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  Gold Price Today: Gold plunges Rs 714, silver declines Rs 386

  January 07, 2021 15:59 IST

  Gold prices plunged Rs 714 to Rs 50,335 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, reflecting a decline in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.

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  TCS buyback: Tata Sons sells shares worth Rs 10,000 crore

  January 07, 2021 15:54 IST

  ​Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, the holding company of salt-to-software Tata Group, has raised about Rs 10,000 crore from selling close to 1 per cent holding in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in the IT firm's recently concluded share buyback.  

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  Fuel on fire! Petrol, diesel prices hit all-time high in Delhi, check rates

  January 07, 2021 10:03 IST

  Fuel prices have reached all-time high on Thursday after oil marketing companies hiked the rates. Petrol is retailing at Rs 84.20 per litre in Delhi.

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  Buying homes becomes cheaper as Maharashtra reduces all premiums by 50%

  January 06, 2021 22:46 IST

  ​Now, buying homes will be cheaper in Maharashtra. In a big boost to real estate hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to cut all premiums related to the sector by 50 percent. It will be applicable till December 31, 2021.

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  Tim Cook's pay up 40% in 2020 as Apple's market cap hits $2.2 tn

  January 06, 2021 21:01 IST

  Despite the Covid-19 pandemic that affected Apple's retail operation globally, the company has exceeded its internal financial targets in the past fiscal year, and CEO Tim Cook's cash bonus jumped 40 per cent to $10.7 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.  

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  Maruti Suzuki's production rises 34% at 1,55,127 units in December

  January 06, 2021 20:51 IST

  Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, on Wednesday said its total production in December 2020 increased 33.78 per cent to 1,55,127 units.  

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  TCS buyback offer: Tata Sons tenders shares worth Rs 9,997 crore

  January 06, 2021 20:18 IST

  ​Tata Sons tendered shares worth Rs 9,997 crore of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) during the IT major's Rs 16,000 crore-buyback offer that concluded recently.  

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  3 more Indian firms HACKED! 1.13 crore users' data at risk, researcher says

  January 06, 2021 19:58 IST

  After hacking masked credit and debit card data of crores of Juspay users, the same hacker possibly known as 'ShinyHunters' is now selling databases belonging to three more Indian companies on Dark Web, independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia claimed on Wednesday.  

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  RBI to be on a long-pause in rates on sticky non-food inflation: Report

  January 06, 2021 17:47 IST

  The central bank is likely to pare the pandemic-driven emergency response as well, the report by Singaporean lender DBS said.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 71; silver rises Rs 156

  January 06, 2021 16:43 IST

  Gold prices fell Rs 71 to Rs 51,125 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

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  Spectrum auction for radiowaves worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will start from THIS date. Check details

  January 06, 2021 17:23 IST

  Bidding for the sixth round of spectrum auction for radiowaves worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will start from March 1, according to a notice issued by the government on Wednesday.

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  Sensex snaps 10-session winning run, drops 264 points

  January 06, 2021 16:02 IST

  Snapping its 10-session winning run, equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 264 points on Wednesday, dragged by losses in Reliance Industries, ITC and Infosys. 

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  Bank fixed deposit: These 3 banks are offering up to 7.5% interest on FDs | Check latest rates

  January 06, 2021 14:40 IST

  Many banks are even offering interest rates on fixed deposits (FDs) ranging from 7 percent to 7.5 percent. Fixed deposits ranging from 7 days to 10 years are offered by top lenders like the State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and others. At present, SBI offers an interest rate of 4.90% for a tenure between 1 year and 2 years for deposits up to Rs 2 crore.

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  SpiceJet to operate 21 new flights from January 12 | Check routes and other details

  January 06, 2021 12:06 IST

  SpiceJet said on Wednesday it would operate 21 new domestic and international flights from January 12. The airline will introduce two weekly flights on the route from Mumbai to Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE and increase frequency on the Delhi-Ras Al-Khaimah route to four weekly flights

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  Fuel Price skyrocket: Petrol, diesel prices rise breaking month-long pause

  January 06, 2021 11:32 IST

  Across the country as well the price of the two petroleum products increased at varied levels depending on the prevalent taxation structure.

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  DoT likely to issue notice for spectrum auction this week

  January 05, 2021 22:11 IST

  The Department of Telecom is expected to issue the notice for upcoming spectrum auction this week that will have timelines and rules to bid for airwaves.  

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  ITR 2019-20: Over 5 crore income tax returns filed till January 4

  January 05, 2021 21:50 IST

  Over 5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) for fiscal year 2019-20 have been filed till January 4, the Income Tax Department said on Tuesday. The government has extended the ITR filing deadline for individuals till January 10, and for companies till February 15.  

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  Indian economy expected to contract by 9 .6% in 2020-21: World Bank

  January 05, 2021 21:45 IST

  India’s economy is estimated to contract by 9.6 per cent in the fiscal year 2020-21, reflecting a sharp drop in household spending and private investment, and the growth is expected to recover to 5.4 per cent in 2021, the World Bank said on Tuesday.

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  How Kisan Vikas Patra will bring you more benefits over investing in FDs

  January 05, 2021 18:47 IST

  Kisan Vikas Patra is yet another public investment scheme that double the money in a limited amount of time. Just like FDs, Kisan Vikas Patra is also a beneficial and traditional system of investments. Kisan Vikas Patra is also called Post Office Savings Schemes and give better interest over regular FDs.

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  Apple temporarily closes all stores in UK amid surge in COVID-19 cases

  January 05, 2021 17:45 IST

  Apple operates 38 stores in the UK, 20 of which had already closed between December 22.

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  Sensex drops over 100 points; Nifty slips below 14,100

  January 05, 2021 10:05 IST

  In the previous session, Sensex ended 307.82 points or 0.64 per cent higher at 48,176.80, and Nifty jumped 114.40 points or 0.82 per cent to its fresh lifetime high of 14,132.90.

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  RBI imposes Rs 7 lakh penalty on 2 banks for violation of KYC, other norms

  January 04, 2021 21:17 IST

  The RBI on Monday said it has imposed a total penalty of Rs 7 lakh on two co-operative banks, including Rs 5 lakh on Vyavasayik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, for violation of KYC and other norms.  

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  Atal Pension Yojana gets over 52 lakh new subscribers in FY21 so far

  January 04, 2021 21:12 IST

  Over 52 lakh new subscribers have joined Atal Pension Yojana (APY) during 2020-21 so far, taking the total enrolment under the government's social security scheme to 2.75 crore at end-December, an official release said.  

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  Another Rs 6,000 crore released to states to meet GST compensation shortfall

  January 04, 2021 20:14 IST

  The Union Finance Ministry has released the 10th weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to the states to meet the GST compensation shortfall.

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  Honda 2-wheelers India domestic sales jump 5% in December 2020

  January 04, 2021 20:08 IST

  Domestic sales last month stood at 2,42,046 units as against 2,30,197 units in December 2019, a growth of 5 per cent

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  Chinese firm gets contract for construction of Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

  January 04, 2021 14:30 IST

  The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has awarded a contract to a Chinese company, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Limited, for the construction of a 5.6-kilometre underground stretch, from New Ashok Nagar to Sahibabad, of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project.

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  Income tax calendar 2021: Important dates and deadlines you should know

  January 04, 2021 14:10 IST

  The Income Tax department extended the income tax filing dates for the thrid time. Individuals who do not have to file tax audit reports and were to file their income tax returns for FY20 by 31 December got time till January 10.

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  BEML shares zoom nearly 8% as govt invites preliminary bids for 26% stake sale

  January 04, 2021 11:40 IST

  Shares of BEML jumped nearly 8 per cent in early trade on Monday after the government invited preliminary bids for strategic sale of 26 per cent stake along with transfer of management control in the defence PSU. The stock gained 7.77 per cent to Rs 1,050 at the BSE. On the NSE, it zoomed 7.74 per cent to Rs 1,051.