Mamata is a new mother. And like all new mothers, she is happy and scared. She had spent the last few months of her life preparing to be a good mother, gathering the strength it takes to raise, love and protect

The rupee plunged by 30 paise to hit a 19-month low of 68.54 against the US dollar in early trade today on strong month-end dollar demand from importers and banks amid sustained foreign capital outflows. This is the rupee's lowest

We've come a long way. All the way back in 2003, a flippable mobile phone was introduced which housed a 0.3 pixel camera that could be turned to face the caller. Thus the first mobile device with a front-facing camera was

It happens to all of us almost on a daily basis. We collect shopping vouchers from multiple online and offline stores everytime we shop. Also, in the process, we end up collecting so many of them that more than often we

Mumbai, Sep 26: The Yes Bank board on Tuesday decided to seek at least a three-month extension for Rana Kapoor, managing director and chief executive, from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) beyond 31 January, 2019. The RBI had last week

Don't let your car insurance expire! Driving a car with an expired car insurance policy is a punishable offence as per The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. An expired car insurance policy is considered invalid by car insurance companies. Thus, you won't

A personal loan is an unsecured loan. It is the reason behind personal loan interest rates being higher than other loan interest rates. The interest rate charged on a personal loan depends on the personal loan eligibility criteria of the borrower.

Karnataka, Nov 19: Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited (Decorative Division) Asia's leading paint manufacturer today launched the MATEX EZ Wash Paint - an interior emulsion catering to all the vital decorative needs of a household, particularly washability. The paint is developed

Shares of HCL Technologies plunged nearly 5 percent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after the IT major reported a lower than expected 1.5 percent quarter on quarter rise in its net profit at Rs 22.27 billion for the quarter ending

Moody's Investors Service, a global rating agency, said that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited's (APSEZ) (Baa3 stable) results for fiscal 2018 are within Moody's expectations. In fiscal 2018, APSEZ's reported revenue of Rs 113 billion, up by 34

Shares of Bank of Baroda continued its losing streak on Thursday and dipped over 2 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange.The traders reacted to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report which stated that it had registered four more cases against

The country's third largest bank surged to its six-month high in morning trade after clarifying to the stock exchanges that it had made full disclosures of its bad loans and accounting policies. The share price of ICICI Bank advanced as much

The Indian stock markets have fared better than most of the developed equity markets around the world. The Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) index Sensex has recorded a little over 20 percent of returns in the past one year outperforming New York

The BSE Sensex closed 1.16 percent higher at 38,694.11 gaining 442 points on Monday while NSE's Nifty 50 advanced 1.17 percent to close at 11,691.95 points, aided by the gains in Asian markets and record Wall Street highs reported on Friday.

The state-owned railways engineering and construction company was listed at Rs 422 a piece on NSE (National Stock Exchange), that is, at an 11.16 percent discount from its issue price of Rs 475 per share. On BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), it

Indian stock markets have been seeing many of its stocks, especially those of the banking and finance companies bleed this week. While BSE's Sensex opened at 36,495 points on Friday, NSE's Nifty started below its 11,000-mark at 10,993 points. In morning

Shares of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) tumbled 7 per cent on Bombay Stock Exchange amid spurt in volume trade. According to data available with exchange, as much as 9.12 lakh shares have changed hand over the counter as compared to two-week

Shares of Sun TV Network rose over 2 per cent on Bombay Stock Exchange after media report suggested that the company is looking to expand market share in GEC (General Entertainment Category) segment in Tamil Nadu in the next few months.Cheering

Crisis-hit Jet Airways Monday said it was working out a "mutually acceptable" arrangement regarding salary dues.Salary payments have been delayed for many employees, including pilots. The airline management had promised to clear salary dues of its pilots by March."We wish

Starting 1 April 2020, dividend income earned on shares of an Indian company or from a mutual fund scheme is taxable in the hands of the receiver based on the tax rate applicable to their total income. The dividend earned will

Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious day in the Hindu Calendar that is believed to bring good fortune and prosperity with the purchase of gold. In 2020, this day falls on 26 April, amid the nationwide lockdown. Apart from the tradition, gold

‘Savings are the income of future', and there is no better time than our current situations to realize and address the above fact. With businesses being halted, and cash flow slowing down; having a source of income which helps you maintain

Highly leveraged companies may find the going tough in the next few months, as rapid rise in covid-19 infections, make business prospects highly unpredictable. Even if infections abate in the next three months or so, companies that have high levels

Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathway, the investment company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffet, is not looking at making investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent telephonic interview with the Wall Street Journal, Munger was asked if his investment

After extreme volatility recently seen the stock markets and mutual fund investments, you may be looking at more stable options to put your savings aside for the long term. One such conservative investment tool is the EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) that

As the time passes so quickly, another fiscal year is turning to an end soon, and most of the tax payers must be in the state of panic about keeping the things in order. They might also be planning to approach

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis brings to light the need to have health and life insurance covers to face unforeseen emergencies. You can take now take advantage of the relaxed rules and options to either purchase a new policy or increase your

Indian currency rupee against the dollar has tumbled to a historic low of 76.91 per US dollar on April 22, 2020 and as per reports it may touch levels of 80 as the pandemic Covid 19 brings with it a lot

Brokerage firm, Motilal Oswal is bullish on the stock of Larsen & Toubro and has set a price target of Rs 1,200 on the stock, as against its current market price of Rs 825.

The contagion of COVID-19 has adversely affected every walk of life, businesses have gone back to the drawing boards to chalk out sustainable plans. The government and financial bodies are constantly working on developing plans for different sectors to be able

On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a notification on the issue price of the latest tranche of the SGB scheme that will open on 11 May. It will be Series II of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21

If it were easy it wouldn't be an expedition. A team of Bengaluru-based wildlife researchers embarked on a mission to distant forest in Arunachal Pradesh, confronted hardship and turned lucky when they chanced upon two individuals (a male and a female)

Bengaluru, July 08: As human populations expand and natural habitats shrink, people and animals are increasingly coming into conflict over living space and food. Over 2,000 people in India were killed by elephants while tigers claimed over 200 lives in the

New Delhi, July 10: India has seen rapid deforestation in recent years, primarily due to its focus on economic development. This affects not only a billion forest dwellers but also half the world's land-based species of plants and animals that are

New Delhi, July 11: The Indian Railways' novel initiative 'Plan Bee' to prevent trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks has been a great success as the number of casualties has gone down drastically. A number of cases have been reported from

Fifty years ago, NASA's Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the surface of the moon⁠-and bringing them home safely⁠-for the first time in history. To mark the 50th anniversary this

New Delhi, Aug 20: The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the last five decades. The impact of this staggering loss goes beyond wildlife. The health of forest species is intrinsically linked to the health of forests overall

Wilderness areas around the world have experienced catastrophic declines over the years, with three million square kilometres of global wilderness lost since the 1990s, according to a new study. Since the 1990s, our planet has lost nearly three million square kilometres

New Delhi, Sep 21: With India's internet user population reaching nearly 500 million, illegal online trade has become a significant threat to wildlife conservation today. Large numbers of wildlife species and their parts and derivatives have been found on

New Delhi, Oct 29: After Tiger, India has launched its first national protocol to assess the population of Snow leopard, elusive and endangered species in the country. It has developed a centrally-supported programme called Project Snow Leopard for the conservation of

New Delhi, Dec 25: Google has come up with new an amazing new doodle to spread the holiday cheer, this christmas. The search engine came up with a special doodle and needless to say, everyone are enjoying it. Christmas Day is

Computer scientists have developed a novel method for providing concrete proof to internet users that their information did not cross through certain undesired geographic areas. The new system called "Alibi Routing" offers advantages over existing systems as it is

Flipkart, announced the launch of ‘Flipkart One Stop' popularly known as F1-Stop, today. Focused at enabling sellers, this new support facility will equip them with necessary information and procedures to kick start and grow their business online. A one-stop

Smartphone market in India is growing spontaneously. Many key smartphone makers like Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Sony, Asus and many more have came up with premium smartphones to the Indian market. SEE ALSO: Top 20 Awesome Smartphones Launching this Diwali Festival Season This

Its festival season, and many e-commerce sites including Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon are making a big sale offers. Most popularly, Flipkart is making a huge buzz in the market with its Big Billion Sale festival. The e-commerce site is claiming to

E-commerce major Flipkart yesterday said it has sold half a million mobile handsets within 10 hours as part of its The Big Billion Days sale. "This sets a record for the highest number of mobile phones sold in India in a

Domestic e-commerce company Snapdeal on Thursday said that it had shipped nearly five million orders before Diwali, which will be celebrated next month "During this Diwali Sale despite a multi fold increase in order volumes, Snapdeal has set new benchmarks with

In view of emerging challenges in the cyber world and spiralling internet crime rate, Kerala police is getting ready to launch a CyberDome, a high tech centre for cyber security and innovations, here next month. According to state police, the CyberDome,

Gone are the days when shopping would mean dressing up, going out, sometimes in extreme weather conditions to buy clothing, groceries, gadgets or others. Thanks to the Internet and variety of online shopping portals and services, you can now shop sitting

In today's technologically advanced society, everyone is very much dependent on the internet. Whether it's about purchasing goods or checking out any information, the internet is our backbone in almost every phase of life. To purchase anything be it