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  After Bajaj, Parle refuses to air their ads on ‘toxic’ news channels

  October 13, 2020 18:29 IST

  Parle Products, maker of the much-loved Parle G biscuits, has announced that they will not advertise on news channels that "broadcast toxic content" and are accused of spreading hate.

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  Reliance Jio becomes first telco to cross 40 crore subscribers mark

  October 13, 2020 16:42 IST

  Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio has become the first mobile service provider in the country to cross 40 crore customers mark. 

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  Wipro announces share buyback of Rs 9,500 crore; profit rises 3 per cent in July-September quarter

  October 13, 2020 19:40 IST

  Wipro, an Indian multinational corporation providing solutions in information technology field, consulting and business process, board on Tuesday approved a share buyback worth Rs 9,500 crore to reward stakeholders.

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  SBI Card to start festive season offers with cashback, discounts across various brands from Oct 1

  October 13, 2020 16:16 IST

  SBI Card on Tuesday said it has kick-started festive season offers in line with the changing shopping trends and customers will be offered discounts as well as cashback across a host of brands.

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  Sensex, Nifty end marginally higher after choppy trade; IT stocks shine

  October 13, 2020 16:07 IST

  Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher after choppy trade on Tuesday amid mixed cues from the global markets.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 133, silver plunges Rs 875

  October 13, 2020 15:41 IST

  Gold prices fell Rs 133 to Rs 51,989 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday, witnessing the first decline in three days amid a weak global trend, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Grofers onboards 60 campus hires from premier institutions across India

  October 13, 2020 14:47 IST

  ​Online grocery delivery platform Grofers on Tuesday said it has inducted a batch of 60 people from premier B-schools and engineering colleges in India, including IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore.  

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  5G to help add $8 trillion to global GDP by 2030: Nokia

  October 13, 2020 14:32 IST

  As Covid-19 accelerates medium and long-term digital investment and value creation, 5G-enabled industries have the potential to add $8 trillion to global GDP by 2030, suggests new research from Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia.

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  Aadhaar PVC Card: UIDAI releases all new pocket-sized Aadhaar card. How to apply online

  October 13, 2020 13:43 IST

  UIDAI has allowed Aadhaar reprint on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) card that individuals can now order online. Aadhaar PVC card will be delivered by Speed Post within five working days (excluding the date of request).

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  Vodafone Idea inks pact with IBM on data transformation

  October 13, 2020 13:30 IST

  Telecom major Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) on Tuesday announced that it has selected IBM Services to help it embrace open source at scale across the enterprise by implementing the big data platform on open source Hadoop framework.

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  Infosys shares hit 52-week high. Details here

  October 13, 2020 13:04 IST

  IT services major Infosys has hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1,146.50 apiece for the second consecutive day on the BSE, gaining over one percent.

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  SBI online banking services down due to connectivity issues; ATMs, POS machines working

  October 13, 2020 13:23 IST

  The online banking services of State Bank of India (SBI) have been hit by connectivity issues, the bank informed in a tweet on Tuesday. However, the bank added that the ATMs and point of sale (POS) machine services are functional.

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  Paytm payment gateway announces same-day bank settlement

  October 13, 2020 11:16 IST

  Paytm on Tuesday announced the same-day settlement facility for all kinds of fund transfers on its payment gateway that will help businesses that depend upon immediate availability of funds to pay down-stream partners.

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  Sensex, Nifty start on tepid note; UltraTech Cement top gainer

  October 13, 2020 10:47 IST

  Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a cautious note on Tuesday as market participants preferred to book profits at higher levels after an eight-session market rally.

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  OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei 'quits' day ahead of 8T series launch

  October 13, 2020 10:30 IST

  The co-founder of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus Carl Pei has reportedly left the company ahead of the flagship OnePlus 8T series and the affordable Nord N10 series launch. Two separate sources speaking with TechCrunch confirmed that Pei has left OnePlus.

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  World's largest vivid pink diamond up for auction, could fetch $38 mn: All you need to know

  October 13, 2020 8:42 IST

  An extremely rare, "fancy vivid purple-pink internally flawless" diamond is set to go under the hammer next month at a Sotheby's auction. The 14.83-carat diamond could fetch up a whopping $38 million.   

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  No consensus to make up for GST shortfall of states, says FM Sitharaman

  October 12, 2020 22:53 IST

  The GST Council met for the third time in a row to discuss the issue of funding the revenue shortfall of states. Earlier in the day, finance minister announced a slew of measures to boost consumer spending in the economy.

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  Retail inflation spikes to eight-month high to 7.34 pc in Sept, industrial output drops 8 pc in Aug

  October 12, 2020 21:49 IST

  Rising food prices pushed retail inflation to an eight-month high of 7.34 per cent in September, above the RBI's comfort level, while industrial output continued to contract in August, official data showed on Monday.

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  Honda Cars expands online sales platform

  October 12, 2020 15:36 IST

  Honda Cars India on Monday said it has expanded its online sales platform to offer safe and convenient car buying experience to its customers.

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  Govt to give Rs 10,000 special festival advance to all employees; LTC cash voucher scheme announced

  October 12, 2020 13:31 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the employees could buy items that attract 12 per cent or more goods and services tax (GST). These purchases will have to be made in digital mode from GST-registered outlets.

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  Mumbai power outage: BSE, NSE functioning normally

  October 12, 2020 12:00 IST

  The NSE too said it is functioning normally. Large parts of the financial capital reported a major power outage on Monday morning due to a technical failure.

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  UTI AMC shares list at over 11 percent discount

  October 12, 2020 11:23 IST

  Shares of UTI Asset Management Company on Monday listed with a discount of over 11 per cent over its issue price of Rs 554 per share.

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  Sensex jumps nearly 400 points in early trade; Nifty tops 12,000

  October 12, 2020 10:05 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied nearly 400 points in opening trade on Monday, led by gains in index-heavyweights HDFC, Infosys and Reliance Industries amid largely positive global cues.

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  GST Council meet today to discuss compensation issue

  October 12, 2020 9:54 IST

  As the GST compensation cess issue still remains unresolved with around 10 opposition-ruled states and Union Territories not agreeing with the Centre's borrowing proposals, the GST Council, consisting of all state Finance Ministers and headed by the Union Finance Minister, will meet today to discuss and try to reach to a consensus on the matter.

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  EPFO may credit first instalment of 8.5% interest by Diwali. How to check balance

  October 12, 2020 8:42 IST

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is expected to credit the first instalment of the 8.5% interest to its subscribers by Diwali, a report by Live Hindustan said.

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  Microsoft bring change in work culture, to let employees work from home permanently

  October 11, 2020 21:31 IST

  As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic still looms large across the world, technology giant Microsoft has decided to throw open an option to its employees to work from home permanently.

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  Snapdeal on-boards over 5,000 manufacturer-sellers in 9 months

  October 11, 2020 15:51 IST

  Homegrown marketplace Snapdeal has added over 5,000 manufacturer-sellers on its platform so far this year, most of them in the September quarter, exceeding the target it had set for itself earlier in the year.

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  RBI to move to next generation treasury application for managing forex, gold reserves

  October 11, 2020 14:31 IST

  The NGTA, according to the RBI, would be a web-based application providing scalability, maneuverability and flexibility to introduce new products and securities, besides supporting multi-currency transactions and settlements.