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Following the November 8-9 demonetisation, the government over the weekend asked public sector insurers to provide discounts of up to 10 per cent on the premium amount for general insurance policies and 8 per cent in new life policies of Life Insurance Corporation sold online.

General insurance premiums witness flat growth in June

General Insurance premiums were flat in June 2019 at Rs 12,936 crore against Rs 12,970 crore in the same month last...

25 July 2019 1:00 AM IST

Online travel agency MakeMyTrip and e-commerce giant Flipkart have tied up for online bookings of hotels and flights.

Walmart, Flipkart to boost MSMEs, farmers' income in UP

Flipkart is very keen on collaborating extensively with the MSMEs, ODOP and artisans in Uttar Pradesh.

24 July 2019 10:33 PM IST

NAtional Stock Exchange.

NSE to exclude 11 stocks from derivatives segment; BSE 9

IDBI Bank Ltd, Arvind Ltd, Birlasoft Ltd, Hindustan Zinc among others would be excluded by NSE and BSE.

24 July 2019 10:25 PM IST

After a series of privacy scandals, Facebook needs to regain users trust as it prepares to roll out a single messaging service combining Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. (Photo: AP)

US imposes record USD 5 bn fine, restrictions on Facebook in privacy...

Federal Trade Commission said the penalty was the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy.

24 July 2019 7:18 PM IST

The Sensex crashed over 505 points to slip below the 38,000-level as rupee woes and global trade war worries spooked investors despite the government announcing a slew of measures to stem a steep fall in the domestic currency.

Sensex: Rs 5.86 lakh crore investor wealth wiped out as markets fall...

BSE Sensex has lost 1,367.99 points, or 3.48 per cent, in five sessions. On Wednesday, it closed at 37,847.65

24 July 2019 7:00 PM IST

Reliance Jio free 4G services have reduced profit of Airtel by more than half, lowered Vodafone Indias profit and pushed Idea Cellular into first ever quarterly loss.

Telecom dept okays to Rs 3,050 cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea

TRAI its stand saying it is not in a position to modify its previously recommended penalty on the operators.

24 July 2019 6:28 PM IST

Many taxpayers donate one days salary or part of their income for noble purposes but do not declare these donations in their tax returns.

No changes made in ITR forms, only software updated: CBDT

The CBDT said that the software utility for e-filing of all the ITR forms has been released long back.

24 July 2019 4:41 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, silver resume upward journey; global factors support rally

Gold is trading at Rs 35,870 per 10 gram at the bullion market here in line with a firming global trend.

24 July 2019 4:37 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 drops 135 points; Nifty slips below 11,300

Asian Paints was the biggest gainer, rallying 3.42 pc, after the company reported an 18 pc increase in net profit.

24 July 2019 4:32 PM IST

Mauritius is compliant with all OECD norms, including the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

Tax paying should be a pleasurable experience: CBDT chairman

Revenue collection under the direct taxes head has grown and the total tax base has also increased to over 7 crore...

24 July 2019 3:40 PM IST

ICMR has put procedures in place to not agree to fund that research, even if it is a small project or a student thesis or fellowship.

Target R&D expenditure of 2 pc of GDP by 2022: PM economic panel

EAC-PM said ministries could be mandated to allocate certain percentage of their budget for research and innovation.

24 July 2019 3:31 PM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Auto component industry fears loss of 10 lakh jobs due to prolonged...

Vehicle sales in all segments have continued to plummet for the last several months.

24 July 2019 3:20 PM IST