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  ITR Filing: Finance Ministry notifies extended deadline for FY19-20 income tax return filing

  October 30, 2020 18:18 IST

  ITR Filing: The Finance Ministry has notified the extended due date for Income Tax Return (ITR) filing by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold jumps Rs 268; silver gains Rs 1,623

  October 30, 2020 16:17 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 268 to Rs 50,812 per 10 grams  in the national capital on Friday following a recovery in international prices of precious metal, according to HDFC Securities

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  Sensex ends 136 points lower; Nifty slips below 11,650

  October 30, 2020 16:09 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex declined 136 points on Friday following losses in Infosys, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel amid a selloff in global markets.

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  Vodafone Idea shares jump over 7 pc after Q2 earnings

  October 30, 2020 12:03 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday gained over 7 per cent after the company reported significant narrowing of losses to about Rs 7,218 crore for the September quarter, and said signs of recovery were visible with gradual improvement in economic activities.

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  Loan moratorium: Crop, tractor loans not part of interest-on-interest waiver scheme

  October 30, 2020 11:26 IST

  Issuing additional frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the 'scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of the difference between compound interest and simple interest', it said credit card dues outstanding as on February 29 would be considered for giving relief to the borrowers.

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  LTC cash voucher scheme: Private sector employees, non-central govt staff eligible for I-T exemption

  October 30, 2020 10:39 IST

  The conditions listed out by the CBDT for availing the tax exemption under the LTC cash voucher scheme require the employee to spend a sum equal to three times of the value of the deemed LTC fare.

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  Sensex jumps over 200 points in early trade; Nifty tops 11,700

  October 30, 2020 10:01 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Friday led by gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, TCS and HCL Tech amid positive cues from US equities. The 30-share BSE index was trading 202.68 points or 0.51 per cent higher at 39,952.53. 

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  Govt bans export of onion seeds

  October 29, 2020 19:41 IST

  The government on Thursday banned exports of onion seeds with immediate effect amidst rising prices of the bulb in the domestic markets.

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  Rupee slides to 2-month low on 2nd COVID-19 wave in Europe

  October 29, 2020 19:04 IST

  The rupee declined further by 23 paise to close at a two-month low of 74.10 against the US currency on Thursday, tracking weak domestic equities and strong dollar amid global risk aversion. 

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  Hiring activities in retail, e-commerce bouncing back: Report

  October 29, 2020 18:15 IST

  The retail segment, which has been badly hit due to the lockdown restrictions, is bouncing back gradually with an uptick in hiring of 15 per cent in September when compared with the previous month, according to a report.

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  Govt likely to extend Air India bid deadline to Dec 14; investors to get flexibility on debt

  October 29, 2020 17:17 IST

  The government is likely to extend the deadline to bid for Air India till December 14 and also give flexibility to a potential investor to decide on the humongous debt with the national carrier, a source said.

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  Gold Price Today: Gold declines Rs 121, silver plunges Rs 1,277

  October 29, 2020 16:25 IST

  Gold prices fell Rs 121 to Rs 50,630 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Sensex sheds 173 points amid F&O expiry; Nifty slips below 11,700

  October 29, 2020 16:21 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 173 points on Thursday, tracking losses in index majors HDFC twins, L&T and HUL as volatility persisted amid expiry of month derivatives contracts. 

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  Global gold demand falls in July-Sept, investment demand still strong

  October 29, 2020 14:43 IST

  The report noted that jewellery demand improved from the Q2 record low, the combination of continued social restrictions, economic slowdown and a strong gold price continued to impact demand from jewellery buyers.

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  Competition for jobs in India spiked 30 per cent since 2019: LinkedIn data

  October 29, 2020 13:24 IST

  ​Hiring in India continues to recover at a 12 per cent year-on-year growth rate in August 2020, but competition for jobs is 30 per cent higher than last year, according to professional network LinkedIn's labour market data.  

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  Dr Reddy's partners with BIRAC for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V clinical trials in India

  October 29, 2020 12:13 IST

  Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd on Thursday announced its partnership with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), for advisory support on clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India.

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  HAL inks Rs 400-cr pact with Tech Mahindra for 'Project Parivartan'

  October 29, 2020 11:48 IST

  As a system integrator, Tech Mahindra would implement Project Parivartanover a period of nine years at a cost of Rs 400 crore. "Tech Mahindra will transform the distributed application to a centralised application, for all the 20 divisions and R&D Centers of HAL based on a business transformation engineering process.

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  Lower EMIs, credit card dues: Banks to repay interest even if you have not applied for moratorium

  October 29, 2020 11:27 IST

  The moratorium was announced by the Reserve Bank of India in March as part of measures to mitigate economic hardships caused by the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the country.

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  I-T refunds of Rs 1.26 lakh cr issued to 39.14 lakh taxpayers till Oct 27

  October 28, 2020 20:04 IST

  The Income Tax department has issued refunds worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore to over 39 lakh taxpayers this fiscal so far.

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  SBI inks agreement with Japan Bank for USD 1 billion loan

  October 28, 2020 19:37 IST

  State Bank of India on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for a loan worth USD 1 billion (around Rs 7,403 crore). 

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  Cipla launches antibody detection kit for coronavirus in India

  October 28, 2020 19:29 IST

  Drug firm Cipla on Wednesday announced the launch of antibody detection kits for COVID-19 in India under the brand name 'ELIFast' in partnership with KARWA Ltd, under the technology transfer from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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  Gold Price Today: Gold rises Rs 188, silver jumps Rs 342

  October 28, 2020 16:41 IST

  Gold prices rose by Rs 188 to Rs 51,220 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday amid rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. 

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  Sensex plunges 600 points; Nifty cracks below 11,750

  October 28, 2020 16:35 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 600 points on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid a massive selloff in European markets.

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  Haryana govt announces festive advance to over 2 lakh employees

  October 28, 2020 16:30 IST

  In view of the upcoming festive season, the Haryana government has announced to give an advance amount for more than 2 lakh regular employees. 

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  Reforms in IPO rules, corporate bond market development discussed with US investors: Sebi

  October 28, 2020 14:41 IST

  Early finalisation of the direct listing scheme, development of the corporate bond market, reforms in IPO norms and digitization of processes among other issues were discussed between Sebi and investors from the US.

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  DGCA extends suspension of scheduled international passenger flights till Nov 30

  October 28, 2020 14:27 IST

  The scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under the bilateral 'air bubble' arrangements with selected countries since July.

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  SBI Debit card user? Check SBI daily cash withdrawal limit for different ATM cards

  October 28, 2020 14:20 IST

  State Bank of India (SBI), country’s largest banks which are also now a fortune 500 company has revised the daily ATM cash withdrawal limit for its different debit cards. At present, SBI is offering 7 different types of ATM-cum-debit cards to its account holders.

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  3 people are hired on LinkedIn every minute: Satya Nadella

  October 28, 2020 12:55 IST

  The global professional networking platform LinkedIn, which has more than 722 million users, ensures that three people are hired every minute and new features make it easier for nearly 40 million job seekers.