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Coronavirus in India update: Indigo issues fresh cancellation, rescheduling rules, policy

Check latest flight ticket cancellation policy, fee, and rules of Indigo: For bookings made between March 9, 2020 till March 31, 2020, for any travel date, one can reschedule your journey multiple times, without paying any change fee.




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Coronavirus impact: Air India issues new flight cancellation, rescheduling advisory; check new rules

Air India has stated that if the flight is cancelled, flyers need not call Air India or Travel Agent through whom the tickets have been booked.




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Coronavirus hits domestic flights! Check Spicejet flight cancellation policy

Spicejet flight cancellation: Flyers must remember that this is a limited period waiver. SpiceJet has categorically stated that it reserves the right to withdraw this waiver without prior notice.




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Coronavirus update: Check Vistara guidelines before cancelling flights

For Vistara CV members, tier status re-evaluation is paused from March 18 to April 30. However, if Vistara CV members wish to reschedule their travel to a later date, Vistara is providing an offer We offer to opt for an alternate date without any change free.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: Mass ticket cancellations! AirAsia, Indigo, GoAir offer credit shells

Coronavirus Update: Worried about refund from ticket cancellation? Here is a solution for your problem. Airlines like AirAsia, Indigo, and GoAir are offering credit shells, IE reported. The report said that whenever such mass cancellations take place, it becomes a huge problem for airlines to refund every passenger. In the wake of unprecedented cancellations on […]




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Coronavirus concerns: No more globe-trotting videos! Travel and tourism worst hit by COVID-19

Market analysts suggest a 17% fall in the global revenue from travel and tourism industry, estimated at about 568.6 billion U.S. dollars.




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Airlines not refunding for cancelled flights due to lockdown, allege travel agents

Currently, most of the airlines are not giving waivers on the cancellation charges and also not refunding in cash.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Indigo announces resumption of flight operations from May 4

Private carrier Indigo airline has said that it will start flight operations from May 4 after the end of the nationwide lockdown.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Airlines to not issue refunds for cancelled tickets, to offer free rescheduling instead; check terms

The airlines have said that they will not refund the money back for cancelled tickets and customers can get their tickets scheduled for the next available date.




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Flight cancelled due to lockdown? Big relief for flyers! You will get full refund from airlines; details

Guidelines on refunds for flight ticket cancellations during the lockdown period have been issued!




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New Visa restrictions: Suspension of all foreign visa, incoming passengers through immigration check posts extended

As the Coronavirus outbreak intensifies in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs have decided to extend the suspension of existing Indian visas given to foreign nationals.




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When will flights resume? Aviation Minister makes important announcement; check details

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter to indicate that the restrictions will only be lifted once the government is confident that the outbreak of Coronavirus has been controlled.




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Supreme Court to decide on full refund of cancelled air tickets during Covid-19 lockdown

The plea which has been filed by the Pravasi Legal Cell has also requested the court to declare the action of the airlines not refunding the full amount illegal and violative of the Civil Aviation Requirement.




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Unprecedented since World War II! Coronavirus pandemic deals ‘staggering’ blow to Europe’s tourism

Making things worse is that some countries that are specifically hard-hit by the coronavirus are also heavily dependent on tourism, like Italy and Spain.




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Kashi Vishwanath Dham project: Social distancing followed as work resumes amidst COVID-19 lockdown

Even though the work has started authorities have ensured that each and every norms of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Lockdown extension are followed at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project site.




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Flights cancelled during Coronavirus COVID 19 lockdown period? Paytm offers flyers ‘credit shell’

Flyers, who had booked flights via Paytm, will receive the refund in their airline credit shell. They can redeem that refund amount in order to book a flight ticket via Paytm website and mobile site.




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Disneyland in Shanghai will reopen May 11 after COVID-19 shutdown under enhanced health, safety measures

Social distancing will be maintained in lines for amenities, in restaurants, on rides and other facilities and sanitization and disinfection will be boosted, the company said in a news release.




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One on One: Connecting Global Audiences With Lilian Leong, COO, 9GAG

No potato needed




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Rohan Murty takes ancient Indian texts to the world

The first five books of the Murty Classical Library of India (MCLI), an initiative by the Harvard University...




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Barack Obama to seek tax increases for wealthiest to help middle class

The tax proposals would face opposition from the Republican-controlled Congress. Its lawmakers argue that tax hike would hamper economic growth at a time the country cannot afford it




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Eurozone inflation in Jan at lowest level since 2009

Inflation in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, according to official data released...




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S&P settlement leaves future unclear for ratings

It cost $1.37 billion, but Standard & Poor’s finally seems to have closed the darkest chapter in its 150-year history as a rating agency.




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The scary rise in global debt since financial crisis of 2008

As we learned during the financial crisis, a country with high debt levels can get into trouble regardless of whether its debts are most heavily owed by the govt (Greece, Italy), households (Spain, US), or financial institutions (Ireland, Britain)




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Romance in the air

The Courchevel cable car is the latest addition to Airbnb’s ‘A Night At’ series, offering overnight accommodation in money-can’t-buy venues around the world




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Defence, water issues and agriculture to top Narendra Modi’s agenda during Israel visit

Defence, water issues and agriculture will top the agenda of talks when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel next month.




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Air India arm Alliance Air to induct 8 ATR-72 planes for big low-cost RCS push

Alliance Air, which is the low cost regional subsidiary of Air India, will launch three new routes under the government's regional connectivity scheme by the end of September and will induct eight ATR – 72 aircraft by the end of FY18 to further consolidate and expand its operations.




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Amazon’s deep bench calms investors amid Jeff Bezos scandal, NYC rift

It’s been a rough few weeks for the world’s wealthiest man.




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Pakistan confers highest civilian award on Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman

Pakistan on Monday conferred its highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for his “outstanding support” in reinvigorating the ties between the two countries.




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Boeing’s 737 Max problem puts company in turbulence; $600 billion in orders at risk

Indonesia’s Lion Air firms up moves to drop a $22 billion order for the 737 in favour of the Airbus jet, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.




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Moody’s warns of downgrading IIFL Finance, Hero Fincorp; changes Muthoot Fin outlook to negative

The agency said the rating on India Infoline Finance's corporate family rating, foreign and local currency debt and its senior secured MTN programme ratings, and also senior unsecured debt rating are placed under review for downgrade. 




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‘Bandhan Bank does not foresee much hiccups in microfinance collections once lockdown lifted’

Loans and advances grew 60% year-on-year during 2019-20, from Rs 44,776 crore in March 31, 2019. Its total deposits grew 32% y-o-y to Rs 57,073 crore during the fiscal ended March, 2020. The bank had total deposits of Rs 43,232 crore as at end of March 2019.




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Lockdown impact: 42% Indians have increased use of digital payments, says report

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has been urging Indians to use more digital payment methods, so that people do not step out even to go to the ATM, reduce social contact and curb the spread of Covid-19.




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Banking, insurance operations to continue during extended lockdown: Govt

Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the poor and vulnerable section of society, hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown, is providing financial support for sustaining during these difficult times.




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DCB Bank sees significant jump in foreign remittance services on coronavirus pandemic

"Since March 15, our volumes on outward remittance services have increased many fold. There is a significant difference in before-and-after demand since mid of March," said Praveen Kutty, Head of Retail and SME Banking, DCB Bank without quantifying the increase in demand.




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Microfinance industry hopes IBA meet to lead to ‘in-principle decision’ on loan moratorium to MFIs

Notably, following RBI's announcement on allowing a moratorium on term loans for March 1 to May 31, most of the MFIs have extended a moratorium to their borrowers till May 31.




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ICICI Bank launches voice banking services on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

This novel facility offers customers yet another way to connect with their bank from home at a time when they are advised to stay indoors in the wake of the nationwide lockdown, ICICI Bank said in a release.




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COVID-19 emergency credit: SBI disburses Rs 1,000 crore, Bank of Baroda Rs 606 crore

Experts say more borrowers are likely to line up for emergency credit from banks as many businesses will be hit by the slump in demand and zero footfall in the market in the wake of the pandemic.




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Bank advances grow 7.2%, deposits rise 9.45% in fortnight ended April 10

In the fiscal ended March 31, 2020, bank loans had decelerated to 6.14 per cent, a near five-decade low, due to slower economic growth, lower demand and as banks remained risk averse.




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NBFC and MFIs’ funding gap to further increase to Rs 15k-25k crore: Acuité Ratings

However, if collections don’t revive rapidly for the NBFCs and MFIs in particular within this period, the liquidity challenges may continue and will necessitate longer term funding,” the firm said.




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Over Rs 68,600 cr loans of wilful defaulters, including Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya firms, written off: RBI in RTI reply

In the last Parliament session, Rahul Gandhi had asked the government to provide a list of top 50 bank loans defaulters in the country, leading to sharp exchanges and uproar in the Lok Sabha.




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IDFC First Bank to raise Rs 2,000cr capital from promoter, Warburg Pincus, 3 others

Warburg Pincus affiliate Dayside Investment Ltd and insurance firms ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, HDFC Life Insurance, and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance will infuse capital in the lender.




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NBFCs tapping NCD market to raise funds amid Covid crisis

The three year NCD issue of Indiabulls Housing Finance opened on April 29. Although, the base issue size was Rs 100 crore, but it had a greeshoe option of Rs 900 crore.




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China’s Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency enters race days after Facebook’s Libra fails to fly

China’s central bank has started testing its official Bitcoin-like digital currency DCEP, and the bank is now planning to roll out the virtual money payment system soon.




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RBI cancels CKP Co-operative Bank’s licence; ‘depositors entitled to repayment of 5 lakh only’

The RBI, in a press release, said 'financial position of the bank is highly adverse and unsustainable'.




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Bank of Baroda disburses Rs 2,300 crore to MSMEs under emergency credit line facility

The state-owned bank launched an emergency credit line to provide funds to its existing MSME and corporate borrowers in the last week of March, soon after the lockdown was announced.




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Over 90% gold loan customers have not opted for moratorium: VP Nandakumar, MD and CEO, Manappuram Finance

In the gold loan category, which accounts for 87% of our standalone portfolio, more than 90% are servicing their dues.




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Indian Holidays Pvt. Ltd. Announces 5% Discounts for Select Deccan Odyssey Journeys

Indian Holidays Pvt. Ltd., one of the premier luxury tour operators has announced a minimum 5% discount on select departures for IRCTC and Maharashtra Tourism’s flagship luxury train, the Deccan Odyssey. The journey tariffs had recently been lowered in a bid to make the Deccan Odyssey...



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Deccan Odyssey Announces New Departure Dates for the Season

One of the premier luxury trains in India, the Deccan Odyssey, has announced revised departure dates for the remaining of the season. This luxury train will run for 4 more times before completing its 2012-13 season in April 2013. Dubbed India’s Blue Train, the Deccan Odyssey offer weeklong...



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The Golden Chariot to include Andhra Pradesh in the Newly Proposed Itinerary

If sources are to be believed, the Golden Chariot, a luxury train operating in South Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, will soon revamp its itinerary to include destination in Andhra Pradesh. This move is meant to promote tourism in Andhra Pradesh as well as to make the train more...



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By ignoring climate emergency, world leaders are forcing children to act: Greta Thunberg

Thunberg has become a leading voice for action on climate change, inspiring millions of students to join protests around the world.