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IRCTC Offers Enticing Packages This Summer On Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Nilgiri Mountain Railway take tourists to Ooty and Coonoor

IRCTC Tourism provides several packages from time to time. Currently, they offer four different packages for the ones who are keen to savor the lush green beauty of
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Should you go for Dividend Or Systematic Withdrawal Plan Option

Many fund houses usually offer SWP in two options.

From the start of this financial year, dividend payouts from equity mutual funds have lost their tax-free status. Till March 31, 2018, dividends distributed by equity-oriented
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Mumbai: Even as the economy grows, job layoffs continue to remain a "commonplace" with the automation prone information technology industry employees experiencing more pain than the others, a report said today.

The report comes amid fears of 'jobless growth' being witnessed in the country at present.

"Even as the economy improves, layoffs - due to

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Martin Sorrell Quits As Head Of World's Biggest Ad Group WPP

WPP said the investigation against Martin Sorrel had concluded

London: Martin Sorrell, who built WPP into the world's biggest advertising agency through 33 years of deal making, quit on Saturday after an allegation of personal misconduct. The departure of the CEO who built a two-man outfit into one of Britain's biggest companies with 200,000 staff
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Coinsecure Offers Rs 2 Crore Bounty For Help To Recover Stolen Bitcoins

The bitcoins that have been compromised are 438.31859715 in number.

Coinsecure that reportedly lost nearly $3 million worth bitcoins (around Rs 20 crore in Indian currency) announced a bounty of 10% for any help towards the recovery of the stolen bitcoins. "We are happy to issue a bounty of 10% to the community for
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Foreign Exchange Reserves Touch A Record High Of $424.86 Billion

The special drawing rights with IMF declined by $10 million to $1.534 billion.

Mumbai: The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $503.6 million to touch a life-time high of $424.864 billion in the week to April 6, aided by increase in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank said today.

In the previous week, the reserves had surged by $1.828

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Bhim App Users Eligible For Cashbacks Worth Rs 750 Every Month

Bhim App offers Rs 51 cashback on completing first financial transaction

In order to woo more customers to use the Bhim App, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-led United Payment Interface (UPI) application BHIM
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Diamond Firm Showed Inflated Turnover To Procure Rs 2,650 Crore Loans

DPIL is accused of cheating various banks to the tune of Rs 2,654 crore

The Income Tax (I-T) department's ongoing searches at the premises of Vadodara-based firm DPIL have revealed that its promoters obtained loans by showing a
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Infosys Forecasts Revenue To Rise By 6% To 8% In FY19

Infosys' net profit rose 2.4% to Rs 3,690 crore.

Infosys on Friday forecast its revenue in the current fiscal year would rise by 6 to 8 percent as India's second-biggest software services exporter said it would pay shareholders a
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Debt Mutual Funds: All 16 Types Of Fixed Income Financial Assets

Liquid mutual funds (MFs) are the ones with maturity of upto 91 days only

In order to bring uniformity in the mutual fund industry's investment options, the markets regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in October
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EPFO Subscribers To Be Able To Change Equity Exposure Of PF Accounts

The EPFO body had sold ETFs worth Rs 2,500 crore in March this year

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers may soon have an option to increase or decrease investments out of their provident fund into stocks through exchange trade funds (ETF). In a meeting of Employees' Provident Fund
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March Exports Fall 0.7%, Trade Gap Widens

Trade deficit for the year ending in March widens to $156.8 billion from $105.72 billion in last.

New Delhi: Merchandise exports fell for the first time in five months in March and the trade deficit widened amid concerns over global trade and US moves to review a programme allowing duty-free imports of goods.

The US Trade Representative's Office

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Buying Gold On Akshaya Tritiya Follow These Tips For a Good Deal

Before buying any gold jewellery remember to check the hallmark

New Delhi: Buying something as precious as gold is an investment in itself, so don't forget to assess its purity and compare your discounts, especially during the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya which is considered as one of the most auspicious days to buy gold in India, suggest experts.

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Facebook CEO's Compensation Soars To $8.9 Million As Security Costs Jump

Mark Zuckerberg's security expenses climbed to $7.3 million in 2017 from $4.9 million

Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's compensation rose 53.5 percent to $8.9 million in 2017, a regulatory filing showed on Friday,
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Mumbai: Fortis Healthcare Ltd said on Friday Malaysia's IHH Healthcare Berhad has offered to buy the company at Rs 160 ($2.45) per share, paving the way to a better bid than Manipal Hospitals.

Manipal Hospitals Enterprises Pvt Ltd offered to buy Fortis, which is among the country's largest hospital operators, at Rs 155 per share earlier this week.

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Infosys To Hold Analysts' Meet On April 23, May Unveil New Strategy

Infosys reported a 2.4 per cent rise in the March quarter net profit

New Delhi: Infosys on Saturday announced it will hold an analysts' meet on April 23 in Mumbai where the Bengaluru-based outsourcing giant is expected to unveil its new strategy. The IT major on Friday reported a 2.4 per cent rise in the March quarter net profit and projected
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Airtel Postpaid Plans: Rs 399 Vs Rs 499 Vs Rs 649 Vs Rs 799 Vs Rs 1,199

The Rs 649 Airtel postpaid plan was recently re-introduced with more data benefits.

Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator of the country, offers five postpaid plans as 'best-selling postpaid plans', according to its website, airtel.in. These postpaid plans of Airtel are priced at Rs 399, Rs 499, Rs 649, Rs
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New Infosys CEO Delivers In His First Quarter, Profit At Rs 3,690 Crore

This is the first full quarterly numbers under Infosys's new CEO, Salil Parekh

Infosys, India's second biggest outsourcer, today reported earnings for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2018. This is the first full quarterly numbers under its new CEO Salil Parekh, who took charge of the Bengaluru-based IT major in
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Air India Privatisation: Pilots Unions To Meet Chairman On Tuesday

The government plans to offload 76 per cent equity share capital in Air India

Mumbai: Air India has called a meeting of its pilot unions in New Delhi next week to discuss about the proposed strategic disinvestment amid opposition from other employee unions. On April 5, Air India chairman and managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola had held a
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Indigo Announces New Flights Between Hyderabad and Rajahmundry

Indigo is offering flights from Hyderabad to Rajamundry from June 7, 2018

Budget carrier Indigo recently announced non-stop four daily flights between Hyderabad and Rajahmundry from June 7, 2018. Country's largest airline
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Gold Loses Rs 32,000 Mark, Silver Sheds Rs 250: 5 Things To Know

Gold is often used as store of value in times of political and financial uncertainty, and vice-versa

Gold prices declined by Rs 350 per 10 grams in Delhi on Friday, hurt by a fall in local demand despite a rise in global prices,
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How To Invest In Atal Pension Yojana For A Monthly Pension Of Rs 5,000

One can start investing in APY scheme between 18 and 40 years of age

Rs 5,000 per month. If that is the pension you desire after turning 60, you can take two routes - either invest Rs 210 per month for 42 years or invest Rs 1,454
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Post Office Saving Schemes: 5 Key Things To Know

Small saving schemes offer income tax benefits up to an investment of Rs 1,50,000.

Post office saving schemes are among the most popular small saving schemes of the country. India Post or the Department of Posts offers nine small saving schemes: Savings Account, Recurring Deposit Account (RD), Time Deposit Account
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Rs 20 Crore Of Bitcoins Stolen In India's Biggest Cryptocurrency Heist

Around 438 bitcoins were siphoned off to an unknown destination on the internet, said Coinsecure.

New Delhi: Coinsecure, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange, said nearly $3 million or Rs 19,57,05,000 were stolen from its bitcoin wallet, the biggest reported so far in the country's fledgling virtual currency market.

The theft is expected to further

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Reliance Jio Raises About $500 Million Via Samurai Loan

The seven-year term loan is guaranteed by Jio's parent company Reliance Industries

New Delhi: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom unit of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), said it has raised 53.5 billion yen ($498.5 million) through a loan from Japanese banks.

The seven-year term loan is guaranteed by Jio's parent company and will be used to fund

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Infosys Looking To Sell Vishal Sikka's Acquisitions

Infosys expects to complete the sale of the units bought during Mr Sikka's tenure by March 2019.

Mumbai/Bengaluru: Infosys forecast healthy revenue growth on Friday as its new chief executive moved to put his stamp on the country's second-largest IT services firm with a new set of strategic priorities and plans to unwind deals done by his
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Investing Like This Wealth Fund May Help You Make Money, Says Author

Norway's sovereign wealth fund tends to always buy stocks, even when markets are low.

Oslo: Norway's sovereign wealth fund has lessons for retail investors according to a book out this week: Think long-term, don't sell when stocks markets go down and be mindful of your home biases.

The fund invests revenues from the Nordic country's oil and gas

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Fixed Deposit Rates Of Small Finance Banks Stay Ahead Of SBI's

The interest rate offered by ESAF finance bank ranges between 5.75% and 8%

As the fixed deposit (FD) interest rates offered by State Bank of India (SBI) and other mainstream banking corporations hover around 6.4% (for one-year deposits), there are small finance banks such as ESAF Small Finance Bank that continue to
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How Aadhaar Is Beneficial For Pensioners

Recently, the government extended the deadline to link Aadhaar card number with PAN card to June 30

Getting a life certificate is easier with Aadhaar-based Jeevan Praman, said the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India
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2 GB Data Per Day Prepaid Recharge Plans: Airtel Vs Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio and Airtel offer prepaid recharge plans that spoil the consumer for choices.

Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel and Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio offer competitive prepaid recharge plans. Both the telecom operators offer packs that spoil the consumer for choices. Airtel, the largest telecom operator of
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