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At present, there is a 10 per cent import duty on gold. (Photo: PTI)

Govt fixes Sovereign Gold Bond rate at Rs 2,971 per gram

For the subscription period from October 23-25, the issue price will be Rs 2,971 per gram with Settlement on October 30

21 Oct 2017 7:38 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Sitharaman to attend South Asian defence ministers' meet in...

Meet likley to review regional security architecture including China's growing assertiveness in South China Sea.

21 Oct 2017 6:29 PM IST

Corporate India saw lukewarm response in Diwali gifts this year, slashing the budget by at least 35-40 per cent under this head, a telephonic survey conducted by ASSOCHAM in the run-up to Diwali noted. (Photo: Pixabay)

Corporate India sees 35-40 per cent drop in budget for gifts in Diwali

There has been certainly a downward impact on the bonus payments with several corporates reeling under debt and cutting...

21 Oct 2017 6:11 PM IST

PayPal has launched the facility of sending and requesting money via Facebook Messenger in the US. (Photo: PayPal)

PayPal ties up with Facebook Messenger to launch in-chat payments

In India, messenger app Hike already allows the same with its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments system.

21 Oct 2017 5:30 PM IST

On Diwali eve, strike by MSRTC drivers, conductor and other staff caused inconvenience to people who were looking to go home for vacations. (Photo: PTI)

Over 1 lakh MSRTC employees resume work after HC says strike illegal

Court also asks panel hearing grievances of MSRTC staff to submit final report on Dec 21.

21 Oct 2017 5:29 PM IST

A man gets his retina scan done at an Aadhaar enrollment centre. (Photo: PTI)

Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts must: RBI

Central bank denies media reports and cites Official Gazette published on June 1, 2017.

21 Oct 2017 4:54 PM IST

Tata Steel is countrys major steel producer.

Tata Steel Netherlands workers protest Thyssenkrupp merger

On September 20, Tata Steel had signed an agreement with German steel giant Thyssenkrupp to merge their steel operations...

21 Oct 2017 4:44 PM IST

After a short-lived breakout last week, the rupee once again turned shaky and ended lower by 11 paise at 65.04 on fresh bouts of dollar demand. Photo: AP

Forex watch: Rupee ends 11 paise lower against US dollar

Trading was fairly muted with no underlying trends in place in the truncated trading week ahead of Diwali.

21 Oct 2017 4:26 PM IST

The survey captured responses from over 170 startup leaders across bootstrapped as well as funded ventures.

Kerala teachers can now begin their own startups, take sabbatical...

New initiative would help members of academic community to become part of entrepreneurship, a statement said.

21 Oct 2017 4:16 PM IST

The RBI on Saturday said linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts is mandated under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.

RBI clears air on Aadhaar-bank a/c linkage, says it is must under PMLA

The government, in a notification dated June 1, 2017, mandated the linking of bank accounts with Aadhaar by December 31.

21 Oct 2017 4:05 PM IST

Recently, some Uber drivers shut their services while pressing for their demand. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

'Driver masturbated': Delhi techie narrates horrible Uber ride in...

The girl who works in Hyderabad was on her way to airport to catch a flight to her home in Delhi.

21 Oct 2017 3:22 PM IST

Reliance Jio is subsidiary of Reliance Industries.

Reliance Jio raises tariff - what it means for Airtel, Idea, Vodafone

Reliance Jio customers will have to pay 15 per cent more for its popular 84-day plan at Rs 459 from October 19.

21 Oct 2017 2:53 PM IST