Petrol and diesel prices were left unchanged on Saturday, November 6. To consumers’ relief, fuel rates remained steady across the country after taxes levied on fuel were slashed by the Centre and some states on Diwali. The stability in fuel prices comes as a respite for consumers after a series of steep daily…
ASpecial Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau will reach Mumbai from Delhi on Saturday to take over six cases which were earlier being investigated by the Mumbai unit headed by zonal director Sameer Wankhede, sources told India Today. In a press release on Friday, the NCB said, “A Special…
With the Centre slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh Administration has also announced a reduction of Rs 7 per litre in value-added tax (VAT) on the fuels making them cheaper in the Union Territory. “After the Centre cut levy on petrol and diesel, Chandigarh Administration has reduced VAT by…
Prices of popular cryptocurrencies have weakened over the past 24 hours due to minor profit booking by investors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading at $62,321.32 or 0.35 per cent lower than its value 24 hours ago at 12:20 pm. The market capitalisation of Bitcoin fell to $1.17 trillion and the…
On November 5, 2021, both gold and silver are trading on the higher side of the Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX). Witnessing a hike of Rs 571 or 1.21, gold futures, maturing on December 3, 2021, are retailing at Rs 47,300 per 10 grams on the MCX. Meanwhile, the rate of silver futures, maturing on December 3, 2021, stands…
This was supposed to be Jack Ma’s finest hour: a year ago to the day, his Ant Group was meant to go public in a $37 billion blaze of glory. Instead Beijing reined in his empire, abruptly clipping the wings of corporate China’s biggest star. Now, to the cautious cheer of investors, the billionaire Alibaba…
Petrol and diesel prices in many states fell sharply on Friday as more states announced Value-Added Tax (VAT) cuts after the Centre’s move to slash excise duty levied on fuel. The reduction in excise duty by the Centre, followed by a reduction in VAT in several states, has led to a sharp drop in petrol and diesel…
An Indian antitrust investigation into suspected price collusion by some prominent global agricultural firms was triggered by farmers who complained about excessive pricing of imported carrot seeds, documents seen by Reuters showed. A group representing about 1,500 farmers in the mountainous Nilgiri district of Tamil…
Gulab Oils, one of the leading manufacturers of edible oils in India, has roped in Malaika Arora as their brand ambassador. Serving the masses for more than five decades now, the brand that has been governed by its endeavour towards quality and trust has now roped in Malaika Arora to encourage the masses to replace…
Indian shares closed lower on Tuesday with losses in metal stocks and heavyweight Reliance Industries outweighing gains in automobile and realty companies. The blue chip NSE Nifty 50 index closed down 0.23% at 17,888.95, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.18% to end at 60,029.06. However, small and mid-cap…