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Amazon India say services boosting large appliance sales

The bulk of orders for goods such as washing machines and refrigerators came from India's smaller towns and cities.

16 Oct 2018 8:37 AM IST

Inflation in onion continued to rule high at 42.22 per cent and in potato at 43.25 per cent.

Inflation hits 5.13 per cent on hardening of food price

The Reserve Bank uses retail inflation data to set the monetary policy in the country.

16 Oct 2018 2:40 AM IST

According to the trade data for August, 2018 while exports have shown a growth of about 19 per cent in dollar terms, the rupee realisations for the export shipments went up close to 30 per cent, said Assocham.

India Inc posts over 2 per cent negative growth in exports

Exports in September 2018 were $27.95 billion, as compared to $28.57 billion in September 2017.

16 Oct 2018 2:40 AM IST

Ecommerce firms too see a major bump up in sales during Dussehra and Diwali.

Festive sales see etailers burn $500m in discounts

An increase in the number of tier II shoppers was one of the main reasons behind the growth of festival season sales...

16 Oct 2018 2:40 AM IST

Earlier in the day, a case was registered against the Ola cab driver. (Representational Image)

CCI approves founders additional share purchase in Ola

Merger and acquisitions beyond a certain threshold require the approval of the CCI.

15 Oct 2018 7:26 PM IST

The government will be able to provide electricity connections to all households by December as per the target under the Saubhagya scheme, Power Minister R K Singh said Tuesday.

States to get Rs 100 cr award for being efficient under Saubhagya...

Saubhagaya scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year in September.

15 Oct 2018 7:21 PM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian rupee closed the session on a flat note at 69.83 a dollar.

Rupee slumps 26 paise to 73.83 on rising crude prices

Rupee continued to be under pressure as oil prices started to move-up.

15 Oct 2018 6:33 PM IST

A USD 2 billion fraud at Indias Punjab National Bank (PNB) may have been orchestrated by a few rogue employees, but it escaped detection because of widespread risk-control and monitoring lapses in many areas of the bank, the banks own internal probe has found.

PNB plans to sell non-core assets of over Rs 8,000 crore this fiscal

The bank has already sold some of the fixed assets and have realised Rs 400 crore from these assets.

15 Oct 2018 6:26 PM IST

Though Dubai depends less on oil income, fluctuations in crude oil prices have affected all sectors of its economy. The slowdown took its toll on the small and unorganised sectors in the form of unpaid outstanding dues for companies, unpaid wages for workers and large scale job losses.

High crude prices hurting global growth: Modi to oil producers

The prime minister said crude oil prices at a four-year high was hurting global growth.

15 Oct 2018 5:49 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday allayed fears of job loss due to technological development, saying the 4th Industrial Revolution will change the nature of jobs and provide more opportunities. (Photo: Youtube)

PM pitches for partnership of oil producers, consumers to stabilise...

He said the oil market was producer driven and quantity and prices were determined by oil producing countries.

15 Oct 2018 5:04 PM IST

According to the trade data for August, 2018 while exports have shown a growth of about 19 per cent in dollar terms, the rupee realisations for the export shipments went up close to 30 per cent, said Assocham.

Exports enter negative zone, decline 2.15 per cent in September

The overall deficit stood at USD 94.32 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal.

15 Oct 2018 5:01 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi

Labour unrest in manufacturing hubs may undermine Modi's jobs push

A wave of labour stoppages could put additional pressure on the profitability of companies.

15 Oct 2018 4:20 PM IST