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Indian Railways will revamp 14 Rajdhani Trains and 15 Shatabdi Trains under the Project Swarna.

Indian Railways (IR) has upgraded the Dehradun Shatabdi Express to gold standard, said Northern railways on microblogging website -- Twitter. The government had last year announced to revamp 14 Rajdhani Trains and 15 Shatabdi Trains, under the Project

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Sensex, Nifty in Tuesday's session took cues from global peers which dropped in tentative morning trade.

The domestic stock markets turned into the green after starting Tuesday's session on a lower note. At 10 am, the S-P BSE Sensex was at 35,357.29, with a gain of 92.88 points or 0.26 per cent. The Nifty50 benchmark of the National Stock

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Both EPF and PPF are eligible for income tax benefits under Section 80 C of Income Tax Act, 1961.

You must have heard of two types of provident funds - employees 'provident fund or EPF and public provident fund or PPF. EPF is deducted from the salary of salaried individuals while PPF is invested into by citizens. Both help you save on income tax.

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New Delhi: The rupee is currently over-valued by 5-7 per cent, a senior government adviser said on Tuesday, indicating that the Centre is unlikely to support intervening in the market despite the currency shedding close to 7 per cent against the dollar this year. The partially convertible rupee fell to a record low of 69.0950 to the dollar on

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AirAsia's promotional sale requires flyers to make advance bookings.

AirAsia is offering overseas flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 3,999 on select routes under a new promotional sale. AirAsia's 'Fascinating Malaysia' offer is valid on travel till January 31, 2019 and bookings are open till July 8, 2018, according to the

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Forex cover for imports will go down to 9.6 months in FY19 and 8.6 months in FY20, said the report.

Mumbai: The rupee will slide to 70 to a dollar level if portfolio flows do not revive by December, and this may lead the government to raise money by selling bonds to the diaspora again, a report said today. If the foreign portfolio investment flows

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Sensex, Nifty on Tuesday: Nifty50 settled at 10,699.90 mark, with a gain of 42.60 points or 0.40%.

The domestic stock markets ended Tuesday's trading session in the green. The S-P BSE Sensex closed at 35,378.60, up 114.19 points or 0.32 per cent. The broader Nifty50 settled at 10,699.90 mark, with a gain of 42.60 points or 0.40 per cent. Thirty

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Currently, Reliance Jio offers a postpaid plan, called Jio Postpaid, at Rs 199.

Reliance Jio has announced a cashback of Rs 500 to customers purchasing a new JioFi device and a postpaid connection. Reliance Jio, the latest entrant in the telecom sector, will credit the cashback amount of Rs 500 in the postpaid account of eligible customers, the

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Core sector's cumulative growth during April to May, 2018-19 was 4.1%.

Unfavourable base effect, along with lower production of steel, crude oil and cement decelerated India's eight major industries' output in May 2018, official data showed on Monday. According to the Ministry of Commerce - Industry, the Index of Eight Core Industries (ECI) had

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Sovereign gold, however, remained unaltered at Rs 24,800 per piece of eight grams.

Gold prices declined by Rs 40 to Rs 31,360 per 10 grams on Tuesday, driven by a weak trend overseas amid fall in demand from local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). Silver followed suit and shed Rs 50 to Rs 40,300 per kg due to reduced

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Petrol prices in Delhi are the lowest among all metro cities.

Petrol and diesel prices were both unchanged on Tuesday. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept petrol and diesel prices constant across most of the cities for seventh consecutive day. The price of petrol in the national capital today stands at Rs 75.55 a litre and in Mumbai Rs 82.94 a

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Sensex, Nifty: Thirty four stocks on the 50-scrip Nifty index finished in the negative zone

The stock markets started the week on a lower note, with the BSE Sensex falling 159 points to close at 35,264. National Stock Exchange (NSE) benchmark index Nifty shed 57 points to settle at 10,657. The indices were dragged lower by a selloff witnessed in

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July 31 is the last day to file income tax returns for assessment year 2018-19.

July 31 is the last day to file income tax returns for assessment year 2018-19. To avoid last minute rush, it is better to file your income tax return (ITR) well ahead of the July 31 deadline. In fact, the income tax authorities have made it easy for assessees to file

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Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 48,000 crore from Indian markets in the first 6 months of 2018.

The rupee suffered yet another blow on Monday, by falling 34 paise to end at a near five-year low of 68.80 against the US dollar. The fall in the value of the rupee against the greenback came in the midst of weak global trends and concerns on the

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Sovereign gold, however, remained steady at Rs 24,800 per piece of eight grams.

Gold prices shed Rs 20 to Rs 31,400 per ten grams at the bullion market today amid a weak trend overseas and easing demand from local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). Silver also remained under selling pressure and lost Rs 250 at Rs 40,350 per

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Vistara is providing to 50% discount rate on one-way economy class flight tickets.Airlines have come up with rewarding deals on domestic and global flight tickets and are using discounts to draw in more customers. AirAsia India is using domestic flight tickets from Rs. 1,299 under its 'Hot Deals this Monsoon' sale. On the global
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India's budgetary fiscal deficit for the two month period of April and May stood at 55.3%

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday expressed confidence that the government will not only meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent, but it will do even better than that. He said while there were perceptions that the target will not be met, he was

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Vodafone RED Postpaid offers: Bill Guarantee ensures that RED postpaid consumers never get bill shocks.

Vodafone India on Monday revamped its RED postpaid plans assuring customers of the lowest bill guarantee, complimentary mobile insurance, unlimited international roaming benefits, and entertainment content offerings, among others. With the latest

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Cancellation of tickets is permitted for PRS counter tickets in normal circumstances only.

Indian Railways offers the facility of both online and offline ticket cancellation. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation), the online ticketing arm of Indian Railways allows online ticket cancellation. While passengers who book tickets from

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Investors can use past performance of a mutual fund as a starting point for comparing funds, say experts

A mutual fund may have a promising performance history but that does not guarantee handsome returns in future. This is what regulators and financial planners often stress on. Selection of a mutual fund should be on the basis of many factors,

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Airtel Postpaid Plan: In the plan priced at Rs 399 per month, Airtel offers 20 GB data per month

Bharti Airtel, country's largest telecom operator, offers a host of postpaid plans for its subscribers. The telecom operator's plan ranges from Rs 399 to Rs 1,199.  These plans offer unlimited calling and rollover data facility, with many additional

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Work authorization for spouses of H-1B visa holders was provided by former US President Barrack Obama.

The US has yet again missed the deadline to issue a notification on ending the H-4 visas, which are issued to spouses of H-1B visa holders, mostly held by highly-skilled Indian IT professionals. Earlier, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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IRCTC's package also includes visa fees and travel insurance for people below the age of 70 years.

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) Tourism is offering a tour package of four nights and five days to Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. Customers can avail the tour package on five different dates -- September 28,

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In more trouble for Nirav Modi, the Interpol or International Criminal Police Organization has issued a red corner notice (RCN) against the diamond jeweler, accused of a fraud worth Rs 13,500 crore at Punjab National Bank (PNB). Besides Nirav Modi, the international police cooperation agency has also issued a red corner notice against his brother

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Dealers said a flat opening of the equity market also capped the fall today.

The Indian rupee weakened by 16 paise in morning trade on Tuesday to open at 68.96 against the US dollar, reported Press Trust Of India (PTI). The fall in Indian rupee in today's trading is due to sustained capital outflows amid strengthening of the American currency

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The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India has extended the deadline for banks and service providers to deploy systems for processing the Virtual ID (VID). The Aadhaar card-issuing authority had in January this year announced introduction of a 16-digit identification number, called Virtual ID or VID, as an alternative to Aadhaar number

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Orders from global markets rose at the strongest pace since February, said Aashna Dodhia, IHS Markit.

BENGALURU: Factory activity grew at its fastest pace this year in June on robust output driven by solid demand, according to a business survey that also showed input costs increased the most in nearly four years. That points to continued strong

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The bad loans problems are driven largely by infrastructure sectors.

Mumbai: An Indian government panel has suggested creating an asset management company (AMC) to resolve bad loans above 5 billion rupees ($73 million), among steps to clean up the banking sector, the interim finance minister said on Monday. The panel of bankers was formed last

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Mr Basu was the deputy MD of SBI and a former MD and CEO of SBI Life Insurance.

Mumbai: Banking professional Arijit Basu has taken over as a new Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI), an official said on Monday. A deputy MD of the SBI and a former MD and CEO of SBI Life Insurance Co, Basu will be in the post till October 2020 or further

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Rupee (INR) Vs US Dollar (USD): On Friday, the rupee had gained 33 paise to 68.46 against the US dollar.

The Indian rupee strengthened by 13 paise to open at 68.33 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, reported Press Trust Of India (PTI). The movement in forex market is due to increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks

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