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Mr Goyal said even the parts of Tain 18 were manufactured in India.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the indigenously built Train 18 will be called Vande Bharat Express and will run between New Delhi and Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here,

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GoAir Flight Ticket Offer: Bookings under GoAir's sale offer can be made till January 26, 2019.

Budget carrier GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 999 under a special 'Republic Day' sale. GoAir's sale offer is applicable across airline's select 26 destinations, said the airline on its official website-

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Mr Goyal was earlier this week given the additional charge of Finance Ministry.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asked tax officers to refrain from being overzealous in tax administration, while appealing the industry to conduct business ethically. Addressing the Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) officers on the occasion of

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PPF vs NPS Comparison: NPS, PPF account offer financial security to subscribers at a later stage of life.

PPF (Public Provident Fund) account and National Pension System (NPS) account offer financial security to subscribers at a later stage of life. According to SBI's corporate website- sbi.co.in, PPF account provides an investment avenue with

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Interim Budget 2019: Budget is tabled in Parliament by the finance minister.

The government is due to present the interim budget in Parliament on February 1. That will mark the last budget before the general election due by May this year. An interim budget, an annual financial statement of a government's

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IndiGo's new flight offer comes amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector.

IndiGo on Friday announced Istanbul as its 16th international destination. The airline will operate daily non-stop flights between Delhi-Istanbul at a starting price of Rs 23,999, with effect from March 20, 2019, stated the airline in a press release.

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India Post permits cash withdrawals up to Rs 25,000 per day through its ATM card.

India Post or Department of Post offers several types of accounts such as saving account, fixed deposit account, senior citizen savings scheme (SCSS) account and recurring deposit account. The saving account of India Post, which has a network of more than 1.5 lakh

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The interest rates on FDs vary according to separate maturity baskets across different banks.

Fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument provided by banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and post offices. In case of a bank fixed deposit, the annual returns on FDs do not change according to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties.

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Thirty two out of 50 Nifty stocks closed in the negative zone.

Domestic stock markets finished Friday's session on a negative note. The S-P BSE Sensex ended 169.56 points lower, or 0.47 per cent, at 36,025.54 while, NSE's benchmark index Nifty closed at 10,780.55, down 69.25 points or 0.64 per cent from

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Jet Airways is offering up to 50 per cent discount on domestic and international flight tickets.

Amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector, airlines have come up with a host of offers on flight tickets to attract passengers and increase their customer base. National carrier Air India is currently offering domestic and

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The Central government will infuse a fresh equity of Rs 1,500 crore into national passenger carrier Air India early next week, a senior official said on Friday.

According to the senior official from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the amount is a part of second supplementary demands for grants for 2018-19 for gross additional expenditure.

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd posted a 17.2 per cent drop in third-quarter profit on Friday, missing consensus estimate, as rising commodity prices weighed on demand.

Profit for the automaker, majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp, fell to 1,489 crore rupees ($209.65 million) for the three months ended December 31, from 1,799 crore rupees a year e

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Cancellation of e-tickets through internet is permitted only before chart preparation of the train.

The railway administration reserves seats, berths and compartments in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the coaching tariff, said IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) on

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Counsel for NBCC said that total cost of the project would come around Rs 8 crore.

New Delhi: 

The Supreme Court on Friday gave National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) a go-ahead to complete two stalled projects of embattled real estate firm Amrapali Group. The NBCC told the court that it has floated tenders for completion of two projects

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The top court's verdict caused a setback to operational creditors including and contractors

New Delhi: 

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) in its entirety and constitutional validity, causing a setback to operational creditors including suppliers, customers and contractors.

A bench headed by Justice

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The first train is slated to run between New Delhi and Varanasi, according to the report.

New Delhi: 

With all the safety clearances, trials and tests in place, the railways is all set to launch the indigenously-built Train-18 with fares that are likely to be around 40-50 per cent higher than the Shatabdi Express, officials said.

Officials said they

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Zee Group on Friday suffered a loss in market capitalisation to the tune of Rs. 14,000 crore

Mumbai: 

Zee Group on Friday suffered a loss in market capitalisation to the tune of Rs. 14,000 crore after the shares of its entertainment arm tanked over 30 per cent in the wake of a media report that said its promoter company Essel Group was allegedly

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New Delhi: 

Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that Union minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the United States for medical treatment, was in good health and recovering rapidly.

Mr Jaitley, who ran the finance ministry, would not be presenting the interim budget on February 1, sources familiar with the matter told news agency Reuters

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The maximum balance amount that can be maintained in small account is Rs.50,000.

State Bank of India (SBI) offers certain accounts which are primarily meant for poorer sections of society to encourage them to start saving without any burden of charges or fees. Small account, one such product offered by SBI,

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Moody's warned that while the government could accelerate stake sales in public sector banks

Pre-election measures and promises made by the Narendra Modi government to support farmers, small enterprises and low-income households will derail the country's fiscal consolidation roadmap, a global rating agency said on Friday.

Moody's Investors Service,

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Yes Bank posted nearly 7 per cent fall in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Yes Bank shares continued their surge on Friday, a day after the private sector lender named a new CEO. Yes Bank shares surged as much as 13.74 per cent to Rs 245.00 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on

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The Economic Survey usually provides policy perspective for the Union Budget.

The Economic Survey, which is released ahead of Budget, summarises the annual economic development in the country. It facilitates a better appreciation of the mobilisation of resources and their allocation in the Budget. The government is due to present the interim budget

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On Thursday, the rupee had gained 26 paise to end at 71.07 against the US dollar.

Mumbai: 

The rupee on Friday weakened by 10 paise to close at 71.17 against the US dollar amid increasing demand for the greenback from exporters and heavy selling in domestic equities. On a weekly-basis, however, the domestic currency registered a marginal gain of 2

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New Delhi: 

Railways' ambitious project, Train 18, has got "provisional" clearance from the Electrical Inspector to the Government (EIG), but it has laid down nine conditions for it to be made commercially operational, sources in the know told news agency Press Trust of India. The train, which sections of the railway ministry said could be flagged

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The sale is valid for travel up to September 30, 2019, according to the airline's website- airindia.in.

National carrier Air India is offering domestic and international flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 979 and Rs 6,000 respectively under a special 'Republic Day' sale, said the airline on microblogging website Twitter-

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The Abu Dhabi-based carrier plans to raise its stake in Jet Airways from the current 24 per cent

Etihad Airways has appointed turnaround specialist Alvarez - Marsal to conduct due diligence on Jet Airways as it weighs bailing out the cash-strapped carrier, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Executives from Alvarez - Marsal

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Gains were led by buying in IT, FMCG, banking and metal stocks.

Domestic stock markets started Friday's session on a higher note tracking positive global cues. The S-P BSE Sensex rose as much as 279.38 points to touch 36,474.48, while the Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange surged by 81.9

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Mumbai ranked second in the consumer choice index while Gurugram was at the fourth position.

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Country's IT hub Bengaluru is the top investment choice among home buyers, followed by Mumbai, a report by Track2Media Research said.

According to the "Best Practices Report 2019", the cosmopolitan character of the city, job opportunities in the

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Net profit was Rs 2,042 crore ($286.84 million) in the three months to December 31, 2018.

Industrial conglomerate Larsen - Toubro Ltd posted a 37 per cent surge in third-quarter profit on Friday, beating analysts' expectations, due to strong execution in project and service businesses.

Net profit was Rs 2,042 crore ($286.84 million) in the three

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Post office Senior Citizen Savings Scheme can be opened by an individual of 60 years or above.

India Post or Department of Posts, which runs the postal network of the country, offers a number of saving schemes with different interest rates. Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) is one among the nine small savings schemes offered by post office. The

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