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  Airtel Payments Bank partners with Bharti AXA General for motor insurance

  November 09, 2020 13:15 IST

  The insurance comes with a personal accident cover for the policyholder. In the event of an accident leading to permanent disablement or loss of life, the policy ensures financial protection for the family.

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  Over 1 lakh Wipro employees to get pay hike with promotions from December 1

  November 09, 2020 11:58 IST

  Wipro will roll out salary hike for nearly 80 per cent of its employees along with promotions for high performers effective from December 1. The Bengaluru-bases IT major exporter is reportedly considering rolling out single-digit salary increment for eligible employees at the B3 and below levels.

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  Paytm to double loan disbursement to Rs 1,000 cr for MSMEs

  November 09, 2020 10:17 IST

  The company expanded collateral-free loans of up to Rs 500,000 at a low-interest rate and unique daily EMI product customised for micro-merchants.

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  Sensex at all-time high, rises over 600 points to breach 42,500-mark , Nifty above 12,400

  November 09, 2020 10:57 IST

  Sensex and Nifty opened with gains on Monday morning. While Sensex opened over 500 points to touch 42,473, all-time high, the Nifty jumped over 135 points to cross the 12,400-mark.

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  Sovereign gold bonds open for subscription today: Things to know

  November 09, 2020 9:30 IST

  The eighth series of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-21 will be thrown open for subscription today. The scheme will close on November 13.

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  Diwali cheer! Modi govt to deposit Rs 2,000 in farmers' bank account soon

  November 09, 2020 11:00 IST

  PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: The seventh installment of Rs 2000 will be deposited in bank accounts of farmers by November end.

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  COVID-19 impact: Singapore Airlines reports half year loss of USD2.6 billion

  November 09, 2020 8:34 IST

  A historic first-half net loss of SGD3.5 billion (USD2.6 billion) at the close of market has been reported by Singapore Airlines (SIA), due to the impact of travel curbs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Modi govt offering discount on gold ahead of Dhanteras-Diwali, invest now to get extra 2.5% return

  November 09, 2020 14:40 IST

  Modi government offers discount on gold ahead of Diwali: Sovereign Gold Bond attracts an extra return of 2.5 per cent every year. This return is over and above the gold price return.

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  BOC delivers first of four Airbus A321NEO aircraft to Indigo

  November 09, 2020 7:28 IST

  BOC Aviation Limited has delivered the first of four new Airbus A321NEO aircraft on lease to IndiGo, an official statement said Monday.

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  Now no need of affidavit form to claim unemployment benefit from ESIC

  November 08, 2020 23:01 IST

  In a significant decision to provide relief to the beneficiaries of Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), the Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has relaxed conditions for seeking claims for unemployment benefits, doing away with the requirement to submit affidavit form by claimants.

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  Indian Overseas Bank seeks about Rs 1,000 crore capital support from govt

  November 08, 2020 11:31 IST

  Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has sought a capital support of about Rs 1,000 crore from the government in order to create buffer for any exigency, a top official of the bank said.

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  Planning early retirement? Here's how you can become a crorepati at 40 and get rid of your job!

  November 08, 2020 11:10 IST

  Crorepati at 40, Early retirement: A careful planning and a strict financial discipline like selecting right schemes and a regular investment can help you become a crorepati at 40 and get rid of your job.

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  Bigbasket faces data breach; details of 2 crore users put on sale on dark web

  November 08, 2020 9:02 IST

  In a potential data breach, details of around 2 crore users of grocery e-commerce platform Bigbasket may have been leaked, news agency PTI quoted cyber intelligence firm Cyble as saying. The company said that a hacker has put data allegedly belonging to Bigbasket on sale for around Rs 30 lakh.   

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  FASTags mandatory for all four wheelers from January 1

  November 07, 2020 22:05 IST

  To further augment electronic toll collection, the government on Saturday said it has made FASTags mandatory for all four-wheelers including old vehicles from January 1, 2021.

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  Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal: SBI Chairman

  November 07, 2020 14:35 IST

  The country's economy, which has shown resilience to come out from a downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to bounce back from the next fiscal, State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Saturday.

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  Soverign Gold Bond: RBI fixes issue price at Rs 5,177 per gram ahead of Diwali

  November 07, 2020 8:38 IST

  The issue price for the Sovereign Gold Bond has been fixed at Rs 5,177 per gram of gold, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement on Friday. The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21-Series VIII will be opened for subscription from November 9 to 13, 2020.  

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  Wholesale dealers will not be allowed to store more than 25 MT of potato and onion: West Bengal govt

  November 06, 2020 23:45 IST

   To control the rising price of onion and potato, the West Bengal government has issued a directive that no wholesale dealer will be allowed to storemore than 25 MT and those having small businesses not more than two MT of two the vegetables, an official said on Friday.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 791; silver zooms Rs 2,147

  November 06, 2020 16:43 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 791 to Rs 51,717 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, rallying for the third consecutive day, supported by rally in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.

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  RIL shares jump over 3% after Saudi Arabia's PIF invests Rs 9,555 cr in Reliance Retail

  November 06, 2020 13:31 IST

  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm on Thursday raised Rs 9,555 crore from Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, taking total fundraise in the last two months to Rs 47,265 crore.

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  Nafed finalises bidders, issues order for supply of 15,000 tonnes of imported onions

  November 06, 2020 12:23 IST

  Co-operative Nafed on Friday said it has finalised bidders and issued orders for timely supply of 15,000 tonnes of imported onions, which will help boost domestic availability and check price rise.

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  Sensex jumps over 200 points in early trade; Reliance jumps 3 pc

  November 06, 2020 10:27 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and TCS amid massive foreign fund inflow and largely positive cues from global markets. 

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  Edible oil price currently at highest level in India; further hike likely: Experts

  November 06, 2020 9:11 IST

  After potato and onion, the price of edible oil has now gone up in the national capital due to a sharp increase in the cost of oilseeds. There has been a 53 per cent hike in the crude palm oil (CPO) prices in the domestic futures market, in the past six months due to a decline in palm oil production in Malaysia. 

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  NPCI allows WhatsApp Pay service in India; 30% cap on 3rd party UPI apps like Google Pay, PhonePe

  November 06, 2020 8:11 IST

  The announcement by NPCI came minutes after it limited a single third party like WhatsApp or its rivals like Google Pay or Walmart's PhonePe to handle only 30 per cent of overall UPI transaction volumes by putting a cap.

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  Diwali Cheers! UP govt announces bonus for over 14 lakh employees

  November 05, 2020 23:29 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a Diwali bonus for 14.82 lakh government employees in the state, an official said on Thursday.

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  ICICI Bank launches India's first banking programme for millennials

  November 05, 2020 20:39 IST

  Lending major ICICI Bank on Thursday launched India's first banking programme for millennial customers, in the age bracket of 18 years to 35 years.

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  Amazon Fresh extends operations to Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune

  November 05, 2020 18:03 IST

  Amazon India on Thursday announced the launch of 'Amazon Fresh' at Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune and Chennai.

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  Saudi Arabia's PIF invests Rs 9,555 crore in Reliance Retail

  November 05, 2020 17:51 IST

  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm on Thursday raised Rs 9,555 crore from Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, taking total fundraise in the last two months to Rs 47,265 crore.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 158, silver jumps Rs 697

  November 05, 2020 16:16 IST

  Gold prices rose in the national capital by Rs 158 to Rs 50,980 per 10 gram on Thursday, supported by a rally in global prices, according to HDFC Securities.