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Petrol price at all-time high, diesel crosses Rs 81 in Mumbai
State-owned fuel retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL had on Wednesday resumed daily price revision after nearly a month-long hiatus
07 Jan 2021 12:24 PM
Jack Ma's disappearing act fuels speculation about billionaire's whereabouts
Ma had blasted China’s regulatory system in a speech at a late October forum in Shanghai that put him on a collision course with officials
05 Jan 2021 12:02 AM
Landline to mobile calls get zero prefix
DoT accepts Trai’s recommendation; Decision will come into force from January 1
25 Nov 2020 10:40 AM
Lakshmi Vilas Bank shareholders to get nothing after merger with DBS India
However, depositors need not worry as their deposits will be transferred to DBS and would be fully secured
19 Nov 2020 5:18 AM
COVID-19 effect: Shopping malls coming up at snail’s pace across India
The calendar year was supposed to see the launch of 54 new malls, spanning over 22.2 million sq. ft, as per the pre-Covid estimates
18 Nov 2020 4:04 AM
Lakshmi Vilas Bank placed under moratorium, RBI proposes merger with DBS Bank
As part of the moratorium, the regulator has capped deposit withdrawals by customers to Rs 25,000
18 Nov 2020 3:29 AM
Loan moratorium: RBI urges SC to lift interim order banning declaration of NPAs
The bench said that it would take up the matter for hearing on November 18
05 Nov 2020 1:58 PM
Centre to delink land held by 17 sick PSUs
While the government identified 19 sick PSUs for time-bound closure two years back, till now it has managed to close only two of them
02 Nov 2020 10:49 AM
Urban consumption sees worst decline in two decades
While urban consumption contracted 34 per cent, rural consumption shrank only 4 per cent
17 Oct 2020 1:12 PM
IRDAI panel bats for lower capital, liberal norms for floating microinsurance companies
The changes would require amendments to the Insurance Act, 1938 to bring the standalone microinsurance business under its purview
12 Oct 2020 2:18 PM
Further extension of loan moratorium will vitiate credit discipline: RBI
The RBI also urged the SC to vacate its September 4 interim order restraining banks from declaring any new non-performing accounts (NPAs)
11 Oct 2020 11:14 AM
SC asks Centre, RBI to file Kamath panel suggestions, decisions on loan moratorium
Kapil Sibal said that he wanted to file a detailed affidavit to the Centre's reply as there are certain facts which need to be dealt with
05 Oct 2020 1:26 PM
Onion export ban to cause Rs 5,000 crore losses to Maharashtra farmers
Growers in Maharashtra had stored up around 27 lakh tonnes of onion, of which 60 per cent stock remains
22 Sep 2020 2:56 PM
So you thought corona was good for insurance companies?
It's great that everyone's taking health insurance but for insurance companies the claims are mounting
18 Sep 2020 1:06 PM
Civil aviation revenues down 85%, 18,000 jobs lost
Pickup in domestic air travel since July has been very slack
18 Sep 2020 11:27 AM
India ranks 116 in World Bank's pre-pandemic human capital index
The Index update includes health and education data for 174 countries covering 98 per cent of the world's population up to March 2020
17 Sep 2020 2:46 PM
No ban on taking pictures videos on flights: DGCA
The regulator had said a scheduled flight will be suspended for two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside the plane
14 Sep 2020 12:51 AM
States may cut FY21 capex by Rs 3 lakh crore, says ICRA
ICRA has projected that the gap between the GST compensation requirement and the cess collections for FY21 will be Rs 2.9 lakh crore
10 Sep 2020 11:06 AM
India, Russia to ink defence logistics support pact
The Russian DCM said that ongoing defence cooperation projects including for MiG-29 and Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft were being implemented
09 Sep 2020 1:19 PM
Jeff Bezos tops Forbes 400 richest list, Trump's ranking drops to 352
Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom Video Communications, was one of 18 newcomers on the list with a net worth of $11 billion
09 Sep 2020 7:04 AM
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