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  International Women's Day: How women entrepreneurs are making their mark in startup ecosystem

  March 08, 2021 14:47 IST

  Celebrating Women's Day is not a modern act of gender equality, it is a campaign which started in early 90s. Although the women power should be celebrated throughout the year, March 8 is just a day to rethink the capability and contribution of women. 

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  Google for India 'Women Will' event: Sundar Pichai pledges $25mn to empower women including in India

  March 08, 2021 13:14 IST

  The company also announced $500,000 Google.org grant to Nasscom Foundation to support 100,000 women agriculture workers with digital and financial literacy.

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  Easy Trip Planners' IPO subscription begins: Check price band, listing date and more

  March 08, 2021 11:23 IST

  Easy Trip Planners IPO: EaseMyTrip. com is operated by Easy Trip Planners Private Ltd. The company's initial public offering is entirely an offer for sale.

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  MTAR Technologies IPO GMP: Grey market premium surges; check share price and listing date

  March 08, 2021 11:23 IST

  MTAR GMP Price: MTAR Technologies is a Hyderabad-based a precision engineering solutions company. MTAR Technologies' shares are trading at a premium of Rs 450 per share in the grey market.

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  Sensex rebounds over 270 points in early trade; Nifty reclaims 15,000-level

  March 08, 2021 10:22 IST

  In other Asian markets, equities staged a strong recovery after witnessing panic sell-offs for a couple of sessions as investors cheered the US Senate passing a USD 1.9 trillion stimulus bill for COVID-19 relief package.

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  Tesla, Ford only carmakers not gone bankrupt: Elon Musk

  March 06, 2021 16:50 IST

  As several carmakers bleed in the US and beyond, Tesla is profitable and according to Elon Musk, his electric car company and Ford are the only two carmakers in the US which have not gone bankrupt. 

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  3 free LPG cylinders likely again for Ujjawala subscribers

  March 08, 2021 13:39 IST

  The 14.2-kg cylinder's price has risen by over Rs 125 per cylinder since January in the wake of a global price hike. This has taken up the price of a LPG cylinder to Rs 819 from Rs 694 in January. In fact since May last year the price of cooking gas has risen by Rs 237.50 in Delhi.

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  Muthoot Group Chairman MG George Muthoot dies in Delhi

  March 05, 2021 23:54 IST

  Muthoot Group Chairman MG George Muthoot passed away in Delhi on Friday.

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  High petrol, diesel prices burden on consumers; tax cut should be joint call of Centre, states: FM

  March 05, 2021 17:46 IST

  Sitharaman, who had increased central excise duty on petrol and diesel by a record margin last year to mop up gains arising from international oil prices plunging to a two-decade low, remained non-committal on taking the first step to cut central taxes to give relief to consumers.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 522, silver falls Rs 1,822

  March 05, 2021 16:53 IST

  Gold prices fell by Rs 522 to Rs 43,887 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, due to muted trend in the international markets, according to HDFC Securities.

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  Sensex slumps over 440 points, Nifty slips below 15,000-level

  March 05, 2021 16:16 IST

  At the closing bell, the Sensex was quoted at 50,405.32, showing a decline of 440.76 points or 0.87 per cent over the previous close. Intra-day, the index swung around 726 points.

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  ICICI Bank reduces home loan interest rate to 6.70%

  March 05, 2021 15:21 IST

  Lending major ICICI Bank reduced its home loan interest rate to 6.70 per cent. For loans above Rs 75 lakh, interest rates are pegged at 6.75 per cent onwards.

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  PLI scheme likely to boost India's manufacturing output by USD 520 billion in 5 years: PM Modi

  March 05, 2021 15:13 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is working to reduce compliance burden, further improve ease of doing business and cut down logistics costs for the industry.

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  PNB Housing Finance, Yes Bank sign strategic co-lending pact for retail home loans

  March 05, 2021 12:21 IST

  PNB Housing and Yes Bank will synergise capabilities to provide an efficient and seamless experience to existing and new retail home loan customers, PNB Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing.

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  Wipro to buy Capco for $1.45 billion; biggest buyout to become 'bolder' company

  March 04, 2021 22:17 IST

  Set to be its biggest ever buyout, Wipro will acquire London-headquartered Capco in a USD 1.45 billion (over Rs 10,500 crore) deal as the Indian IT major seeks to become a "bolder and ambitious" company as well as rake in higher revenues from banking and financial services space.  

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  RailTel launches prepaid wi-fi service at 4,000 railway stations. Check details

  March 04, 2021 19:57 IST

  ​Railway PSU RailTel formally launched its paid wi-fi service plans on Thursday which will enable users to access high-speed internet at 4,000 railway stations across the country.  

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  Uttarakhand focuses on health, rural infra in Rs 57,400 crore budget for 2021-22

  March 04, 2021 19:15 IST

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 57,400.32 crore for 2021-22 fiscal in the Assembly here with emphasis on health, rural infrastructure, employment generation and agriculture.

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  ArcelorMittal to set up integrated steel plant with Rs 50,000cr investment in Kendrapada

  March 04, 2021 16:05 IST

  Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) on Thursday inked an agreement with the Odisha government for setting up a 12 mtpa integrated steel plant in Kendrapada district with an investment of Rs 50,000 crore, officials said.  

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  Provident Fund ALERT! EPFO fixes 8.5% interest for 2020-21

  March 04, 2021 14:59 IST

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees decided to fix 8.5 per cent rate of interest for 2020-21 at its meeting in Srinagar on Thursday, sources said.

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  Manduadih-Prayagraj bullet train project: Route survey begins

  March 04, 2021 14:26 IST

  The Manduadih-Prayagraj will form a section of Varanasi-Delhi high speed rail corridor. It is the second bullet train project after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

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  Addverb Technologies inaugurates Robots manufacturing facility 'Bot-Valley' in Noida

  March 04, 2021 14:18 IST

  Addverb Technologies, one of India’s biggest Automation and Robotics companies, has launched its Rs 75 crore manufacturing facility in Noida. 

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  Banking services may get affected later this month due to proposed 2-day bank strike

  March 04, 2021 10:33 IST

  Canara Bank said it is taking necessary steps for the smooth functioning of bank branches and offices on the days of the proposed strike.

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  Sensex dives 726 points in early trade tracking global sell-offs

  March 04, 2021 10:02 IST

  On the Sensex chart, HDFC duo fell as much as 2.48 per cent, followed by Bajaj FinServ, Kotak Bank and Bajaj Finance – dropping up to 2.23 per cent.

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  HDFC cuts rates, home loans now available from 6.75 per cent

  March 03, 2021 20:52 IST

  The move comes two days after similar announcements by rivals SBI and Kotak Mahindra Bank, who are now giving home loans at 6.70 per cent and 6.65 per cent, respectively.  

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  Petrol, diesel can go cheaper by Rs 8.5. Here's how it can happen

  March 03, 2021 20:44 IST

  Analysts say that the government has room to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by up to Rs 8.5 per litre without impacting its target for revenue from the tax on the two fuels.

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  SBI Card customers can now make transactions on Jio Pay platform

  March 03, 2021 18:17 IST

  SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Card) on Wednesday said it is available on the Jio Pay service, allowing customers to do their transactions on the platform through credit.  

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  Investor wealth jumps Rs 9.41 lakh crore in 3 days of market rally

  March 03, 2021 18:09 IST

  Investors' wealth has jumped by a massive Rs 9.41 lakh crore during three successive days of gains in the domestic equity market.

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  YONO Super Saving Days: SBI offers upto 50% discount on hotel booking, air tickets

  March 03, 2021 15:22 IST

  State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of the second edition of its unique shopping carnival - YONO Super Saving Days.