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Alibaba has an active user base of around 500 million.

Alibaba eyes record Singles' Day sales on November 11

India will celebrate 11.11 with the UC Shopping Festival in association with Paytm, VMate and 9Apps.

10 Nov 2019 6:31 PM IST

Total funds kept by all foreign clients in the Swiss banking system, as per an analysis of the latest figures compiled by the Swiss National Bank as on 2016-end.

No claimants for dormant Swiss accounts of Indians; some may get...

The claim period for some of these accounts would expire next month, while a few others can still be claimed till the...

10 Nov 2019 12:52 PM IST

Indian Railways is not looking at more funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19 as it is focused on monetising assets within, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: PTI)

Goyal to meet USTR to discuss trade issues on Wednesday

Goyal will also attend 9th BRICS Trade Ministers Meet in Brasilia on November 11.

9 Nov 2019 4:52 PM IST

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, tweeted that he salutes the five judges of the Supreme Court for showing extraordinary courage.

India Inc hails Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya Ram temple

This is a welcome decision of the Supreme Court which has been taken unanimously by the court.

9 Nov 2019 3:52 PM IST

The bloc looked powerless on the biggest issue faced in Osaka the US-China trade war, which was hashed out in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines. (Photo: Representational)

Trump says has not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese goods

US officials said a lot of work remained to be done when Trump announced the outlines of an interim deal last month.

9 Nov 2019 10:19 AM IST

77,000 trucks have been used for transportation of the fruit. (Photo: Pixabay)

10.78 lakh metric tonnes of apples transported out of J&K: Govt

The chief secretary was informed that till date 4.85 lakh fruit boxes valuing Rs 32 crore have been procured.

9 Nov 2019 9:44 AM IST

State-run Indian Oil Corp and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals have also increased diesel exports.

India's diesel exports to weigh on Asia's refining margins

Diesel cracks that had strengthened in anticipation of new marine fuel norms from January 2020 have eased since the...

9 Nov 2019 9:19 AM IST

A recent announcement by the countrys chief executive that the government will be focusing on the Ease of Doing Business Index ranking was a welcome development. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Optimism index down 19

Among the 6 key indices, optimism for new orders and selling price was the lowest in over 18 years.

9 Nov 2019 4:03 AM IST

Compared to e-commerce which has a user base of 90 million, social commerce has greater access to the larger vernacular audience of over 200 million, who are active on WhatsApp, Facebook or other social media sites.

Cait ups ante, rejects govt proposal

Small traders' body has rejected government's proposal to bring about a truce between them and e-commerce companies.

9 Nov 2019 3:48 AM IST

The gems and jewellery sector has always been heavily dominated by MSMEs. However, these small and medium-sized players are finding it difficult now to cope up with the challenges in the industry.

Sudden spurt in G&J exports from Kochi SEZ

According to SEZ officials, gold jewellery, medallions and coins are largely exported from the SEZ under the gems and...

9 Nov 2019 3:46 AM IST

In order to enhance the scope of services offered under wellness and preventive features/benefits of health insurance products, the insurance regulator-The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Thursday released an exposure draft on guidelines on wellness and preventive features.

Health insurers may offer you fitness goodies

Insurers will not be allowed to promote products or services of any particular third party service provider.

9 Nov 2019 3:42 AM IST

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated banks not to charge savings account holders for NEFT with effect from January 2020.

No NEFT charges from January

The RBI this year had done away with charges on NEFT and RTGS transactions and asked banks to pass on the benefit to...

9 Nov 2019 3:39 AM IST