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Jet Airways has come up with a host of discount offers on both domestic and international flight tickets. The country's second largest airline is offering 25 per cent discount on domestic flights and up to 30 per cent off on international flight

The embattled rupee on Wednesday plunged by 37 paise or 0.54 per cent to close at a 19-month low of 68.61 against the US dollar. Growing crude oil prices led to the fear of a widening current account gap and an increase in inflation, reported news

As rains continue in various parts of country, the weather department cautioned that certain areas are more vulnerable to weather's extremes, especially heavy rains, than others. In some regions, public transport including train schedules went haywire. For instance, L

GoAir airline is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 1,199 under a promotional 72 hours sale offer. Customers can book flight tickets under this sale offer till June 30, 2018, as mentioned on GoAir's official website- goair.in. The travel period of the

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) Tourism is offering a tour package of four nights and five days to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The tour will be via Air Arabia, said the tourism arm of the Indian Railways on its official website -

The Indian rupee leaped by 30 paise on Wednesday to hit a 19-month low of 68.54 against the US dollar in early trade, new agency PTI reported. The major plunge in Indian rupee was due to strong month-end dollar demand from importers and banks amid sustained foreign capital outflows. This is the rupee's lowest level against the greenback since

Owing to monsoon, some trains and flights have been rescheduled or cancelled on Thursday. In some of the cases, Indian Railway's IRCTC announced the change in train schedules wherever it's done. At the same time, some air carriers such as Go Air and Air Vistara put out travel advisories. Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) on Thursday warned

Child passenger is charged with full fare under Premium tatkal quota.

India’s top steelmaker JSW Steel Ltd. says it’s scouting for more deals in the U.S. and Europe to expand its global footprint, betting that vibrant growth will underpin demand in overseas markets and complement a boom at home that’s seen the mill ramp up local output.

“What

The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking Asian peers with weakening macro-economic fundamentals on the domestic front also weighing on the currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the

The EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) recently allowed its members to withdraw upto 75 percent of their EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) account balance in case of unemployment of members for over one month. However, there are several other reasons for which one can exercise the option of partial/full withdrawal of the PF account

Fortis Healthcare Ltd, which is embroiled in a takeover battle that has drawn international bidders, on Wednesday said loss for the March quarter ballooned to 9.32 billion rupees ($136.3 million) hurt by impairment charges.

Fortis, which delayed reporting results for the quarter as it

Continuing on the worries over declining rupee, and higher crude oil prices, market benchmark index S-P BSE Sensex opened the day in red as it traded at 35,207.19, lower by 10 points. The NSE's Nifty also opened 11 points lower at 10,660.80. The major laggards in the morning trade were HPCL, Coal India, L-T and Adani Ports. Sectoral in

The domestic stock markets closed Wednesday's session on a lower note. The S-P BSE Sensex plummeted 272.93 points, or 0.77 per cent, to close at 35,217.11. The NSE's Nifty50 index slipped 97.75 points or 0.91 per cent and settled at 10,671.40. Domestic equity indices fell

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell on Wednesday as shares of oil marketing companies slipped on higher crude prices, and the rupee hit a more than one-and-a-half year low, while traders turned cautious a day before the expiry of derivatives contracts. At 12.17 pm, Sensex fell 95 points to trade at 35,395, while NSE's Nifty fell 36

Bengaluru: Claiming that he had honestly tried to repay bank loans since 2016, beleaguered tycoon Vijay Mallya on Wednesday denied his offer to settle the dues was linked to the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance. "It is incorrect that my settlement offer

New Delhi: Gold remained weak for the second straight day and drifted lower by Rs 25 to Rs 31,570 per 10 gram amid weakening global trend and easing demand from the local jewellers at the bullion market on Wednesday, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

The retirement body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Tuesday decided to allow its members to withdraw upto 75 percent of outstanding balance from their PF accounts if they have been unemployed for more than a month.

As per the existing rules, the EPFO members are entitled to withdraw their entire balance after two months of

Petrol and diesel prices remained steady for the second consecutive day on Thursday. On June 28, petrol prices in Delhi stood at Rs 75.55, and at Rs 78.23 in Kolkata. In Mumbai and Chennai, petrol will sell on Thursday for Rs 83.12 and Rs 78.40. Similarly, diesel prices remained unchanged for the second straight day. In Delhi, diesel is being sold

AirAsia India is offering 20 per cent discount on flight tickets between Bengaluru and Amritsar, said the airline on its official website -- airasia.com. The booking period to avail AirAsia's discounted offer is valid till July 1, 2018. Travel period for the

After cutting petrol, diesel prices for six days in a row, the persistent fuel price cut was given a skip on Wednesday. Petrol prices on June 27 (Wednesday) stand at Rs 75.55 in Delhi. The petrol prices in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai stand at Rs 78.23, Rs 83.12 and Rs 78.40. Similarly, diesel prices were also left unchanged. Now, the diesel prices

Post offices across the country offer nine saving schemes which offer interest rates between 4 per cent and 8.3 per cent. The nine post office saving schemes are as follows: savings accounts, recurring deposit accounts, fixed deposit or time deposit

GoAir airline is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 1,880 under its '#LowFareWednesday' promotional sale offer. GoAir's new offer is valid till July 27, 2018. Customers can book flight tickets under this promotional sale offer till July 27, 2018, as mentioned on

Idea Cellular shareholders on Tuesday approved the resolution to change the name of the company to Vodafone Idea Ltd. Idea Cellular conducted an extraordinary general meeting in Gujarat. Aditya Birla Group company Idea Cellular said in a regulatory

Tightening of H-1B work visa rules by the US is likely to put cost pressures on the Indian IT (information technology) services firms and impact their margins due to increase in compliances and rise in onsite hiring, according to a report. However, the impact will be

Applicants can now apply for passport from anywhere in India, said a press release issued by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). On Tuesday, Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj said that an individual can apply for a passport from anywhere in India irrespective of his/her

Mumbai: Gross non-performing assets (GNPAs), or bad loans, ratio in the Indian banking system is likely to rise from 11.6 per cent in March 2018 to 12.2 per cent by the end of March next year, the Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday. Referring to

Both mutual funds (MFs) and public provident funds (PPF) are popular investment and savings schemes respectively. Investors rely on mutual funds when they want to create wealth while PPFs are handy when a customer wants to save money and then

IndusInd Bank share price jumped to a 52-week high of Rs 1,995 on Wednesday after the company announced the decision of acquiring a 100 per cent stake in IL-FS Securities Services Limited. The latest development was made in a stock market filing on Tuesday after the market hours. The IndusInd Bank's share opened at Rs 1,985 on BSE, and soared

Continued its downward movement against the US dollar today, the rupee weakened by 11 paise to close at 68.24 against the greenback. Increased demand for the American currency put pressure on the rupee, according to market observers. At 68.24, the