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Steps taken to end non-transparent credit culture in country, says PM Modi
New Delhi: The country’s financial and banking sector was weakened in the name of aggressive lending about 10 years ago, but the BJP-led central government has taken several steps to…
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After petrol & diesel, consumers face cooking gas price rise
By Subhash NarayanNew Delhi, Feb 26 IANS) Government seems to be in no mood to subsidise the price of common mans cooking gas which like the price of auto fuels…
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An agreement to boost online jewelery retail
By IANSlifeNew Delhi, Feb 26 (IANSlife) To provide impetus to Indian gem and jewellery sellers on the global e-marketplace and explore potential business collaborations for sectoral growth, the Gem and…
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Coin Master surpasses $2B in lifetime player spending
New Delhi: Social Casino mobile game Coin Master from Moon Active has surpassed $2 billion in lifetime player spending after a stellar year of growth propelled by the global COVID-19…
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Bharti Airtel raises $1.25 bn via debt instruments
New Delhi, Feb 25 : Bharti Airtel said on Thursday that it has successfully priced its debt fund raise of $1.25 billion through the issuance of its first ever dual-tranche…
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Walmart to help MSMEs in UP go global with Vriddhi programme
Agra: Retail behemoth Walmart on Thursday expanded its Vriddhi programme to Uttar Pradesh with launching of an e-Institute to help small businesses get access to skills and competencies through online…
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Airlines to lose up to $95 billion with bookings down 80 pc: IATA
Geneva: Global airlines could lose as much as 95 billion dollars this year, according to a new analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The estimates for cash burn…
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Sensex up 500 points, Nifty reclaims 15,000
Mumbai, Feb 25 : The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Thursday with the BSE Sensex rising over 500 points. The Nifty50 on the National Stock…
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Levi’s® announces Deepika Padukone as global brand ambassador
Mumbai: For over 85 years, Levi’s has been obsessed with making the perfect pair of jeans for women. The brand that invented the original blue jean in 1873, the iconic…
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More Indians turn entrepreneurs as job market still bleak
New Delhi, Feb 24 : While the job market still looks bleak in India after a pandemic-hit 2020, the world’s professional network LinkedIn said on Wednesday it has seen a…
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Sensex up 400 points; banking, finance stocks rise
Mumbai, Feb 24 : The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Wednesday, with the BSE Sensex gaining around 400 points. Around 10.10 a.m., Sensex was trading…
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Twitter CEO Dorsey’s Square firm invests $170M in Bitcoin
San Francisco, Feb 24 : Twitter CEO Jack Dorseys credit and payments firm Square has invested $170 million in Bitcoin, more than tripling its last investment in the cryptocurrency. The…
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Gold price jumps to Rs 337; silver shoots up by Rs 1,149
New Delhi:Â Gold prices on Tuesday jumped by Rs 337 to Rs 46,372 per 10 grams reflecting overnight gains in global gold prices, according to HDFC Securities. The price of the…
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Rupee clocks marginal 3 paise gains at 72.46 against US dollar
Mumbai:Â The rupee slipped from the day’s highest level but managed to eke out a marginal gain of 3 paise at 72.46 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking muted…
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Zomato raises Rs 1,800cr from five investors
New Delhi: Foodtech unicorn Zomato has raised $250 million (around Rs 1,800 crore) in a new funding round from five different investors. The transactions valued Zomato at a post-money valuation…
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Sensex up 400 points; oil & gas, metal stocks rise
Mumbai, Feb 23 : The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Tuesday with the BSE Sensex gaining 400 points to trade well above the 50,000-mark. Around…
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L&T Construction bags large orders for power T&D business
Mumbai: As traditional power generation companies rapidly enhance renewable capacities in their portfolios, Larsen & Toubro’s construction arm has secured two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) orders to establish more than 400 megawatt solar photovoltaic…
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Frequency of bus travel to return to its pre-Covid levels: RedBus
Bengaluru: People in India seem to have overcome the anxieties of the pandemic and are looking forward to a year of regularity, according to a randomized online survey of over…
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Market continues to fall, Sensex down 400 points
Mumbai, Feb 22 : The key Indian equity indices continued its downward trend on Monday with the BSE Sensex losing around 400 points. Around 10.20 a.m., Sensex was trading at…
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Bengal govt reduces tax on petrol, diesel by Re 1
Kolkata, Feb 21 : The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Sunday announced a reduction of Re 1 in tax on petrol and diesel. The cut will be applicable from…
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Bitcoin’s market value tops $1 trillion
New York: The total number of cryptocurrency bitcoin trading is now collectively worth more than one trillion dollars (about Rs 72.73 lakh crore). CNN reports that the price of a bitcoin hit a number…
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Ikea to open its India’s first shopping mall in Noida
New Delhi: Global home furnishing major Ikea said on Friday it has bought a 48,000 square metre plot in Noida on the outskirts of national capital to open a shopping…
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Sensex drops over 250 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 15,050
Mumbai:Â Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 250 points in early trade on Friday tracking losses in banking and financial stocks amid negative cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was…
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DigiPivot, a Google sponsored program for up-skilling women, announces its second batch
Chennai: Following the success of the program’s inaugural run in 2020, Google has partnered with Avtar Group, India’s pioneers in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Solutions and India’s premier business school – Centre for…
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Additional Budget allocation to wipe out fertilizer subsidy backlog: Ind-Ra
Mumbai: The credit metrics of fertilizer manufacturers in general and urea manufacturers, in particular, are likely to improve meaningfully in FY22 due to the strong likelihood of clearance of subsidy backlogs after allocation of an additional Rs 62,600…
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Role of Narayan Murthy requires investigation: CAIT
New Delhi: Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has asked Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to conduct an investigation into the role of Amazon supplier, Cloudtail India owned by N.R. Narayan…
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Petrol Rs 12 cheaper, diesel Rs 4 cheaper in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, Feb 18 : Amid rising fuel prices across the country, petrol in Chhattisgarh is Rs 12 cheaper a litre and diesel Rs 4 cheaper per litre, as compared…
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Stocks open lower on Wall Street, Treasury yields climb
New York: Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields continued to climb. The S&P 500 index gave up 0.8 per cent in the first few minutes…
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About 100 companies hit by SolarWinds hack: White House
San Francisco, Feb 18 : Nine federal agencies and about 100 private sector companies were compromised as a result of the SolarWinds hack, the White House has said. Although the…
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Trident Limited bags first prize at FICCI Water Awards 2020
 New Delhi: Trident Limited, a leading player in Home Textiles globally, has been awarded the Joint First Prize at FICCI Water Awards 2020 in the category of ‘Industrial Water Use Efficiency.’ The FICCI…
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