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GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 899 in a limited-period sale. The sale - for which bookings are open till June 23 - is valid for travel between July 1 and September 30, 2019. Additionally, customers can

Union Budget is an annual financial statement of estimated receipts and expenditures of Government of India. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full-year Budget for 2019-20 on July 5. It will be the first budget of the Prime Minister

Airlines are offering discounts on bookings and have introduced new flights. National carrier Air India has announced new domestic and international flights. Private carrier Vistara has come up with a sale on domestic flight tickets and announced new flights. IndiGo,

Gold prices on Thursday surged by Rs 280 to cross Rs 34,000-mark, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. The price of yellow metal rose to Rs 34,020 per ten grams. Tracking gold, silver rates too increased by Rs 710 to Rs 39,060 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

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 time. FDs are offered by commercial banks, post offices, small finance banks and non-banking financial companies. According to experts, FDs are one of the safest investment options. This

The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes came off intraday highs paced by losses in Indiabulls Housing Finance, Yes Bank, Hero MotoCorp, UPL and Tata Motors. Earlier in the day, the benchmarks opened higher and the Sensex advanced nearly 400 points and the

After racking up $59 billion of net debt to survive a brutal war in the world's second-biggest phone-services market, some of country's billionaires are bracing for more as their next battle looms: 5G.

India seeks to raise $84 billion this year from a sale of airwaves -- most of it for the latest technology tipped to revolutionize connectivity --

Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (HDFC) on Wednesday said it will buy a 51.2 per cent stake in Apollo Hospital Group's joint venture, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company for Rs 1,347 crore ($193.40 million).

German reinsurance company Munich Re, which

India's monsoon has progressed more slowly than usual after hitting Kerala nearly a week late. Monsoon rains have been 44 per cent lower-than-average so far in June, delaying the sowing of summer-sown crops and raising concerns that parts of the country could face a worsening drought.

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The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes staged a sharp upmove in today's session led by gains in ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Larsen - Toubro, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Maruti Suzuki. The Sensex and Nifty opened lower but staged a strong recovery on the back of buying interest in auto, banking, capital

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for lifting the income threshold on which highest income rate of 30 per cent is applied under the current income tax structure. In the Pre-Budget Memorandum, industry body FICCI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on private sector lender HDFC Bank for violating norms related to know your customer (KYC), anti-money laundering and reporting of frauds.

"This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to

Breaking their 13-day losing streak, shares of the grounded-carrier Jet Airways surged more than triple in the intraday trade from a record low on Thursday. On the NSE, Jet Airways share price rose to Rs 82.75 from the record low of Rs 26.55 registered during the session. The scrip settled 122 per cent up at Rs 73.55 from its previous close of Rs

Are you aware that you can download a digital copy of your Aadhaar card on a device (personal computer, mobile phone etc.) The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India - the issuer of the 12-digit personal identification number under

European financial leaders on Tuesday vowed vigilance after Facebook announced it was diving into the cryptocurrency market, as analysts warned the social media giant could face major regulatory questions.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, whose government initiated a new tax on digital giants like Facebook that has angered the United

The rupee gave up most of the day's gains after rising by as much as 21 paise against the US dollar on Thursday. The rupee opened higher at 69.47 against the greenback, against its previous close of 69.68, but retreated to 69.67 mark in afternoon trade. S

After a rally of about 10 per cent in stocks over the past year, the nation's second-biggest life insurer has one message for investors: it's time to take some profit.

"It's time to take some money out of equities because valuations are looking

Shares of the debt-laden Jet Airways extended decline to 13th session in a row and fell as much as 28.18 per cent after yesterday's 41 per cent decline to hit fresh all-time low of Rs 29.05 on the BSE. On the National Stock Exchange, the stock slumped 29.38 per cent to record low of Rs

India's benchmark 10-year bond yields dropped to their lowest in 20 months on Thursday after the Federal Reserve - the US central bank - signalled possible interest rate cuts later this year, while buying from state-run banks also aided.

The benchmark 10-year

The S-P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 Indexes ended today's volatile session marginally higher led by gains in HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Tata Steel. However, losses in IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, Indiabulls Housing Finance and Mahindra - Mahindra capped the upside for the benchmarks. The benchmarks witnessed heightened

Buying across sectors - led by banking and metal stocks - pushed the markets higher

Domestic stock markets recovered early losses to trade in the positive territory on Thursday, amid a positive trend in global markets after the US central bank hinted at a reduction in interest rates going forward. The

Gold prices rose marginally by Rs 20 to Rs 33,740 per 10 grams on Wednesday, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. Similarly, silver prices gained by Rs 130 to Rs 38,350 per kg. The increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers mainly pushed up silver prices, traders were quoted as saying

India has just a few days left to witness the first Union Budget of the re-elected NDA government and the first ever presentation of the country's financial statement by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Experts say growth in the real estate sector seems stagnant and immediate solutions are not expected, however the government is urged to

Maharashtra has identified a new site for the planned $44 billion oil refinery that state-run firms are building with Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.

The new site in Maharashtra would be at Raigad district, about 100 kms (62 milies) south of the country's financial capital

Even as the fate of India's shadow banks swings precariously between unexpected defaults and sudden downgrades, there's trouble brewing in another unlit corner of finance.

Exotic funds, designed for wealthy investors, have grown to $40 billion from nothing in just seven years, expanding by 71% in the 12 months through March. Since September, when

Ahead of the maiden budget of his second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday brainstormed with top bureaucrats of finance and other ministries to finalise the government's 100-day agenda with a focus to revive the sagging economy and

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the state of the economy and discussed various Budget-related suggestions and proposals at a meeting with financial sector regulators here on Wednesday. Ms Sitharaman will present the first budget of the Modi 2.0 government on July 5 against the backdrop of India's economy hitting a five-year

Deposit in a PPF account qualifies for deduction under Section 80 C of Income Tax Act.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday permitted stock exchanges with commodity derivative segment to introduce futures on commodity indices.

The market regulator said that it has now decided "to permit recognized stock exchanges with