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After two days of price cut, petrol prices on Saturday were slashed for the third straight day. Petrol prices in metro cities came down between 9 to 13 paise a litre. In Delhi, the prices were slashed by 9 paise, in Kolkata by 9 paise, in Mumbai, the
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One of the ways to be financially prepared against uncertain health risks is by buying health insurance.

With the constant increasing prices of healthcare in our country, and with the ever rising instances of diseases, health insurance today is a
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Entities going for IPO can announce the price band two days before commencement of the offer

Mumbai: Regulator Sebi on Thursday decided to amend the norms governing initial public offers (IPO), takeovers and buybacks as well as harmonise shareholding patterns in market infrastructure institutions and cap the tenure of managing directors at stock
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Air India also unveiled new uniforms for its airline staff.

Soon after shelving the failed privatization plan, the debt-laden Air India is showing signs of resilience with the top management geared to spruce up its business and first class cabins on
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New Delhi: India made its first official move to clampdown against big bank loan defaulters under a new law as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a court against Vijay Mallya seeking to declare him a 'fugitive offender' and to confiscate assets worth Rs 12,500 crore.

ED filed an application before a Mumbai court under the recently promulgated

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Savings account interest rates: State Bank of India (SBI) offers up to 4%; Suryoday offers up to 7.5%.

Leading banks of the country such as State Bank of India (SBI) are also among the most popular ones. However, small finance banks such as Suryoday,
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Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone offer unlimited data and calling benefits in their prepaid recharge plans.

In the telecom market, companies have almost spoilt the consumer for choices. Unlimited data and unlimited calling benefits were never this cheap.
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Panama Papers leak cases have led to the detection of undisclosed wealth of Rs 792 crore

In a series of tweets, the income tax (I-T) department and finance ministry on Thursday clarified that proper investigation, followed by a strict action will be
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Ravindra Marathe was named Bank of Maharashtra's CEO in September 2016.

Mumbai: The chief executive of state-run Bank of Maharashtra sanctioned a Rs 10 crore ($1.5 million) loan to a real estate firm which had defaulted on payments to investors, according to a court document on the latest probe into loan fraud at Indian banks. Police arrested the
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SBI's mobile app YONO enables users to open an Insta Savings account without visiting a bank branch

SBI or State Bank of India offers several types of bank accounts that don't require any minimum balance to be maintained by the customer every month.
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Vodafone India revised all its postpaid recharge plans by increasing data benefits.

To counter Reliance Jio's new venture into postpaid segment, Vodafone India revised all its postpaid recharge plans by increasing data benefits, along with other
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Avoid taking risks and travel without hassles by buying a travel insurance cover.

Travel today has become an inevitable part of our lives - both personal and professional. Since time immemorial, humans have had this urge to explore and travel. Today,
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SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank has set different minimum balance requirements of their customers

Banking majors SBI (State Bank of India), ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank charge their customers a penalty fee for non-maintenance of the minimum stipulated
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Vistara is offering up to 50 per cent discount on business class flight tickets under its 'Amazing Business Class' sale offer, informed the carrier in a tweet posted on its official handle-  @airvistara. Vistara's new offer is available only on select
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One should refrain from driving the vehicle when the car is not covered under insurance

In case your car insurance has expired, you should immediately take steps to get the vehicle insured. One must be aware that driving a car uninsured is illegal in
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Fixed deposits (FDs) offer higher interest rates as compared to savings accounts.

Bank fixed deposits (FDs) offer compelling interest rates. Fixed deposits require you make a lump-sum investment for a pre-specified tenure and enable you to earn a fixed
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Fresh foreign capital inflows took the local currency higher today.

The Indian rupee gained by 19 paise to open at 67.79 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday. The surge in Indian rupee came due to increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. The US dollar slipping from an 11-month

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Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said on Thursday it will initiate action against entities and individuals following an investigation at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) into whether high frequency traders were getting unfair access to some network servers at the exchange.

"We have taken a view what is to be done, and

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Logo of Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries is seen at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna.

VIENNA: OPEC agreed on Friday on a modest increase in oil production from July after its leader Saudi Arabia persuaded arch-rival Iran to cooperate
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IRDA has formulated guidelines to regulate insurance policies.

Two-wheelers are one of the most ideal travel options for people travelling shorter distances. Considered as one of the most convenient modes of transport, it is also preferred by people
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Interest rates on bank fixed deposit accounts are higher than those on savings bank accounts.

Fixed deposits (FDs) are savings instruments that offer attractive interest rates for a particular amount of money that is invested for a fixed period of
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Senior citizen saving and sukanya samriddhi schemes offer interest rates of 8.3% and 8.1% respectively.

Post offices offer a total of nine saving schemes that offer varying interest rates from 4 per cent to 8.3 per cent. Two of these nine post office
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OPEC started withholding supply in 2017 to prop up prices.

Singapore: Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent in early Asian trading on Friday, pushed up by uncertainty over whether OPEC would manage to agree a production increase at a meeting in Vienna later in the day. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $74.07
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The licensing rights have been granted for a period of 33 years.

New Delhi: The Connaught, a premium hotel in Lutyen's Delhi, was successfully acquired by Tata's Indian Hotel Company Limited (IHCL) in an e-auction conducted by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today. "The successful bidder is the Taj group which will pay 31.80 per cent of the
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Increased buying by local jewellers at domestic spot market also supported the uptrend.

Snapping two-day slide, gold prices on Friday trimmed higher by Rs 15 to Rs 31,585 per 10 grams at the bullion market. Firm trend overseas, coupled with pick-up in buying by the local jewelers led to the rise in gold prices today. Globally, gold rose by 0.09 per
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The S-P BSE Sensex opened on a flat note at 35,428 points, while NSE's Nifty also traded flat at 10,742.70. However, the market indices edged up in the afternoon trade. At 1.07 pm, Sensex traded 42 points, or 0.12 percent higher, to trade at
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Gold silver prices today: In the national capital, gold of 99.9%and 99.5% purity fell by Rs 145 each.

New Delhi: Gold prices tumbled Rs 145 to Rs 31,570 per 10 grams at the bullion market today on fall in demand from local jewellers and retailers amid a weak trend overseas, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). Gold on Wednesday fell by
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Both the Sensex and Nifty posted fifth straight weekly gains.

The stock markets closed Friday's session on a positive note, with S-P BSE Sensex soaring 257.21 points. BSE Sensex rose 0.73 per cent and closed at 35,689.60. The Nifty50 index rose 80.75 points or 0.75 per cent and settled at 10,821.85.

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Petrol prices on Friday were slashed between 14-18 paise a litre. In Delhi, prices were cut by 14 paise to Rs 76.02, while in Mumbai the petrol prices were brought down by 18 paise a litre, information on the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) revealed. At the same time, Kolkata and Chennai saw the petrol price cut by 13
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Airtel's prepaid recharge plan priced at Rs. 499 offers 2 GB per day data for a period of 82 days.

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio offers a host of recharge plans. Recently, it also overhauled most of its prepaid recharge plans. To counter Jio's
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