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Instead of taking short-term views, experts advise investors to take into account the broader picture.

Diwali is possibly the most auspicious time for making money. Even as the economy is catching up on to the festive fervour - in terms of softening inflation and robust growth - liquidity concerns have dampened sentiments, leading to high

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Jio had recorded a net profit of Rs 612 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year.

Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, on Wednesday said it posted a standalone net profit of Rs 681 crore in the quarter through September on the back of (as yet) highest quarterly subscriber addition of 37 million.

It had posted a net loss

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Diesel Locomotive Works, owned by the Indian Railways, has announced 374 apprenticeship openings.

Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has announced massive hiring for a range of professionals, who are eligible for the jobs with a minimum qualification of high school or class ten. Diesel Locomotive Works, a production unit owned by the Indian

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Sovereign gold, continued to be traded at previous level of Rs 24,700 per piece of eight grams.

Gold prices rose by Rs 195 to Rs 32,225 per 10 grams on Thursday on increased buying by local jewellers to meet festive season demand, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Silver followed suit and recovered by Rs 20 to Rs 39,500 per kg due to

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Customers willing to avail the services can book flight tickets via IndiGo's official website.

Budget passenger carrier IndiGo has announced Hong Kong as its fifteenth international destination, a press release issued by the airline said. The carrier will operate its daily non-stop flight between Hong Kong and Bangalore, effective from December 11,

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Post offices and companies also offer fixed deposits.

A fixed deposit (FD) account, also called as a term deposit account, is a secure financial instrument. An investor can park a lump sum amount in a fixed deposit (FD) account and avail features like guaranteed returns and choice of interest payout. FDs are the best option for people looking for

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On September 26, SC struck down the provision which allowed telecom companies to avail Aadhaar details.

Quashing reports that 50 crore Aadhaar-verified mobile numbers are at the risk of disconnection if they are not backed up by a fresh identification, the government and the Aadhaar-issuing body said on

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Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are under probe by both CBI and ED.

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets in India and abroad worth Rs 218 crore belonging to fugitive diamond merchants Nirav Modi and his maternal uncle Mehul Choksi.

The duo, who have fled the country, are accused of defrauding state-run Punjab

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"Ratan, the PM and Greg met about three weeks ago," a British government source said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and business minister Greg Clark met Ratan Tata, patriarch of the Tata family, a few weeks ago as its car brand Jaguar Land Rover warns about the effect of Brexit and diesel policy, a government source said.

The sprawling Tata

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H-1B visa: IT firms depend on H-1B to hire employees each year from countries like India and China.

The US is planning a major overhaul in the definition of employment and specialty occupations under H-1B visas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The move will have an adverse impact on Indian IT

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Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 9,516 crore for three months between July-September 2018 as compared to Rs 9,459 crore between April-July. The net profit rose 0.6 per cent on a quarterly basis and 17.4 per cent over the corresponding quarter last year, according to a filing by the company to

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Mukesh Ambani leads Reliance Jio which has gone from zero to more than 200 million subscribers since 2016

Within two years, India's richest person turned the local mobile-phone market into the world's biggest consumer of wireless data. But along the way, billionaire Mukesh Ambani laid waste to profits in the overcrowded industry by driving down

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Hello there.  This is Saritha Rai from India.

It was a high-octane, multiday, multicity blowout of the kind that India has never seen - and I wasn't invited. Here's a limited chronicle of the things I missed: flash mobs rocking to India's new dance-floor favorite, a remix of Tu Jab Lagawe Lu Lipistik. Endless all-night supply of beloved street

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For transactions made through digital wallet Paytm, IRCTC charges 1.80% plus tax.

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers the facility of booking rail tickets online via its website -- irctc.co.in --  and app. IRCTC, which handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian Railways, offers various

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Railways ticket cancellation rules: No refund is granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets.

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation),  which handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian Railways, also offers the option of ticket cancellation. Once cancellation is confirmed, the refund is

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Stock markets will now resume trading on Friday.

Domestic stock markets are closed on Thursday on account of 'Dussehra', reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). On Wednesday, the equity indices closed in the red, dragged by financial stocks. The S-P BSE Sensex plunged 382.90 points or 1.09 per cent to end at 34,779.58. The Nifty50

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The Indian rupee also came under pressure following a heaving selling in domestic equities.

The rupee surrendered all the gains made during the day and settled 13 paise lower at 73.61 against the US dollar Wednesday amid steady capital outflows and strengthening of the American currency.  The US dollar strengthened against its rivals ahead of the

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General Provident Fund (GPF) interest rate has been fixed at 8% for the quarter ending December 2018.

Ahead of Diwali and during the ongoing Dussehra period, the latest revision in interest rates of saving schemes has cheered small savers. The government, on Tuesday, announced a hike in the interest rate of General Provident Fund (GPF) for the

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Fuel prices were cut despite a surge in global crude oil prices and a fall in rupee rate against dollar.

Fuel prices were cut on Thursday, a day ahead of Dussehra, despite a surge in global crude oil prices and a fall in the value of the rupee against the US dollar. A litre of petrol was sold for Rs 82.62 in New Delhi, Rs 84.44 in Kolkata, Rs 88.08

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AirAsia's offer on flight tickets is valid till October 28, 2018.

AirAsia India, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Malaysia's AirAsia Berhad, is offering up to 70 per cent discount on all destinations, the carrier said. AirAsia's offer on flight tickets is valid till October 28, 2018, stated airasia.com. The travel period to avail AirAsia's

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Vodafone is also offering a 5 per cent cashback on unlimited prepaid recharge plans.

At the onset of festive season, telecom operators are offering discounts and cashbacks on both prepaid and postpaid plans. Vodafone India is offering a 10 per cent cashback on prepaid recharge plans when done via mobile wallet Paytm and 5 per cent cashback on

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Jet Airways has been facing a financial crunch amid rising oil prices and a depreciating rupee.

Business conglomerate Tata Group has held preliminary discussions to buy a large stake in debt-laden Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the Times of India reported on Thursday. Tata has sought management control of Jet, seeking at least 26 per cent initially and

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RBI trimmed Rana Kapoor's term despite shareholders giving a nod to extend it for three more years.

Yes Bank Ltd on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India had reaffirmed that the retail bank should appoint a successor to Chief Executive Rana Kapoor by February 1, 2019. Last month, the central bank said Kapoor could only stay in his job until

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The interest rate on GPF was 7.6 per cent for the July-September quarter of 2018-19.

Ahead of Diwali, the government raised interest rates on General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes by 0.4 per cent to 8 per cent. The revised rates would be applicable from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, Department of Economic Affairs' said in a

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WASHINGTON: The US could remove India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, the Treasury Department has said, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially

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Sovereign gold, however, continued at Rs 24,700 per piece of eight gram in limited deals.

Gold prices declined by Rs 150 to Rs 32,030 per 10 grams on Wednesday, registering a dip for the second consecutive day, reflecting sluggish global trend and considerable fall in domestic demand, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Silver followed suit

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In the national capital, petrol was sold at Rs 82.83 per litre on Tuesday.

All petrol and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) pumps in the national capital will remain closed on October 22 as Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) has decided to go on a strike. The strike has been called in protest against the Delhi government's refusal to cut VAT (Value

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Malvinder Mohan Singh, above, and Shivinder Mohan Singh have also had differences recently.

MUMBAI: The capital markets regulator has asked Fortis Healthcare to recover Rs 403 crore ($55 million) from its founder brothers and firms related to them, pending an investigation into loans made by the company. Tycoon brothers Shivinder Singh and

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Share market on Wednesday: Twenty three out of 30 Sensex stocks finished the session in the red.

Snapping three sessions of gains, the domestic stock markets closed in the red on Wednesday, dragged by financial stocks such as Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd and Yes Bank Ltd amid liquidity concerns. The S-P BSE Sensex rose as much as 442.95

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Digital payments are projected to grow five-fold to about $1 trillion by 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday laid out guidelines that would allow for seamless payments between different mobile wallets, in a move that could further boost the use of digital payments in the country.

Mobile wallets such as the one run by SoftBank and

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