can check your Aadhaar update history, said UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) in a tweet. Aadhaar number is a 12-digit personal identification issued by the UIDAI. The Aadhaar update history shows details of

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On Thursday, official data showed retail inflation rising to a five-month high of 5% in June.

Mumbai: Brokerage BNP Paribas today said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will go for another 0.25 per cent hike in key policy rates at its August monetary policy review, a day after an official data showed retail inflation rising to a five-month high of 5

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IDBI Bank is grappling with gross non-performing assets rising to Rs 55,600 crore at the end of Q4

New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation's board board approved acquisition of up to 51 per cent stake in IDBI Bank by the insurance major, Economic Affairs Secretary SC Garg said on Monday.

Now the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

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Petrol prices in Kolkata and Chennai are at Rs. 79.61 per litre and Rs. 79.87 per litre respectively.

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) kept the petrol and diesel prices unchanged on Sunday after hiking them for three consecutive days. According to the rate chart of IOC (Indian Oil Corporation), petrol is being sold at Rs. 76.95 per litre in Delhi and

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1.7 to 3 million jobs could have been created by the construction sector alone in FY18.

Twenty-two million jobs have been created during 2014-2017, with 13 million new jobs in 2017 alone, according to a report. Surjit Bhalla, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) and the author of the report, says that the goals of the

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Wholesale inflation for the month of June stood at 5.77 per cent against 4.43 per cent of May and 0.90 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year, according to official data released on Monday. 

The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 1.1 per cent to 141.7 (provisional) from 140.1 (provisional) for the month of June due to

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InidiGo Sale: The travel period of the offer starts on July 25, 2018 and ends on October 8, 2018

Budget carrier IndiGo has extended its promotional offer till July 15, 2018, said the airline on its official website -- indigo.in. Under the offer, IndiGo is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 1,212. The travel

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New Delhi: India's exports soared by 17.57 per cent to $27.7 billion in June but the trade deficit widened to a more than three-and a-half-year high of $16.6 billion due to costlier crude oil imports. Imports too rose by 21.31 per cent to $44.3 billion during the month, according to the data released by the commerce ministry. The trade deficit in

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Market Updates: The S-P BSE Sensex opened at 36,658.71 while the Nifty 50 started at 11,018.95.

The domestic stock markets opened the first day of the week on Monday on a slightly negative note following weak global cues. The S-P BSE Sensex opened at 36,658.71 while the Nifty 50 started at 11,018.95, before extending their losses. At 9:43

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Reliance Jio offers unlimited calling and 25 GB of data per month under Rs. 199 postpaid plan.

Bharti Airtel recently revamped its postpaid plans. It has increased data benefits and added a host of other services to take on rival telecom operators. After offering a number of prepaid recharge plans, telecom companies are now offering postpaid plans

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Sovereign gold likewise slipped by Rs 100 to Rs 24,700 per piece of eight grams.Gold costs wandered even more lower by Rs 95 to Rs 31,115 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Friday, extending its succumb to the fourth straight day, tracking a weak international pattern amid fall in demand from local jewellers, reported news firm Press Trust of India.
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Petrol, diesel prices are revised everyday on the basis of global crude oil prices.

Petrol and diesel prices were slashed with effect from 6 am on Monday, according to the website of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest fuel retailer in the country. One litre of petrol was being sold in New Delhi for Rs 76.84, in Kolkata for Rs 79.51, in

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In January, Sebi barred Price Waterhouse from auditing listed companies in India for two years.

Mumbai: Capital market regulator has proposed amendments to tighten laws governing auditors and other third-party individuals hired by listed companies for auditing financial results, among other things. The Kotak Committee, formed to come up with

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Infosys shares closed 1.12% greater at Rs 1,309.10 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). IT major Infosys posted a net earnings of Rs 3,612 crore, 2.1 per cent lower than Rs. 3,690 crore in the last quarter, the business stated on Friday. On a year-on-year basis, the net earnings increased by 3.7 per cent as it had actually reported a net earnings of Rs 3,483
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