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  Fuel prices skyrocket! Petrol costlier by 29p, diesel by 35p for 4th straight day

  February 12, 2021 11:53 IST

  Across the country as well, the petrol prices increase within the 25-30 paisa per litre range, while diesel between 30-35 paisa per litre -- depending on the level of local taxes on the two petroleum products.

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  ITC board recommends interim dividend of Rs 5 per share; Q3 net profit at Rs 3,587 crore

  February 12, 2021 10:31 IST

  ITC board has recommended an interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for FY 2020-21.  

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  Air travel to become dearer as govt hikes fare band by upto 30%

  February 12, 2021 10:16 IST

  The first such band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration. The lower limit for the first band was increased on Thursday from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,200. The upper limit in this band was set at Rs 7,800, which was Rs 6,000 earlier.

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  Sensex jumps over 100 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,200

  February 12, 2021 10:11 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening trade on Friday tracking gains in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries, and HDFC Bank amid persistent foreign fund inflows.

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  Nitin Gadkari to launch India's first CNG tractor today

  February 12, 2021 7:28 IST

  Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, Parshottam Rupala and V K Singh will also be present at the launch.

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  Microsoft planned to buy social media firm Pinterest: Report

  February 11, 2021 18:03 IST

  ​Microsoft reportedly held talks in recent months to acquire the $51-billion social media firm Pinterest, the media reported on Thursday.

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  Ola to deploy ABB's robotics, automation solutions at EV manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu

  February 11, 2021 16:08 IST

  India's largest mobility platform Ola on Thursday said it has selected ABB as one of its key partners for robotics and automation solutions for its electrical vehicle manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu.

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  RailTel IPO to open on Feb 16: Check price brand, lot size, other key details

  February 11, 2021 14:10 IST

  RailTel IPO: State-owned RailTel Corporation of India on Thursday fixed a price band of Rs 93-94 per share for its initial share-sale -- RailTel IPO, which will open for public subscription on February 16.

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  Amazon moves Supreme Court against Future-Reliance Retail deal

  February 11, 2021 13:43 IST

  On February 8, the Delhi High Court had stayed the implementation of status quo ordered by a single-judge bench on the Rs 24,713-crore deal between Future Retail Ltd and Reliance.

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  India to see marginal hike in average salary to 6.4% in 2021: Survey

  February 11, 2021 12:48 IST

  As per the survey, on average, 20.6 per cent of the salary increase budget is being allocated to top performers, which represent 10.3 per cent of the employees in India

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  Fuel prices Today: Petrol costlier by 25p, diesel by 30p for 3rd straight day | Check revised rate

  February 11, 2021 12:38 IST

  This took petrol price to an all-time high of Rs 87.85 a litre in Delhi and to Rs 94.36 in Mumbai. Diesel rates rose to Rs 78.03 per litre in the national capital and to an all-time high of Rs 84.94 in Mumbai.

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  Cheapest AC travel in world! Indian Railways rolls out first AC 3-Tier Economy Class coach - PICS

  February 11, 2021 10:25 IST

  The new AC 3-Tier Economy Class coach will be economical and in between the current AC three-tier and non-AC sleeper class. 

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  Huawei open to transfer 5G technology for global innovation including source code

  February 10, 2021 22:39 IST

  Chinese telecom major Huawei on Wednesday said that it is open to transfer 5G technology, including the source code, hardware design secrets etc to facilitate global innovation. 

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  1.7 lakh people lost jobs every hour last April: Report

  February 10, 2021 19:34 IST

  While the wealth of nations top 100 billionaires increased by Rs 12.97 lakh crore since March 2020, about 1.7 lakh people lost their jobs every hour in April 2020 alone. 

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  Govt plans to sell 20% stake in National Fertilizers Ltd

  February 10, 2021 16:36 IST

  Centre intends to disinvest 20 per cent paid up equity capital of National Fertilizers Ltd out of its shareholding of 74.71 per cent, through Offer for Sale.

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  Misnomer to campaign that fuel prices are at all-time high: Dharmendra Pradhan

  February 10, 2021 15:19 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan said that petrol and diesel prices are governed by an international price mechanism.

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  Fuel Price Today: Petrol, diesel prices at fresh highs as rates up for 2nd straight day

  February 10, 2021 15:00 IST

  Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Rajya Sabha said the government is not considering a reduction in excise duty to cool rates from their record highs.

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  Fivefold increase in 10 years! SBI home loan portfolio crosses Rs 5 trillion-mark

  February 10, 2021 15:31 IST

  The Real Estate and Housing Business unit of SBI has grown 5 times in the last 10 years with assets under management of Rs 89,000 crore in 2011 to Rs 5 trillion in 2021.

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  Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea apply for participating in spectrum auction

  February 09, 2021 22:13 IST

  This round of auction will be held for 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) in seven frequency bands -- 700 Mhz, 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz 2100 Mhz, 2300 Mhz and 2500 Mhz -- at a cumulative base price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore.

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  Tata Steel posts over Rs 4,010 crore profit for October-December

  February 09, 2021 21:01 IST

  Tata Steel swung back into black in the October-December quarter posting a consolidated profit of Rs 4,010.94 crore for the quarter on the back of increased income.  

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  GST officers bust network of 46 fake firms used to fraudulently claim Rs 82 crore input tax credit

  February 09, 2021 20:10 IST

  GST officers have busted a network of 46 fake firms which used to generate fake invoices and fraudulently avail input tax credit (ITC) worth Rs 82.23 crore, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 495; silver falls by Rs 99

  February 09, 2021 17:44 IST

  Gold prices rose Rs 495 to Rs 47,559 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, in line with a rally in the international market, according to HDFC Securities.

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  Good news for NPS and APY subscribers: PFRDA to begin e-KYC services

  February 09, 2021 17:27 IST

  National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) are the two flagship schemes of the PFRDA. While the NPS caters to the organised sector employees, the APY is designed to meet the pension needs of those working in the unorganised sector.

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  Up to 10% of LIC IPO issue size to be reserved for policyholders

  February 09, 2021 17:20 IST

  The LIC Amendment Act has been made part of the Finance Bill, thereby bringing the required legislative amendment for launching IPO of the country's largest life insurer.

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  Finalising bill on crypto currencies, will come soon: Govt

  February 09, 2021 17:05 IST

  The government informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that a bill on crypto currencies was being finalised and it will soon be sent to the Cabinet.

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  Income Tax Rates For FY 2021-22: How to choose between Old Regime and New Regime

  February 09, 2021 16:50 IST

  The new Income Tax regime effective from April 1, 2020, co-exists with the old Income Tax regime. It offers lower, concessional tax rates compared to the rates offered in the existing rates.

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  Bank unions call for two-day strike. Check details

  February 09, 2021 16:19 IST

  ​The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, has given a call for a two-day strike in March against the proposed privatization of two-state owned lenders. According to the UFBU, the two-day strike will begin on March 15.   

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  Sensex, Nifty snap 6-session winning run; end marginally lower

  February 09, 2021 16:13 IST

  Snapping their six-session winning streak, equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Tuesday amid profit-booking in IT, FMCG and auto stocks.