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  Beer to get cheaper in Rajasthan from April 1, price to drop by Rs 30-35

  February 06, 2021 23:15 IST

  The new excise policy announced reduction in additional excise duty and MRP on beer, which will bring down its price by Rs 30-35. Also, there will be no more Covid surcharge on all excise items, except Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and bottled-in-origin (BIO) or imported liquor.

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  Covid innovation: Smart switchable window in Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani

  February 06, 2021 17:08 IST

  Amid the Covid pandemic, the railways decided to remove curtains from the air-conditioned coaches of the trains, which led the national transporter to come up with a new innovation of smart switchable windows to cut constant light from outside and external heat.

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  Punjab National Bank to raise Rs 3,200 cr from share sale this quarter

  February 06, 2021 14:19 IST

  The bank has raised Rs 3,788.04 crore from qualified institutional placement (QIP) in December following which the government holding in the bank came down from 85.59 per cent to 76.87 per cent.

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  Call for Bharat Ratna award: Ratan Tata requests people to stop social media campaign

  February 06, 2021 12:40 IST

  The Chairman Emeritus of the over USD 100 billion conglomerate Tata group asked social media users to stop the campaign that asked the government to confer on him the highest civilian award of the country.

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  IRCTC to run 4 pilgrim special trains from Rajkot. Check details

  February 06, 2021 10:50 IST

  Rahul Himalayan, the group General Manager of IRCTC Western Zone, said: "All the four trains will commence from and terminate in Rajkot. Two pilgrim special trains will start from February.

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  IRCTC launches its online bus booking services

  February 06, 2021 7:02 IST

  The IRCTC has tied up with more than 50,000 state road transport as well as private bus operators covering 22 states and three union territories for proving the online bus booking services to the customers.

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  Brookfield India REIT initial public offer subscribed 8 times

  February 05, 2021 20:21 IST

  The initial public offer of Brookfield India Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) got subscribed 8 times on the final day of subscription on Friday. It received bids for 60,59,44,400 units against 7,62,78,200 units on offer.

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  Property rates in Delhi to go down as govt reduces circle rate by 20 per cent

  February 05, 2021 23:22 IST

  The Delhi cabinet-led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday decided to reduce present circle rates related to residential/commercial/industrial properties in Delhi by flat 20 per cent across all categories of colonies and areas. The move will be effective from Sept 30, 2021.

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  Sensex, Nifty end at fresh records after RBI policy outcome

  February 05, 2021 16:37 IST

  Extending its winning run to the fifth session, equity benchmark Sensex jumped 117 points on Friday after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged but continued its accommodative stance to revive growth. 

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 163; silver jumps Rs 530

  February 05, 2021 15:59 IST

  Gold prices declined by Rs 163 to Rs 46,738 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday, recording fall for the fifth consecutive day amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

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  PM SVANIDHI scheme: After Swiggy, Centre, Zomato pact on home delivery of street food

  February 05, 2021 14:52 IST

  In a statement MoHUA said that initially MoHUA and Zomato will run a pilot program by on-boarding 300 vendors across six cities namely - Bhopal, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Vadodara.

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  RBI says all 18,000 banks to have Cheque Truncation System by September

  February 05, 2021 15:50 IST

  The central bank also said it will set up a 24x7 helpline for digital payments services to secure them more against fraud and phishing.

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  RBI allows retail investors to open G-Sec accounts to directly participate in government securities

  February 05, 2021 13:32 IST

  Reserve Bank of India will allow retail investors to directly participate in government securities. Retail investors can now open Gilt or G-Sec accounts with the central bank.

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  SBI ATM rules changed! Customers must take note of THIS before withdrawing cash

  February 05, 2021 13:35 IST

  Top banks like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank and others charge a failed ATM transaction fee owing to insufficient balance in your account.

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  RBI lowers inflation projection to 5.20% for Q4 FY21, sees it around 5% in H1 next fiscal

  February 05, 2021 12:41 IST

  The Reserve Bank has lowered the retail inflation projection for the current quarter of this fiscal at 5.2 per cent, saying it has returned within the "tolerance band".

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  RBI projects GDP growth rate of 10.5 per cent FY 2022

  February 05, 2021 11:42 IST

  After the Budget 2021-22 announcement on Monday, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj had said that real GDP growth would be 10-10.5 per cent in the next fiscal.

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  Fuel on Fire! Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 30 paise for 2nd consecutive day | Check new rates

  February 05, 2021 12:02 IST

  Diesel prices in the national capital saw an upward revision from ₹ 76.83 per litre to ₹ 77.13 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest fuel retailer.

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  PayPal to stop domestic payment services in India from April 1

  February 05, 2021 10:35 IST

  From April 1, the company will focus all its attention on enabling more international sales for Indian businesses, and shift focus away from its domestic products in India.

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  Sensex hits 51,000-mark for first time, Nifty above 15,000

  February 05, 2021 10:31 IST

  BSE Sensex on Thursday jumped over 325 points (0.64 per cent) to hit the 51,000-mark for the first time in early trade. The broader Nifty 50 index also crossed the crucial 15,000-mark.

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  RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, projects 10.5% GDP growth in FY22

  February 05, 2021 11:44 IST

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday left interest rates unchanged at 4 per cent. This is the fourth time in a row when the RBI has left the rate unchanged.

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  Stove Kraft shares likely to see stellar listing on BSE, NSE today; check grey market premium & more

  February 05, 2021 8:55 IST

  The shares of Stove Kraft will be listed on the BSE and NSE on Friday. Stove Kraft shares in the grey market are quoting a premium of Rs 35-40 apiece. 

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  Brookfield India REIT initial public offer subscribed 77 per cent

  February 04, 2021 21:13 IST

  The initial public offer of Brookfield India Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) was subscribed 77 per cent on Thursday, the second day of subscription.

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  IRFC mops up USD 750 million in maiden bond sale after listing

  February 04, 2021 19:23 IST

  Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), which had a bumper IPO last month, has raised USD 750 million in 10-year dollar money from international investors, two merchant banking sources said. 

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  GoAir to connect Hyderabad with direct flight to Maldives

  February 04, 2021 17:34 IST

  Effective February 11, GoAir will operate a direct service four times a week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday - between Hyderabad and Maldives, a release from the airline said. 

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  Future Retail CEO Kishore Biyani barred from securities market for 'insider trading'

  February 04, 2021 17:19 IST

  SEBI has barred Future Retail CEO Kishore Biyani from the securities market for a period of one year for insider trading.

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  Record high! Market capitalization of BSE listed companies touch Rs 200 lakh crore

  February 04, 2021 16:21 IST

  The total market capitalization of all BSE listed companies touched Rs 200 lakh crore for the first time on Thursday.

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  Markets at fresh highs; Sensex rallies 359 points, Nifty near 14,900

  February 04, 2021 16:09 IST

  Rallying for the fourth successive session, equity benchmark Sensex jumped 359 points to scale a fresh lifetime high on Thursday, led by gains in ITC, SBI and Kotak Bank. 

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  Meet the Indian-origin UAE businessman who is paying 'salary' to housewives of his staff

  February 04, 2021 16:00 IST

  UAE-based businessman Sohan Roy has announced to pay monthly salary to homemaker wives of employees. Roy owns Aries Group of Companies