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The government also said first-time offenders would face a prison term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The proposed ban, promulgated through an ordinance, will make it illegal to manufacture, sell, transport, distribute, advertise, export or import e-cigarettes.

Centre bans use and sale of e-cigarettes

The government also said first-time offenders would face a prison term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.

19 Sept 2019 1:49 AM IST

Revenue collection from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had slipped below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time in the current fiscal in June at Rs 99,939 crore. (Photo: File)

Fitment panel rejects GST rate cut for auto, biscuits; favours relief...

Automobile industry has long been demanding reduction in GST rate from the present 28 per cent to 18 per cent.

18 Sept 2019 7:51 PM IST

Manufacturing sector contracted by 0.4 per cent in November as against a growth of 10.4 per cent a year ago. (Representational image)

DPIIT notifies FDI relaxation norms in coal mining, contract...

It also notified the decision to allow 26 per cent FDI in digital media, a move over which certain industry and experts...

18 Sept 2019 7:18 PM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee stems losses, rallies 54 paise to 71.24 vs USD on easing oil...

However, unabated foreign fund outflows capped the gains, forex traders said.

18 Sept 2019 6:49 PM IST

Govt doing everything possible to bring India back on high growth...

We need to think what kind of innovation we need to undertake to attain a high growth, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

18 Sept 2019 6:16 PM IST

In view of Indias Neighbourhood First policy, the Railways is also doing international projects funded by Ministry of External Affairs.

11 lakh railway employees to get 78 days' pay as productivity bonus

It would benefit 11 lakh employees and would cost the exchequer Rs 2,024 crore, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

18 Sept 2019 4:48 PM IST

LICs stake went up in seven Sensex companies during Q4. They are: Bajaj Auto; Mahindra & Mahindra; Kotak Mahindra Bank; HDFC Bank; ONGC; Coal India; and ITC.

Sensex rises 83 points; energy, metal stocks climb

The 30-share index ended 82.79 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 36,563.88.

18 Sept 2019 4:03 PM IST

Gold was available for $2 premium over and above the landed rate 15 days back. After the steep rise, it is now available for a discount of $14 per ounce, said Suresh Hundia, former President of the Bombay Bullion Association.

Gold drops by Rs 215 on strong rupee, tepid global cues

In line with gold, silver prices also declined by Rs 770 to Rs 47,690 per kilogram.

18 Sept 2019 3:44 PM IST

Annually, Rs 2,500 crore of fuel is bought at petrol pumps and now a part of it being talked of being home delivered.

Petrol, diesel prices see steepest hike since July 5

Petrol price was increased by 25 paise per litre to Rs 72.42 and diesel by 24 paise to Rs 65.82 in the Delhi market.

18 Sept 2019 3:07 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani has been instrumental in launch of RILs telecom arm Reliance Jio. (Photo: PTI)

Mukesh Ambani raises stake in Reliance Industries to 48.87 per cent

The acquisition was pursuant to a scheme of arrangement not directly involving Reliance, the filing said without giving...

18 Sept 2019 2:58 PM IST

The district-level committees will keep a watch on content carried by cable television channels.

TV makers hail scrapping of duty on open cell panel, mfg cost to go...

The announcement has come just ahead of the festive season sales and would positively impact the sales of LED TV panels.

18 Sept 2019 1:46 PM IST

Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser at the Finance Ministry.

More space on monetary side than fiscal for boosting growth: Sanyal

Economic growth hit over six-year low of 5 per cent for the first quarter ended June 2019 mainly driven by demand...

18 Sept 2019 12:42 PM IST