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Fixed Deposit (FD) Interest Rate Comparison: Banks change FD interest rates from time to time.

Bank fixed deposits or bank FDs are considered a secure form of investment. When you invest money in a fixed deposit, banks guarantee the rate of annual return on the investment. FD returns are not linked to market volatility. So, even if markets

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The decline was due to a fall in food prices and smaller increases in fuel costs.

Retail inflation rate fell to 2.05 per cent in January from a year earlier, its lowest since June 2017, government data showed on Tuesday.

The decline was due to a fall in food prices and smaller increases in fuel costs.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast January's

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The profit figure lagged analysts' estimate of a profit of Rs 407 crore, according to Refinitiv data.

Aluminium producer Hindalco Industries posted a 34.4 per cent drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by increase in input costs, mainly of coal and furnace oil.

Standalone net profit after tax was Rs 247 crore ($34.87 million) in the quarter

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Sun Pharma share price today: The stock rose more than 4% in intraday trade during Wednesday's session

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries shares jumped more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, a day after the drug maker reported strong quarterly earnings. The share price of Sun Pharma advanced as much as 4.2 per cent on the National Stock Exchange to touch Rs

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INR Vs USD: On Monday, the rupee had ended at 71.18 against the dollar.

Registering sixth straight session of gain, rupee strengthened by 48 paise to close at one-month high of 70.70 against the dollar on Tuesday, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). In the six trading sessions, the rupee has gained 110

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Reliance Jio provides five prepaid recharge options for its customers using JioPhone devices. The five recharge packs offered by Reliance Jio Infocomm - the provider of telecom services under brand Jio - for use are priced from Rs 49 to Rs 594. Each one of these recharge packs, meant to be used with the company's 4G-enabled JioPhone devices, of

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The markets rose after positive macroeconomic data fueled hopes of another rate cut by the central bank

Domestic equity benchmark indexes erased gains paced by declines in Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil, GAIL India and Bharat Petroleum. The S-P BSE Sensex fell as much as 341 points from day's highest level to 36,035 and the NSE Nifty 50 index

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The decline was due to a fall in food prices and smaller increases in fuel costs.

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Consumer prices rose at a milder pace than anticipated in January and remained below the Reserve Bank of India's target for a sixth straight month, strengthening views it could again cut the key interest rate at its next policy review in April.

Annual retail

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Income tax: Section 80C allows tax payers to save Rs 1.5 lakh per annum.

Income tax assessees can reduce their taxable income by Rs 1.5 lakh a year under Section 80 of the Income Tax Act. This deduction, available to individuals or members of Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), can be claimed against investment in life insurance policies,

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LPG price: The rates have been reduced for three consecutive months

LPG prices have been reduced with effect from this month. While the prices of subsidised LPG cylinders in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai stand cut by 0.3 per cent, non-subsidised priced are around 4.5 per cent lower in February compared

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Consumer inflation had in the previous month slowed to its lowest rate since June 2017

Consumer inflation stood at a provisional 2.05 per cent in January, its lowest level recorded since June 2017, government data showed on Tuesday. That marked a sixth consecutive month in which inflation came in within the central bank's medium-term target. At

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Online food delivery service Swiggy said on Tuesday it was expanding its ambit to include home delivery of essentials such as groceries from brick-and-mortar stores.

Swiggy has tied up with stores to deliver fruits and vegetables, baby care items and health products, it said in a statement.

The new service called 'Swiggy Stores', which will be

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Rationalising the fares of Vande Bharat Express or Train 18, the railways Tuesday said an air-conditioned chair car ticket for a Delhi-Varanasi trip would cost Rs 1,760, instead of Rs 1,850, and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,310, instead of Rs 3,520. On the return journey, the chair car ticket would cost Rs 1,700 and the

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Sovereign, however, remained unaltered at Rs 26,100 per piece of eight grams.

Gold prices fell by Rs 145 to Rs 34,080 per 10 grams at the bullion market Tuesday in sync with a weak global trend amid sluggish demand from local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too drifted down

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IndiGo flight ticket Rs 899 offer: The travel period on the offer starts from February 26, 2019

IndiGo has is offering domestic and international flight tickets starting from an all-inclusive Rs. 899 and Rs. 3,399, respectively in a limited-period offer. IndiGo's offer on flight tickets is valid till February 13, 2019, said the airline on

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Quarterly coal production rose 2.6 per cent year-over-year to 155.97 million tonnes.

Coal India Ltd, the world's biggest coal miner, reported a 50.1 per cent jump in third-quarter profit on Tuesday as it benefited from higher coal production.

Its profit for the three months to December reached Rs 4,567 crore ($646.5 million), compared with Rs 3,043

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Sun Pharmas net profit came in at Rs 1,242 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2018

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, the country's largest drug maker by market value, posted a nearly four-fold jump in quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating analysts' estimates.

Net profit came in at Rs 1,242 crore ($175.45 million) versus Rs 322 crore profit last

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Income tax slabs for assessment year 2020-21: The government maintained status quo on tax rates

The Finance Bill 2019 proposes a full tax rebate on annual personal income up to Rs 5 lakh. This rebate is applicable only if taxable income (after available income tax deductions) stands below Rs 5 lakh in a year, say financial planners. The government

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The bill has a provision for establishment and incorporation of the authority.

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The government on Tuesday introduced a Bill to set up a unified authority for regulating all financial services in international financial services centres (IFSCs) in the country. The International Financial Services Center Authority Bill, 2019 mandates that

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Domestic air traffic is forecast to rise by 14 to 16 per cent in financial year 2020, CAPA India said

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Domestic airlines are poised to cut their cumulative losses by as much as two-thirds in the financial year starting in April, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Tuesday, with airline executives saying ticket prices are finally

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Tata Motors shares fell for second day in a row after the company post market hours on Thursday reported its biggest ever quarterly loss on asset impairment charge for Jaguar Land Rover. Shares of Tata Motors fell as much as 3.63 per cent intraday to Rs 145.80 on top of Friday's 18 per cent slump. In October-December quarter Tata Motors reported

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Gold is the right commodity to allow investments to beat inflation and stay ahead.

Investment in gold is often considered as a means to bring financial security in one's portfolio. This is because traditionally, investing money in gold works as a hedge against inflation over a period of time, say experts. However, looking at the trend of gold rates

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SpiceJet's discount offer cannot be clubbed with any other offer and not applicable on group bookings.

SpiceJet has extended its special sale till February 14, 2019, said the private carrier on microblogging website Twitter. Under the sale, SpiceJet is offering domestic and international flight tickets starting from an all-inclusive Rs. 899 and Rs.

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Share market updates: Top laggards on the 50-scrip index included Mahindra - Mahindra and ONGC

Domestic stock markets continue to trade on a lacklustre note tracking weakness in Asian peers amid trade war concerns. The Sensex declined as much as 237 points to hit 36,309 in morning deals while the Nifty touched 10,857, down 86 points from the

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Paid TV channels can now be subscribed to either in packs or on a-la-carte basis.

Latest regulatory norms could impact your cable TV bill in the coming period. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) latest norms on regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services which kicked in from February 1 will have a direct impact on the

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Domestic equity benchmarks extended losses dragged by weakness in IT, banking and telecom shares ahead of inflation data for the month of January. The S-P BSE Sensex fell 0.66 per cent or 241 points to 36,154 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 0.5 per cent or 57 points to 10,831.

Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock

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Do you have a PAN (Permanent Account Number) card If not, applications for PAN card can be made online. Besides, any request for change or correction in PAN card data as well as reprinting of PAN card (in case of existing PAN) can also be made online, according to Income Tax Department's website - incometaxindia.gov.in. Online PAN applications

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Industrial output in December rose 2.4 per cent from a year earlier, slightly higher than forecast, government data showed on Tuesday.

A poll of economists by news agency Reuters had predicted growth of 2.0 per cent for December.

December's growth was much faster than a downwardly revised 0.3 per cent year-on-year increase in November, the data

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The bench asked the three alleged contemnors to remain present in court on Wednesday.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a contempt notice issued to Reliance Communication (RCom) chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and others on a plea filed by Ericsson India for allegedly not clearing its dues of Rs 550 crore.

Mr Ambani,

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Recurring deposit interest rates, once determined, do not change during the tenure.

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. On maturity, the depositor is paid a lump-sum amount which includes the periodic investments and the interest income

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