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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.

Never surrender your Ulip policy within five years

The 10-year plan has an annual premium of Rs 1 lakh and the policy has completed three years.

17 April 2019 2:01 AM IST

FMCG firm Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting on Thursday said it plans to invest Rs 220 crore to set up a new manufacturing facility for personal care products in Telangana.

Wipro net up 38 per cent; says system was attacked

The company's board also approved a share buyback of 3.23 crore shares at Rs 325 apiece, aggregating Rs 10,500 crore.

17 April 2019 1:59 AM IST

Sources said regulators, including RBI, Sebi and Irdai, are all set to examine the loan against share issue in the financial market.

Investors want roles of all players in toxic debt probed

Normally for loan against shares (LAS) there are limits along with Sebi and stock exchange disclosure requirements.

17 April 2019 1:56 AM IST

The report said that globally, VC deal volume declined for the fourth consecutive quarter with only 2,657 deals representing the lowest number in 31 quarters since Q211.

Global VC investments fall to $53 billion this year

Interestingly, there have been other lucrative and potentially key sectors in India as well, which can come up really...

17 April 2019 1:13 AM IST

Tigmanshu Dhulia

Filmy Keeda forays into realistic movie genre

The team is now aiming to produce heart-touching real stories.

17 April 2019 12:21 AM IST

After Plunging 332 points in the intra-day trade, the Sensex staged a marginal recovery on short covering to end the session at 31,702.25, down 189.98 points or 0.60%.

Nifty has entered uncharted territory

The Sensex hitting a new all-time high of 39,364, while Nifty surged to a fresh record high of 11,810.95 intra-day.

17 April 2019 12:16 AM IST

By taking India off the list, exports of $5.6 billion would be affected in leather products, carpets, textiles, gems and jewellery etc.

Apparel shipments down 3.4 per cent in FY19 to $16.14 billion

The apparel exports held back the growth in total exports in FY19 at $35 billion. There was just a marginal growth of...

17 April 2019 12:07 AM IST

The company plans to launch the new Ciaz on August 20.

Maruti Ciaz bestseller in midsize slab

The Maruti Ciaz has successfully fought competition from key rivals such as the Honda City and Hyundai Verna.

17 April 2019 12:01 AM IST

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

Rupee slips for 3rd day down 18 paise to 69.60 against dollar

The local currency has depreciated by 68 paise in the last three days.

16 April 2019 7:00 PM IST

The proposal entails exemption in stamp duty and no charging of registration fees for first purchase and lease in SEZs.

BoA on special economic zones to consider FTWZ proposal on Apr 22

A free trade and warehousing zone is a special category of SEZ with focus on trading and warehousing activities.

16 April 2019 6:50 PM IST

In March 2018, Asian Development Bank, signed a cooperation arrangement with the International Solar Alliance, headquartered in India, to promote solar energy deployment across Asia and the Pacific, particularly in South Asia. (Photo: AFP)

ADB committed highest-ever USD 3 billion in sovereign loans to India...

Manila-headquartered ADB committed several projects in India, including in Bihar, HP, MP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam...

16 April 2019 5:28 PM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

Phase I will be rolled out soon covering 10 states including Karnataka, AP, Telangana and Maharashtra among others.

16 April 2019 4:57 PM IST