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January 2, 2017 9:01 PM

After SBI, Private banks slashed lending rates

A day after the State Bank of India and several other banks cut their interest rates, private sector lender, ICICI Bank has slashed it base lending rate by 0.7 percent, across tenors. The revised rates will be effective from tomorrow. <br/><br/>Another private sector lender, Kotak Mahind...

January 2, 2017 8:42 PM

India successfully test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-IV

India today successfully test-fired its home-grown long range intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV from the Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off Odisha coast at 11:50 hrs today. <br/><br/>Quoting Defence sources AIR correspondent reports that Agni-IV te...

January 2, 2017 8:38 PM

Service Charges in restaurants not mandatory, says Consumer Affairs Ministry

Government today said that the service charges in restaurants is optional. Consumer Affairs Ministry today said that consumer has discretion to pay service charge or not. The clarification came following consumer complaints that hotels and restaurants are charging service charge in the range of 5 to...

January 2, 2017 8:15 PM

Fruits of demonetization begin to flow: Venkaiah Naidu

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said, the fruits of demonetization has begun to flow as evident from falling interest rates on home and other loans. Addressing media in Chennai, he said money flow situation is improving now and will continue to do so in future. He term...

January 2, 2017 8:14 PM

Nadda welcomes PM's financial assistance of ?6,000 to pregnant women

Health Minister J P Nadda has welcomed Prime Minister's announcement to give financial assistance of six thousand rupees to pregnant women. Terming it as a visionary step towards reducing maternal mortality in the country, Mr Nadda said it will result in sustainable and far-reaching health outc...

January 2, 2017 8:12 PM

Country's 8 infra industries' output grows 4.9% in Nov 2016

Output of the country's eight infrastructure industries grew 4.9 per cent in November 2016, helped by a healthy performance of the electricity sector. The eight infrastructure sectors had grown 0.6 per cent in November 2015, and 6.6 per cent in October 2016. <br/><br/>According to d...

January 2, 2017 8:11 PM

CBI registers case against 3 people for illegally depositing ?60 cr in bank

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI today carried out searches at 13 locations in connection with fraudulent exchange of currency notes at Surat People&apos;s Co-operative Bank post-demonetisation. The agency conducted raids at 12 locations at Surat in Gujarat and 1 location in Jaipur, Rajastha...

January 2, 2017 8:11 PM

K V Pusa, former NPCC president & minister, passes away

Nagaland&apos;s former Minister and former President of Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) K V Pusa died today following a brief illness. He breathed his last at 12:55 AM at a private hospital in Kohima, family sources said. He was 63. Pusa, who was the sitting member of All India Congress Committee,...

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