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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.

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  PayPal to hire over 1,000 engineers for India development centres in 2021

  March 03, 2021 13:45 IST

  The India Technology Centres currently employs over 4,500 people across the three centres. PayPal India has also announced its plans for campus hires from top engineering colleges across India.

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  Just 1 % of Fortune 500 companies led by Black chief executives: World Economic Forum

  March 03, 2021 11:57 IST

  'With just one per cent of Fortune 500 companies led by Black chief executives, the need to tackle racial under-representation in business is urgent and obvious,' Zahidi was quoted as saying in a Wipro statement.

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  Sensex, Nifty firm up gains in early trade; financial stocks shine

  March 03, 2021 9:43 IST

  On Tuesday, the Sensex had rallied 447.05 points or 0.90 per cent, and the Nifty had jumped 157.55 points or 1.07 per cent, extending gains for the second day in a row.

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  MTAR Technologies IPO opens for subscription: Check price band, listing date and more

  March 03, 2021 8:59 IST

  MTAR Technologies IPO: MTAR Technologies is a precision engineering solutions company. The IPO will open for subscription from March 3 to 5. 

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  Amazon changes app logo. Here's why

  March 02, 2021 23:48 IST

  Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has quietly tweaked its new phone app logo after the company faced criticism from users.

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  Spectrum allocation 2021 concludes, Jio emerges as top buyer with Rs 57,122 crore

  March 02, 2021 20:12 IST

  Telecom giant Bharti Airtel bid Rs 18,699 crore to pick up 355.45 megahertz (MHz) out of the 855.60 MHz of radiofrequency, giving it "most formidable" spectrum holding in the country.

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  Spectrum auctions: Reliance Jio says total owned radiowaves footprint up significantly

  March 02, 2021 19:51 IST

   Jio - which emerged as the top buyer picking up spectrum for Rs 57,122.65 crore in the auctions - said it has well-balanced spectrum for services and future upgradation to 5G technology.

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  Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences files Rs 700-crore IPO papers

  March 02, 2021 17:31 IST

  The initial public offering (IPO) comprises a fresh issue of shares aggregating up to Rs 200 crore and an offer for sale of up to 21,340,931 equity shares from promoters and existing shareholders, according to draft red herring prospectus filed with Sebi.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 679, silver crashes Rs 1,847

  March 02, 2021 15:59 IST

  Gold prices declined by Rs 679 to Rs 44,760 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, due to bleak international market trend and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Mukesh Ambani is now world's 8th richest person - Check his total wealth

  March 02, 2021 14:24 IST

  Mukesh Ambani's wealth increased 24 per cent on a year-on-year basis on the back of a surge in the value of energy-to-telecom giant RIL.  

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  Elon Musk’s Starlink coming to India soon! Pre-booking officially kicks off | DETAILS

  March 02, 2021 11:47 IST

  Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is coming to India. The company is accepting pre-bookings. Starlink is charging a fully refundable deposit of Rs 7300.

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  Shipping Corporation privatisation: Foresight Group among multiple bidders to buy govt's 63% stake

  March 02, 2021 11:15 IST

  The government is selling its entire stake of 63.75 per cent in Shipping Corporation of India, along with the transfer of management control.

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  Bharat Petroleum to sale its entire shareholding of 61.65% in Numaligarh Refinery

  March 02, 2021 10:47 IST

  BPCL is selling its entire shareholding of 61.65 per cent in NRL to the consortium as part of its sell-off process that mandated separation of the Assam-based refinery before the strategic sale.

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  Sensex tops 50,000-level in opening trade; Nifty above 14,800

  March 02, 2021 10:06 IST

  On Monday, the Sensex had risen by 749.85 points or 1.53 per cent; and the Nifty had gained 232.40 points or 1.60 per cent.

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  GST collections cross Rs 1 lakh crore for fifth month

  March 01, 2021 23:35 IST

  ​GST collections crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the fifth month in a row in February, rising 7 per cent annually to over Rs 1.13 lakh crore, indicating economic recovery, the finance ministry said on Monday.

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  SBI customers hit by text phishing scam - Here's how fraudsters operate

  March 01, 2021 16:51 IST

  Several users of the State Bank of India (SBI) have been targeted with a phishing scam where hackers have flooded them with suspicious text messages, requesting them to redeem their SBI credit points worth Rs 9,870.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold price rises Rs 241; silver jumps Rs 781

  March 01, 2021 16:42 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 241 to Rs 45,520 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday in line with the strong global bullion market trend, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Sensex soars 750 points as investors cheer Q3 GDP data

  March 01, 2021 16:16 IST

  The benchmark BSE Sensex surged nearly 750 points and NSE Nifty rallied over 232 points on Monday as investors cheered the domestic economy returning to positive territory after two-quarters of contraction.