New Delhi: Oil futures came down sharply on fears that the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China will undercut demand for crude further, which has seen prices already under pressure due to worries about a potential oversupply. Local governments in many cities across China...
Read moreNew Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) Saturday said the Central government has nominated Debashish Panda, Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Finance Ministry as a director on the Central Board of SBI. He is appointed with immediate effect replacing the earlier nominee Ravi...
Read moreNew Delhi: The downgrading spree continues for Vodafone Idea as rating agency CRISIL is the latest which downgraded its rating on Non-Convertible Debentures of Rs 3,500 crore. "It is hereby informed that CRISIL, has downgraded its rating on Non-Convertible Debentures of Rs 3,500 crore of...
Read moreNew Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Saturday launched Ciaz S, the sports variant of its premium mid-sized sedan Ciaz, priced at Rs 10.08 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The company also said it has introduced BS-VI compliant Ciaz priced between Rs 8.31 lakh and...
Read moreMumbai: ICICI Bank has reported over two-fold increase in standalone net profit for the quarter ended December at Rs 4,146.46 crore. The net profit rose 158.36 per cent from Rs 1,604.91 crore reported in the year-ago quarter, the bank said here Saturday. The total income...
Read moreRome: Trade tariffs could trigger a new and "disastrous" global recession, Italy's Premier Giuseppe Conte warned Friday after US President Donald Trump renewed threats to raise tariffs on European Union goods. "The imbalances of globalisation are a breeding-ground for today's neo-protectionist tendencies. These risk causing...
Read moreNew Delhi: Fuel prices were dropped further Saturday after international crude oil rates fell sharply following the outbreak of Coronavirus in China. The price of petrol was cut by 27 paise and that of diesel by 30 paise a litre across all major cities Saturday....
Read moreNew Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Vivo created history by grabbing the second spot in the Indian smartphone market for the first time in the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2019. Vivo captured 21 per cent market share to reach the second spot as Samsung...
Read moreMumbai: The insurance industry is expecting more tax incentives to increase the penetration of life and general cover among public in the upcoming Union Budget. In a pre-budget memorandum, the Life Insurance Council has sought a separate deduction in personal taxes or an increase in...
Read moreNew Delhi: Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg Friday said large-scale expenditure reforms are needed, to ensure that the taxes collected are spent productively. Garg further said that "of the budgeted expenditure of Rs 27.86 lakh crore, a large part gets consumed in payment of...
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As of Saturday, January 25, the number of 24X7 protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of...
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The appointment of 1984-batch IPS officer AP Maheshwari as the new Director-General of the CRPF came as a surprise to...
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As one gets closer to the day of the Union Budget, one’s expectations from it are soaring. In all likelihood,...
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Children use role-play to deal with complicated situations and to understand them better. Young children act out real or imagined...
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