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Mr Sikka was something of a poster boy for IT when he joined Infosys after 12 years with the Germany-based global leader in enterprise software SAP.

Infosys fines Kiran Mazumdar Shaw for breaching insider trading norms

The trade was carried out by the portfolio manager without the knowledge of Shaw.

1 March 2019 3:36 PM IST

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.

5 reasons to change your opinion on insurance

The insurance industry has been protecting us from any kind of health hazards, car accidents, and many other situations.

1 March 2019 3:24 PM IST

Ajay Narayan Jha. (Photo: ANI)

Former finance secy A N Jha joins 15th Fin Comm as member

Jha, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre, superannuated as a finance secretary to the Government of India on...

1 March 2019 2:40 PM IST

Representational image of farmers cutting and gathering the sugarcane stems while harvesting.

Sugarcane arrears to growers to come down by Rs 9,000 cr: ISMA

Sugar cane arrears to farmers have crossed Rs 20,000 crore in the current marketing year 2018-19.

1 March 2019 2:22 PM IST

It would have more than 5,000 shops, 300 retail outlets with world-class infrastructure, warehousing, logistics, supply and trade ecosystem. (Photo: Pixelbay)

India, Brunei sign pact to exchange information on tax, banking...

The pact enables exchange of information, including banking and ownership information, between the two countries for tax...

1 March 2019 12:03 PM IST

Health insurance is not just another tax-saving header. It is a necessity. If you are without a health cover today, you are taking a risk. A sudden hospitalisation can be potentially worth lakhs of rupees.

Life insurance to cost less as mortality rate declines

With a significant fall in the mortality rate in India, the cost of life insurance premiums is set to come down to a...

1 March 2019 3:04 AM IST

Mutual funds industry has added 32 lakh new investors over the last one year mainly due to a spirited promotion campaign by the industry, a senior Amfi official said on Wednesday.

PSU stocks underperform over high payout to govt

The government has shortlisted 11 CPSEs for buyback in 2018/19.

1 March 2019 3:04 AM IST

Krishnamurthy Subramanian

PM KISAN key to doubling farmer income

The CEA is also confident that the government will achieve the fiscal deficit targets and the country is resilient in...

1 March 2019 3:04 AM IST

Around 70 per cent of the 97,000 job openings this year are for candidates with less than five years of experience, an increase of 8 per cent over last year.

About 97,000 analytics and data science positions vacant

There has been an increase in the number of analytics jobs offering more than Rs 15 lakhs/annum.

1 March 2019 12:40 AM IST

Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said in New Delhi on Monday that Venezuela wants trade with India in oil and other commodities such as food and medicines to be conducted in Indian Rupees and not in US Dollars. (Representational image)

Financial assistance schemes for knitwear sector announced

The ministry will also provide a financial assistance of up to Rs 20 lakh for the modernisation and upgradation of...

1 March 2019 12:30 AM IST

Sebi has begun looking into the matter for any possible disclosure and corporate governance-related lapses.

Sebi wants govt rethink on RBI representation on its board

Officials said Sebi first proposed to the Ministry of Finance to amend the relevant provisions in the Sebi Act.

28 Feb 2019 5:51 PM IST

The Nirav Modi fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) led the pack with the largest amount of NPAs worth Rs 86,620 crore during 2017-18.

Fraud-hit PNB ranks highest in implementation of 'reforms agenda' in...

The bank's net profit rose 7.12 per cent to Rs 247 crore in the three months to December 2018.

28 Feb 2019 5:32 PM IST