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Your chances of getting approved for a home loan of shorter duration is higher.

Are you feeling the pinch of your home loan EMIs or equated monthly instalments If yes, then you can lower the rate of interest of your home loan by transferring it to another institution. Balance transfer or simply transfer means shifting an existing loan to another

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INR Vs USD: "Traders are unwinding long dollar positions," said a foreign bank dealer.

The rupee strengthened past the psychological 71-to-the-dollar mark, climbing to as much as 70.9175, the highest since September 3 and compared to its previous close of 71.46 on Tuesday. It was trading at 70.93 to the dollar at 1033 GMT or or 4:03 pm. The foreign

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Pension scheme APY (Atal Pension Yojana): One can start investing in the pension scheme at age 18

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a pension scheme focused on the unorganised sector. The pension scheme - Atal Pension Yojana - allows persons between 18 and 40 years of age to invest for up to 20 years to earn a fixed monthly pension of Rs 1,000-Rs 5,000

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The unions are scheduled to meet the Railway Board on December 5.

Railway workers will do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract from December 11 and refuse all overtime in a call for 'work-to-rule' to protest the Railway Ministry's refusal to meet their demands, a statement from the All India Railway Men's Federation said

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Gold had lost Rs 200 in the previous three days.

Gold went past the Rs 32,000-mark by gaining Rs 90 to trade at Rs 32,040 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Thursday on fresh buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas, reported Press Trust of India. Silver too firmed up by Rs 200 to Rs 38,000 per kg on the back of increased offtake by

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Twenty three out of 50 Nifty stocks traded with gains.

The domestic stock market had a positive start on Thursday. The S-P BSE Sensex started at 35,282.33 against its last close of 35,199.80. The Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) started at 10,612.65 against its previous close of 10,600.05. At 9:17 am, the 30-share Sensex

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Jet Airways' independent director Ranjan Mathai resigned, citing rising pressure from other commitments.

Debt-laden carrier Jet Airways (India) Ltd's independent director Ranjan Mathai resigned late on Thursday, citing rising pressure from other commitments.

The departure comes as the airline struggles to keep itself afloat, with rising debt levels

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IRCTC E-Ticket name change: However, such request can be granted only once.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, which handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian Railways, offers the facility of changing the name on a passenger's e-ticket. In order to avail this facility, customers need to

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Mumbai: 

AirAsia India appointed aviation industry veteran and ex-IndiGo chief commercial officer Sanjay Kumar as its chief operating officer, the budget passenger carrier said on Wednesday. His appointment will take effect from December 3, AirAsia India said.

According to the airline, Mr Kumar will be responsible for commercial operations of the

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Trading in all three markets will resume on Monday, November 26.

MUMBAI: Foreign exchange, debt and stock markets are closed on Friday for a public holiday on account of Gurpurab.

Trading in all three markets will resume on Monday, November 26.

The rupee ended at 70.65 to the dollar on Thursday, while the 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.71

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Professional social network site LinkedIn on Thursday launched the "LinkedIn Salary" feature which will provide a detailed breakdown of salaries by job title and location. "Where compensation is a crucial motivating factor for any professional to decide the next career move, this tool will enable job-seekers to make more informed career choices.

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IT major Infosys on Wednesday announced creation of 1,200 jobs in Australia. Infosys, India's second largest software services exporter, said that it would open three innovation hubs and create new skilled jobs for graduates and professionals in Australia by 2020. The company said, in a regulatory filing, that the 1,200 jobs would include around

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Domestic air passenger traffic grew by 13.34 per cent in October, data from aviation regulator DGCA or Directorate General of Civil Aviation showed on Thursday. According to the monthly report, 1.18 crore passengers were ferried by domestic airlines in October, up from 1.045 crore reported during the corresponding month of 2017.

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The Sensex and Nifty finished the holiday-shortened week 1.3% and 1.5% lower respectively

Stock markets reversed early gains to close lower on Thursday, as selloff witnessed in banking, financial services, metal and energy stocks weighed on the indices. BSE benchmark index Sensex ended 218 points or 0.62 per

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Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate Reliance Industries, provides a range of recharge options to its prepaid subscribers. Currently, Reliance Jio provides a total of 12 recharge packs - or prepaid vouchers - to offer between 42 GBs and 547.5 GBs of mobile data at high speed with daily limits of 1.5 GBs to 5

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PM Modi said pricing and marketing freedom is protecting investments made in the natural gas sector

New Delhi: 

Unveiling his vision for transforming the country into a gas-based economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the government would more than double city gas networks to 400 districts, quadruple piped cooking gas

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The rupee rose by 21 paise to end at 71.46 against the dollar on Tuesday.

Rising for the seventh straight day, the rupee strengthened by 35 paise to 71.11 against the dollar in on Thursday on the back of falling crude oil prices, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Weakness in the dollar against some currencies overseas and increased selling

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ATM machines in non-urban locations may be shut down due to unviability of operations.

Remember the long queues in front of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) when the notes ban came into effect The economy is staring at a similar scenario as 1.13 lakh ATMs across the country may be forced to shut down by March 2019, according to a report released

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Mumbai/Bengaluru: 

Demand for physical gold was robust in India this week as consumers stepped up purchases during the wedding season after domestic rates slipped to a near six-week trough, while gains in global prices weighed on bullion's appeal in other Asian hubs. Demand in India, the second biggest gold consumer after China, usually picks up

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PAN card: The Income Tax Department enables users to verify their PAN or Permanent Account Number online

Have you lost your PAN card The Income Tax Department enables PAN or Permanent Account Number holders to verify their personal identification number online. PAN is a 10-character alphanumeric number issued to income tax assessees, and is used

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Abhijit Bose is the co-founder and chief executive of mobile payments firm Ezetap.

MUMBAI: 

Facebook-owned WhatsApp said on Wednesday it had hired Abhijit Bose, the co-founder and chief executive of Indian mobile payments firm Ezetap, to be the head of its operations in India, its biggest market by users. The government has pressured the messaging

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SBI ATM card: A new debit card can be used only after activation, according to the bank

Have you just received a new ATM card from State Bank of India (SBI) SBI enables its internet banking customers to activate their new ATM card online. This means that SBI internet banking subscribers - SBI customers who have opted for the bank's internet

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Total wealth of top 100 citizens in real estate sector grew 27% from year ago, says Hurun list.

Mangal Prabhat Lodha, the founder of Lodha Group and a lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has become the nation's richest real estate developer after the company's sales increased 22 per cent. Lodha's wealth is estimated at Rs 27,150 crore ($3.8 billion),

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However, expenditures have left the Apollo stock and profits well below their peaks.

Next to Suneeta Reddy's desk in the executive suite of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. hangs an icon of goddess Durga, who Reddy prays to each morning. The deity's presence seems fitting at a company run by four women engineering an aggressive expansion into new

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At Thursday's closing level, the rupee is down 10.7% against the dollar so far this year

The rupee appreciated by 77 paise to close at 70.69 against dollar on Thursday, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Declining crude oil prices amid concerns of a global glut along with weakness in the dollar

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The highest targets set for mopping up the arrears is set for the Mumbai region -- Rs 1.56 lakh crore.

Alarmed by the rising mountain of direct taxes stuck as arrears or in litigation, the Finance Ministry has come up with incentives/rewards for ‘performance by appellate income tax officers in order to boost government coffers through recoveries. B

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Under its new recharge plan, Idea is offering unlimited local, STD and roaming calls with 2 GB data.

Idea Cellular has come up with a new prepaid recharge pack priced at Rs. 189. Under this recharge pack, Idea offers unlimited calling and 2 GBs of data, among other benefits, for a validity period of 56 days, according to the telecom operator's

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State Bank of India (SBI) has been insisting upon users to migrate to safe EMV chip cards.

Magstripe debit cards need to be replaced with secure EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chip cards by end of this year in keeping with the directives of the Reserve Bank of India. In fact, if your cards are old, you might already be receiving reminders from

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INR Vs USD: Rupee had gained 21 paise to end at 71.46 against the US dollar Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Rising for the seventh straight day, the rupee strengthened by 35 paise to 71.11 against the US dollar in early trade Thursday on the back of falling crude oil prices. Traders said dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas and increased selling of

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Five-year tax-saving fixed deposit (FD): The invested money is locked in for a period of five years

Major lenders offer income tax benefits under a special type of fixed deposit (FD). This fixed deposit - also known as tax-saving fixed deposit or tax-saving FD - allows a minimum maturity period of five years and a maximum of 10 years. The investor

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