Petrol and diesel were held at multi-year highs on Wednesday. Although the prices were kept steady on Wednesday, petrol price was at a four-year high in Delhi while diesel at a record high. Effective 6 am, April 4, 2018, petrol prices were at Rs. 73.95 per litre in Delhi, Rs. 76.66 per litre in […]
Public sector banks (PSBs) wrote off Rs. 2.41 lakh crore worth of loans in over three years, between April 2014 and September 2017. This was disclosed by minister of state for finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in a written reply in Parliament on Tuesday. The disclosure came under strong criticism […]
“The minimum pay of Rs.18,000 p.m. and fitment factor of 2.57 are based on the specific recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission in the light of the relevant factors taken into account by it. Therefore, no change therein is at present under consideration.” This was said by Minister of […]
Jet Airways has announced a discount of up to 30 per cent on tickets for flights to the Netherlands originating from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, the full service airline said in a statement on Wednesday. Jet Airways’ offer on Netherlands flight tickets is part of a special seven-day fare sale, […]
India is expected to witness a “normal” southwest monsoon, Skymet a private weather forecasting agency, said in its forecast. However, the southern peninsula and major portions of northeast India are likely to witness “below normal” rainfall this season, it said in a statement. “India is most likely to witness normal […]
Aadhaar holders looking to access online facilities such as Aadhaar download and Aadhaar address update can do so through a TOTP or Time-based One-Time Passcode method. This was said by the UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India – the issuer of Aadhaar card number and the provider of mobile […]
New Delhi: Gold firm stayed steady today at Rs. 31,610 per 10 gram in scattered deals despite firm trend overseas. But silver prices fell by Rs. 200 to Rs. 39,400 per kg at the bullion market today due to reduced offtake even as gold held steady. Traders attributed the fall […]
Amazon.com may submit an offer to buy Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, which is currently in talks with Walmart for a stake sale, local daily Mint reported, citing sources. A deal with Walmart is more likely to go through, according to people with knowledge of the matter, the report added. Amazon declined to […]
