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  Banks need to closely monitor asset quality, prepare for higher provisioning: RBI

  May 27, 2021 15:27 IST

  ​Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday asked banks to closely monitor their bad loans and prepare themselves for higher provisioning in the wake of second COVID wave and the Supreme Court order lifting the ban on classification of non-performing assets.

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  HCL aims to inoculate 3.5 lakh India staff before June 30, investing over Rs 100 cr on vaccines

  May 27, 2021 15:02 IST

  HCL - including group companies HCL Technologies, HCL Infosystems and HCL Healthcare, and Shiv Nadar Foundation and its institutions - has already vaccinated more than 25 per cent of its eligible workforce with at least one dose, a statement said.

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  Covid second wave triggers raft of growth forecast revisions: RBI report

  May 27, 2021 14:17 IST

  RBI said Covid-19 pandemic has triggered revision of growth projections for the current financial year with consensus gravitating towards its earlier forecast of 10.5 per cent

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  Concerned over intimidation tactics by police, potential threat to freedom of expression: Twitter

  May 27, 2021 13:59 IST

  The microblogging platform said it plans to advocate for changes to elements of IT rules 'that inhibit free, open public conversation'.

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  Working closely with Jio to build affordable smartphone: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

  May 27, 2021 12:55 IST

  Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday said the company continues to engage closely with partner Jio on the initiative of building an affordable smartphone and that work is underway on the project

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  Fuel on Fire: Petrol prices breach Rs 100-mark in Bhopal, Rs 99.94 in Mumbai | Check revised rate

  May 27, 2021 10:47 IST

  Petrol in Bhopal today costs Rs 101.77 per litre after an increase of 24 paise while diesel costs Rs 93.07 litre today.

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  Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO on July 5, Andy Jassy to take over

  May 27, 2021 9:44 IST

  Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced that Bezos was stepping down as CEO in February, but didn't provide a specific date.

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  Koo raises $30 million Series B investment led by Tiger Global

  May 26, 2021 18:34 IST

  Tiger Global has led the investment round with existing investors Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator also participating in the round.

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  Common Services Centers, PayPal partner to fight against COVID in rural India

  May 26, 2021 16:53 IST

  PayPal will support the CSC Academy, CSR wing of CSC, in setting up PSA oxygen plants in five hospitals in four states- one each in Bengaluru, Chennai and Jaunpur and two in Patna. 

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  Want to relocate amid pandemic? Here's the smart way to do it

  May 25, 2021 19:41 IST

  The third wave is imminent and people are already moving out of cities for a long haul. Businesses might have surged for tech-based as well as traditional companies in the segment, however, the long-term solutions lies in all stakeholders taking a collective responsibility and charting a course beneficial for all.

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  Salasar Techno Engineering bags orders worth Rs 238 crore from PGCIL

  May 25, 2021 17:50 IST

  Salsar Techno Engineering on Monday said it has bagged an order worth Rs 238.65 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for construction of power transmission line network and sub stations in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  Lucknow traders urge govt to cut down restrictions, allow business to open

  May 25, 2021 17:44 IST

  Lucknow traders, who had voluntarily shut down their establishments on April 15 following a surge in Covid cases in the state capital, are now urging the state government to cut down on restrictions and allow business to open.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 102, silver also tumbles Rs 269

  May 25, 2021 16:44 IST

  Gold prices dipped by Rs 102 to Rs 48,025 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

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  Sensex jumps over 250 pts in early trade; Nifty above 15,250

  May 25, 2021 10:07 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 250 points in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights Infosys, Asian Paints and HDFC amid a positive trend in global markets.

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  Govt extends deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery till June 15

  May 24, 2021 23:11 IST

  The Centre on Monday further extended the deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts by a fortnight till June 15 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  TCS CodeVita wins Guinness title for world's largest programming competition

  May 24, 2021 16:22 IST

  The 2021 TCS CodeVita competition invited college students from around the world to pit their programming skills against each other to be ranked among the top student programmers globally.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 95; silver jumps Rs 154

  May 24, 2021 15:54 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 95 to Rs 48,015 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday amid a positive global trend and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

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  Hacker leaks Domino's customer data; firm says financial information safe

  May 24, 2021 10:20 IST

  A hacker has allegedly leaked customer data of pizza brand Domino's, according to information shared by a cyber security expert.

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  Sensex surges over 300 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,200

  May 24, 2021 10:12 IST

  In the previous session, Sensex soared 975.62 points or 1.97 per cent to finish at 50,540.48, and Nifty soared 269.25 points or 1.81 per cent to close at 15,175.30.

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  GST Council may decide on IGST levy on oxygen concentrators imported for personal use on May 28

  May 23, 2021 14:27 IST

  The Delhi HC last week said that imposition of 12% IGST on oxygen concentrators for personal use or those received as gifts is 'unconstitutional'

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  Fuel Price Today: Diesel crosses Rs 84 mark in Delhi, petrol nears Rs 100 in Mumbai

  May 23, 2021 12:52 IST

  Diesel price in the national capital on Sunday crossed Rs 84 mark while petrol rate in Mumbai neared Rs 100 a litre after fuel prices were raised again.

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  COVID: This engineering-infra firm distributes 2.2 cr litres oxygen and 3,122 cylinders in 10 days

  May 21, 2021 21:49 IST

  As the second wave of Covid -19 witnessed several Covid-19 patients dying due to the non-availability of oxygen, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has swung into action to address the oxygen gap in the system. 

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  SBI Q4 profit jumps 80 pc to Rs 6,451 crore as bad loans situation improves

  May 21, 2021 17:25 IST

  SBI had earned a profit of Rs 3,580.81 crore during the January-March period of 2019-20, the lender said in a regulatory filing.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 119; silver declines Rs 258

  May 21, 2021 16:11 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 119 to Rs 47,995 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday following upbeat global trends, according to HDFC Securities.

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  SBI alert! These banking services to remain affected for next 3 days - Check details

  May 21, 2021 15:58 IST

  The services will be affected from 22:45 hours on May 21 and 01:15 hours on May 22 and between 02:40 hours and 06:10 hours on May 23.

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  RBI's to transfer Rs 99,122 cr as surplus to Centre

  May 21, 2021 14:54 IST

  The decision was taken at the 589th meeting of the Central Board under the chairmanship of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, through video conference.

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  Fuel Price Today: Petrol inches towards Rs 100/litre mark in Mumbai after rates hiked again

  May 21, 2021 12:17 IST

  Petrol price was increased by 19 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.

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  Sensex rallies over 400 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,000 level

  May 21, 2021 10:16 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 400 points in opening trade on Friday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank, despite a negative trend in global markets.