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  Growing up in India made me build inclusive digital economy: Sundar Pichai

  December 07, 2020 20:15 IST

  Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday stressed that growing up in India amid poor access to a computer or a phone set him on a course to build a more inclusive global digital economy and empower the next billion people.  

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  TCS says it hired over 7,000 employees in UK in last five years

  December 07, 2020 20:04 IST

  ​India's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has hired over 7,000 employees in the UK over the last five years, making it among the top recruiters of IT services talent in that country.

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  GST payers, THESE changes may come soon

  December 07, 2020 18:06 IST

  Come January 1 and GST payers would need to fill only 4 GSTR-3B returns in a year instead of 12 returns at present. In a major reform, the government has eased the return filing experience for the GST taxpayers with the introduction of Quarterly filing of Return with Monthly Payment (QRMP) Scheme.  

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  Jet Airways may resume operations next year: Jalan-Kalrock consortium

  December 07, 2020 17:34 IST

  The consortium of UAE-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and London's Kalrock Capital - which has won the bid to revive Jet Airways - on Monday said it expects to start operating the airline by the summer of 2021. 

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  Sensex rallies 347 points to end at fresh peak; Nifty tops 13,350 for first time

  December 07, 2020 16:12 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 347 points to end at its fresh lifetime peak on Monday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC, HUL and ICICI Bank amid unabated foreign fund inflows. 

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 104; silver falls Rs 736

  December 07, 2020 15:37 IST

  Gold prices declined Rs 104 to Rs 48,703 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday in line with weak global prices of the precious metal, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Moody's terms HDFC Bank's multiple digital outages 'credit negative'

  December 07, 2020 14:43 IST

  Last week, banking sector regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked the bank to temporarily stop all launches under its digital 2.0 initiative and stop sourcing new credit card customers.

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  IndiGo to refund all passengers for flight cancellations due to lockdown

  December 07, 2020 14:57 IST

  IndiGo chief executive officer Ronojoy Dutta said the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown brought the airline's operations to a complete halt by the end of March.

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  Rupee rises 7 paise to 73.73 against US dollar in early trade

  December 07, 2020 11:29 IST

  The rupee appreciated by 7 paise to 73.73 against the US dollar in the opening session on Monday on sustained foreign fund inflows and positive domestic equities.

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  Bharat Bandh: Petrol pumps to stay closed in THIS state on December 8

  December 07, 2020 12:02 IST

  Petrol pums in Punjab will stay closed on December 8 to show solidarity with the farmers who are protesting against the new farm laws.

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  Sensex, Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs in opening session

  December 07, 2020 10:57 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 150 points and Nifty crossed the 13,300 level to touch their fresh lifetime peaks in early trade on Monday tracking gains in index majors ICICI Bank, ITC and HUL amid persistent foreign fund inflow.

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  Rs 4,600 cr IRFC IPO may hit markets this month; first by any public sector NBFC

  December 06, 2020 15:00 IST

  The company, the dedicated financing arm of the Indian Railways, will be going for the anchor investment also.

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  Approval from IRDAI on Axis Bank stake hike expected by March: Max Life CEO

  December 06, 2020 13:13 IST

  Earlier in October, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not approve Axis Bank's proposal to raise its stake up to 29 per cent but scaled it down to an aggregate of 19.02 per cent with the subsidiaries of private sector lenders.

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  Term plan vs traditional insurance policy: Which is better and why

  June 29, 2021 12:55 IST

  Term insurance plans have become extremely popular in recent times. People are attracted to term plans over traditional life insurance policies because of high sum assured at very low premiums.

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  Bank unions lend support to farmers' agitation against new farm laws

  December 06, 2020 12:43 IST

  The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) in a statement said the government should come forward and resolve their demands in the interest of the nation and farmers.

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  Economy to reach pre-Covid-levels by end of FY2022: Niti Aayog

  December 06, 2020 11:44 IST

  India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent and held out hopes for further improvement on better consumer demand.

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  Petrol price goes past Rs 83 per litre in Delhi, diesel at Rs 73; Rates hit 2-yr high

  December 06, 2020 11:41 IST

  Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise, the fifth straight day of increase in rates due to firming international oil prices. Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 83.41 per litre from Rs 83.13. Diesel rates went up from Rs 73.32 to Rs 73.61 per litre. Rates crossed Rs 90-mark for petrol and Rs 80 in case of diesel in Mumbai.

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  Centre's GST compensation formula gets nod from all states

  December 06, 2020 11:39 IST

  Jharkhand, the only remaining state, has now communicated its acceptance of Option-1 given by the Centre.

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  India's coal import drops 19% to 117 MT during Apr-Oct this fiscal

  December 06, 2020 11:28 IST

  India's coal import saw a drop of 18.6 per cent to 116.81 million tonnes (MT) during April-October this fiscal as against the same period a year ago. 

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  Alliance Air commences Mumbai-Goa daily direct flights

  December 05, 2020 16:05 IST

  Air India subsidiary Alliance Air on Saturday said it commenced daily direct flight operations from Mumbai to Goa. 

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  Burger King India IPO subscribed over 156 times on final day of share sale

  December 05, 2020 14:49 IST

  The portion meant for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 86.64 times, non-institutional investors 354.11 times and retail individual investors (RIIs) 68.15 times.

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  Fuel on Fire! Petrol price at 2-year high of Rs 83 per litre, diesel at 73.32

  December 05, 2020 12:58 IST

  Petrol price on Saturday was raised by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies.

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  Adar Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India among 6 ‘Asians of the Year’ named by Singapore daily

  December 05, 2020 10:17 IST

  Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has collaborated with the University of Oxford and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for making the Covid-19 vaccine, ‘‘Covidshield’‘, and is conducting trials in India.

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  Sensex rallies 447 pts to breach 45,000-mark for 1st time; Nifty tops 13,250

  December 04, 2020 16:39 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 447 points to close above the 45,000-level for the first time on Friday, tracking strong buying sentiment in financial stocks after RBI's policy outcome.

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  Fuel Prices Today: Diesel crosses Rs 73-mark, petrol price nears Rs 83 in Delhi

  December 04, 2020 14:55 IST

  Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 82.86 per litre from Rs 82.66. Diesel rate went up from Rs 72.84 to Rs 73.07 per litre.

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  Fund Transfer: RTGS to be made available 24X7 in next few days, says RBI Governor

  December 04, 2020 13:18 IST

  Currently, RTGS is available for customers from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days of a week, except second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

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  RBI projects 6.8 per cent retail inflation in December quarter

  December 04, 2020 11:52 IST

  CPI inflation rose sharply to 7.3 per cent in September and further to 7.6 per cent in October, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while unveiling its bi-monthly monetary policy review.

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  RBI expects GDP to turn positive in third quarter, expand at 0.1 per cent

  December 04, 2020 12:19 IST

  In October, the RBI had projected the contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) at 9.5 per cent.