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The Sensex was up 31 points at 34,532 while Nifty edged higher to 10,580. Shares of IT services major Wipro fell nearly 4 per cent today. On Wednesday, the Sense and Nifty had closed lower, snapping a two-day winning run. The
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Rupee Closes At 14-Month Low Against Dollar. Can It Fall Beyond 67

The rupee moved in a range of 66.90-66.50 against the US dollar during Wednesday's session

The rupee (INR) shed 52 points against the US dollar (USD) on Wednesday to close near its day's low. The rupee settled at 66.90 against
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Stanchart Raises Crude Oil Forecasts For 2018, 2019

Standard Chartered raised its 2019 price outlook by $13 with Brent oil seen averaging $75 a barrel

Standard Chartered on Tuesday raised its 2018 crude oil price forecasts by $10 saying that the market has began to acknowledge the
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Jet Airways Latest Offer: Passengers Can Bid For An Upgrade

Passengers can bid for upgrade under JetUpgrade from Jet Airways' website, jetairways.com.

Full service carrier Jet Airways, on Wednesday, launched the JetUpgrade offer, under which it is allowing customers from economy and
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How To Apply For SBI PPF Account: Documents Required, Eligibility

State Bank of India (SBI) offers the option of opening public provident fund (PPF) accounts.

State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of the country, offers the option of opening a public provident fund (PPF) account to its customers. PPF accounts come under the small savings scheme of the government. Interest rates of small savings schemes lik
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Stanchart Raises Crude Oil Forecasts For 2018, 2019

Standard Chartered raised its 2019 price outlook by $13 with Brent oil seen averaging $75 a barrel

Standard Chartered on Tuesday raised its 2018 crude oil price forecasts by $10 saying that the market has began to acknowledge the
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What Is SBI Multi-Option Deposit Interest Rates, Loan Facility And More

TDS is also applicable on State Bank of India's (SBI) multi option deposit scheme.

State Bank of India on Wednesday said that the SBI app is now updated with new feature of opening an MOD (Multi Option Deposit) account. The country's largest lender informed about the development on Twitter. According to sbi.co.in, multi option deposit scheme (MODS)
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H-1B Visa Approvals For Indian IT Companies Drop Sharply: Report

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US firms to employ foreign workers

Washington: Top seven Indian IT companies experienced a whopping 43 per cent drop in their H-1B visa approvals between 2015 and 2017, a US think-tank has said. The National Foundation for American Policy has said in a report that the 8,468 new H-1B visas for
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Sensex and Nifty today edged lower, following weak global markets. The Sensex was down 27 points at 34,589 while Nifty slipped to 10,603. Bharti Airtel rose nearly 3 per cent while Reliance Industries gained nearly 1 per cent.
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IRCTC Offers 4 Nights/ 5 Days Package Tour To Thenmala, Courtallam

IRCTC is offering a 4 nights/ 5 day rail tour package to Thenmala and Courtallam.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, is offering a rail tour package from Chennai to Thenmala and Courtallam. Thenmala is an eco-tourism retreat while Courtallam is the 'Spa of South India', IRCTC said on its
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Bharti Airtel approved the merger of Indus Towers Ltd with its mobile masts operator unit Bharti Infratel Ltd, creating the largest tower company outside China by number of towers, the carrier said on Wednesday. Shareholders of Indus Towers will get 1,565 shares of Bharti Infratel for every share held, valuing Indus Towers at an enterprise value
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H-4 Visa Holders May Lose Work Permits: Read USCIS Chief's Letter

H-4 visas allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work legally in the US (Representational image)

The US government is planning to end H-4 visas, which allow spouses of H-1B visa holders to work legally in the US. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna said in a letter to Senator
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PNB To Hire Detective Agencies To Locate Untraceable Borrowers

Interested parties have been asked to file applications by May 5.

New Delhi: Fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) has invited applications for empanelment of detective agencies to locate its untraceable borrowers as it looks to "significantly" supplement efforts to recover bad loans which surged to Rs 57,519 crore at December end.

In its efforts to

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GoAir Offers Flight Tickets From Rs 1,697 On Select Routes. Details Here

GoAir's offer is applicable on flights to destinations including Delhi, Goa, Mumbai and Pune

GoAir has announced discounts on flight tickets on select routes under a new promotional offer. Called 'Low Fare Wednesday', GoAir's
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Stanchart Raises Crude Oil Forecasts For 2018, 2019

Standard Chartered raised its 2019 price outlook by $13 with Brent oil seen averaging $75 a barrel

Standard Chartered on Tuesday raised its 2018 crude oil price forecasts by $10 saying that the market has began to acknowledge the
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Where Is The Money, RBI Indians Are Still Hoarding Cash

Alarm bells only rang this month when ATMs began running dry in several states.

Having speeded up printing presses to refill banks' empty ATMs in some parts of the country, the Reserve Bank of India released data on Wednesday showing that people were still hoarding cash as withdrawals outpaced spending. Typically,
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Crude Oil Price Falls Away From Late-2014 Highs

Rising US fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish market

Singapore: Oil prices on Wednesday fell back from more than three-year highs reached the previous session as rising US fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish market.

Brent crude oil futures were at $73.74 per barrel at 0238 GMT (8:08 am in

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US Lawmakers, IT Industry Against Ending Work Permit To H-4 Visa Holders

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US firms to employ foreign workers

Washington: Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's proposed plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders.

(Also read: Spouses Of H-1B

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Savings Account Interest Rates: SBI, ICICI Bank Vs Small Finance Banks

Small finance banks may be ignored by people but even these banks have attractive interest rates.

Small finance banks like ESAF Small Finance Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, Fincare Small Finance Bank, and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
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Today Diesel Costs More Than What Petrol Did Just 8 Months Ago: 10 Points

At present, petrol costs Rs 74.63 per litre in Delhi while diesel retails at Rs 65.93 per litre

Petrol and diesel prices today were kept steady at yesterday's levels. With that, petrol still costs the most since September 2013 in Delhi, while diesel is retailed at its highest level ever in the national

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Provident Fund (PF) Balance: How To Use Umang App To Access EPFO Services

Subscribers can raise provident fund (PF) claims via Umang app.

Mobile app Umang, the one-stop solution to access many government services, provides multiple facilities for subscribers of the Employees' Provident Fund
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Over 30 Lakh Join Employees Provident Fund In Six Months

This has been due to a pick up in the economy and federal support.

New Delhi: India added 472,075 employees to the state-run social security fund in February, after adding 604,557 in January, new data on payrolls released on Wednesday showed, giving a guide to how many new jobs are being created in the non-farm sector.

The Employees Provident Fund

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Today Diesel Costs More Than What Petrol Did Just 8 Months Ago: 10 Points

At present, petrol costs Rs 74.63 per litre in Delhi while diesel retails at Rs 65.93 per litre

Petrol and diesel prices today were kept steady at yesterday's levels. With that, petrol still costs the most since September 2013 in Delhi, while diesel is retailed at its highest level ever in the national

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Provident Fund (PF) Balance: How To Use Umang App To Access EPFO Services

Subscribers can raise provident fund (PF) claims via Umang app.

Mobile app Umang, the one-stop solution to access many government services, provides multiple facilities for subscribers of the Employees' Provident Fund
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Rs 20,000 Penalty For Flight Cancellation Proposal May Be Under Review

As per draft citizen charter, in case of denial of boarding, compensation could be Rs 5,000

New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry could have a relook into the draft citizen charter that has proposed to increase compensation to Rs 20,000 for passengers who miss connecting flights due to cancellation or delays, in the wake of stiff opposition from
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Today Diesel Costs More Than What Petrol Did Just 8 Months Ago: 10 Points

At present, petrol costs Rs 74.63 per litre in Delhi while diesel retails at Rs 65.93 per litre

Petrol and diesel prices today were kept steady at yesterday's levels. With that, petrol still costs the most since September 2013 in Delhi, while diesel is retailed at its highest level ever in the national

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SBI Fixed Deposits: Loan Facility, Premature Withdrawal, Interest Rate

State Bank of India (SBI) fixed deposit accounts can be maintained with a minimum balance of Rs 1,000.

State Bank of India (SBI) offers the option of opening term deposits. Term deposits are also known as fixed deposits. "Park your lump sum amount in an SBI Term Deposit and avail of features like guaranteed returns, choice of interest payout,
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7th Pay Commission: How Revised HRA Structure Has Impacted Inflation

HRA stood revised by 105.6%, that is, by more than double the pre-CPC level.

Mumbai: The increase in house rent allowance (HRA) for central government employees under the 7th central pay commission (CPC), has impacted the CPI inflation by nearly 35 basis points at its peak, according to a research paper by RBI's monetary policy department.

The

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Today Diesel Costs More Than What Petrol Did Just 8 Months Ago: 10 Points

At present, petrol costs Rs 74.63 per litre in Delhi while diesel retails at Rs 65.93 per litre

Petrol and diesel prices today were kept steady at yesterday's levels. With that, petrol still costs the most since September 2013 in Delhi, while diesel is retailed at its highest level ever in the national

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Can You Continue PPF Account After Maturity Without Further Deposits

If a PPF account holder chooses the without-contribution mode, any amount can withdrawn

A PPF (Public Provident Fund) account can be continued after maturity, with or without making further contributions. Financial planners say
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