SBI e-auction: State Bank of India is offering over 1,000 residential or commercial properties for sale.

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest bank as per asset size, is offering residential and commercial properties through e-auction (SBI e-auction). SBI, from time to time, lists mortgage properties such as residential properties and

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Petrol, diesel price today: Oil marketing companies review the fuel rates on a daily basis

Petrol prices were revised while diesel rates were kept unchanged on Monday. With effect from 6 am, petrol prices were at Rs 72.98 per litre in Delhi and Rs 78.55 per litre in Mumbai, according to Indian Oil Corporation. Diesel rates stood at Rs 66.26 per li

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Low-cost carrier and top rival SpiceJet appears to be making the most of the crisis at Jet Airways. Spicejet is now hiring engineers and pilots at much lower pay than their current salaries at the financially-troubled Jet. Industry sources told IANS that pilots from Jet Airways are being asked to take salary cuts of 25-30 per cent while

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The rupee on Friday had closed 25 paise lower at 69.17 to the US dollar.

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The rupee on Monday declined by 25 paise to close at 69.42 against the US dollar as forex traders turned cautious in a holiday-truncated week. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex), the domestic currency opened at 69.07 a dollar and fell further to touch the day's

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Indian Oil, the country's largest fuel retailer, supplies LPG (cooking gas) under brand Indane

LPG or liquefied petroleum gas prices have been increased twice so far this calendar year. In Delhi, the price of non-subsidised LPG has been hiked by Rs 5 per cylinder from April 1 compared with the previous month, while that of subsidised LPG by 25

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Oil-marketing companies increased the prices of petrol and diesel across the four metro cities on Sunday. Petrol is priced at Rs. 72.92 per litre in New Delhi, Rs. 74.94 per litre in Kolkata, Rs.78.49 per litre in Mumbai and Rs. 75.68 per litre in Chennai, according to state-run Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) website, iocl.com. Petrol prices were

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The IMD forecast raised expectations of higher farm and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy

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The country is likely to receive average monsoon rains this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The forecast raised expectations of higher farm and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy, where half

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NSC offers a return of 8 per cent, which is compounded annually but payable at maturity.

India Post or Department of Posts, the postal system of the country, provides a range of services. India Post, which has a network of over 1.5 lakh post offices across the country, offers several savings schemes with different interest rates. Interest rates on

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Jio offers two sachet packs, which are priced at Rs 19 and Rs 52.

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio offers a host of prepaid recharge plans, ranging up to Rs 9,999. These recharge plan offers 1.5 GB per day data to 5 GB per day high-speed data, according to Jio's official website- jio.com. The data offered by Jio on these recharge packs is unlimited

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Tata Motors was top gainer in the Nifty 50 basket of shares.

Indian equity benchmarks rose for third day in a row paced by gains in Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Tata Steel. The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes opened higher and traded on a firm note in today's trade as information technology,

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The debt-laden airline is now under the management of a consortium of lenders led by SBI

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Rajshree Pathy, an independent director of the crisis-hit Jet Airways' has resigned from the post, the company said on Sunday.

Ms Pathy resigned with effect from April 13, according to a regulatory filing by the airline.

"This is to inform that Rajshree

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TDR filing is meant for the people who did not travel by train they booked the ticket.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the e-ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, offers passengers the facility of filing a TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) for cancellation of e-tickets. TDR is meant for people who do not undertake a train

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Fixed deposit interest rates are subject to change from time to time.

A fixed deposit (FDs) is a secure financial instrument offered by banks, post offices, small finance banks, non-banking financial companies which fetch guaranteed returns. In a fixed deposit account, money can be invested for a higher rate of interest than savings accounts. One

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Vodafone Idea is offering 2,000 crore shares at a price of Rs 12.50 apiece.

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As telecom major Vodafone Idea (VIL) opened its rights issue on Wednesday for the next two weeks with an aim to raise Rs 25,000 crore, sector experts say the fund would not be enough for the company given its high debt and the highly-competitive market.

In the

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Existing SBI saving account can also be converted to salary accounts, according to the lender.

State Bank of India or SBI offers the facility of opening a salary package account, which is a special savings account offered to salaried customers. According to SBI's website- sbi.co.in, a salary package account

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Changes in income tax return form are applicable for filing income tax for assessment year 2019-20.

The Income Tax Department has made certain changes to the income tax return forms (ITR Forms). Seven forms used for filing of income tax returns - ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-5, ITR-6 and ITR-7 - now ask for more information from the assessees.

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Institutions such as post offices also offer the facility of recurring deposit account.

Recurring Deposit (RD) is a kind of term deposit under which one needs to deposit a fixed amount at fixed interval, which generates interest income. Unlike a fixed deposit (FD) account, in which a lump-sum amount is locked in for a defined period against a fixed

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Customers can avail fixed deposits from a minimum of seven days to 10 years.

Fixed Deposits (FD), also known as term deposit (TD), is an interest-bearing account that has a specified date of maturity. The funds in these accounts are held for a fixed term, and guarantee a return of principal. Customers can avail fixed deposits from a minimum of

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Annual wholesale price inflation in March accelerated to 3.18 per cent, its highest in three months, government data showed on Monday, boosted by a jump in the prices of food and fuel products.

The wholesale price inflation was in line with the forecast by economists in a poll by news agency Reuters, and higher than provisional 2.93 per cent in

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The prime factor behind the surge in gold prices was the dovish outlook of Federal Reserve, said experts

Mumbai: 

Trade tension between the US and China, uncertainty around Brexit and slowdown concerns have prompted investors globally to look for safe investments, one of which has traditionally been gold.

In this backdrop, experts say that gold

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Mr Bawa has been arrested under Section 447 of the Companies Act.

Former IL-FS Financial Services CEO Ramesh Bawa was arrested by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the investigating arm of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, on Friday, after the Supreme Court refused to grant him protection from apprehension.  The matter relates to a

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Jet Airways' employees staged a protest in Mumbai demanding that the airline be saved from shutting down

Jet Airways' pilots appealed to the State Bank of India to release funds to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore for the airline, trade union National Aviator's Guild said on Monday, according to news agency Press

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The penalty varies according to various factors such as the location of branch.

Regular savings bank accounts require customers to maintain a certain average monthly balance (AMB). Leading banks such as State Bank of India (SBI), Canara Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have fixed their monthly average balance requirements according to the location of

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Emerging market economies also remain exposed to financial market volatility, Mr Das said.

Mumbai: 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will remain vigilant and strive to revive growth in Asia's third-largest economy, as well as pushing to maintain macroeconomic, financial and price stability, its governor said in a speech on Friday.

India lost momentum

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TCS share price: The stock rose as much as 3.65% to hit an intraday high of Rs 2,088 apiece on the NSE

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares jumped as much as 4 per cent on Monday, after the company beat analysts' estimates of its quarterly profit. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), TCS share price rose as much as 3.65 per cent to hit an

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Firms such as RIL, Wipro and HDFC Bank are expected to announce their results in the coming week.

Domestic equity market is expected to face a volatile week ahead as the ongoing general election season progresses and India Inc comes out with fourth quarter (Q4) earning numbers.

"India VIX (volatility index) has climbed above 20 levels anticipating

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GoAir's offer comes amid rising competition among the airlines operating in country's aviation market.

GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive ticket price of Rs 1,375 in a limited-period sale, according to airline's official website - goair.in. Bookings under this sale can be made till April 17, 2019. The travel

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Stock market updates: Gains in metal, FMCG and auto stocks pushed the benchmark equity indexes higher

Domestic stock markets started the week on a higher note tracking advances in Asian peers. The S-P BSE Sensex rose as much as 111.79 points to 38,878.90, and the NSE Nifty moved to 11,677.40, up 33.95 points from the previous close. Gains in

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Jet airways news: Jet Airways has been forced to shrink its operating fleet due to financial troubles.

The 2019 summer holiday travel season is expected to be marred by high air fares as debt-ridden Jet Airways gradually truncates flight operations, experts said. Even though the airline, lenders and the government are still hopeful of a revival,

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Jet Airways is operating less than 50 domestic flights per day.

Cash-strapped Jet Airways will fly six to seven aircraft on both days this weekend on domestic routes, Aviation Secretary P S Kharola said Friday.

He also said the airline has been told to ensure that passenger issues are taken into consideration while it deals with the situation.

It has

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