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PM Modi leaves for Singapore to attend East Asia Summit SC agrees to hear Sabarimala review petitions on January 22 Mortal remains of Ananth Kumar consigned to flames with full state honours Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Madhya Pradesh Govt extends ban on 8 extremist groups of Manipur for 5 years

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Sensex surges 332 points; Nifty closes at 10,583

Benchmark domestic indices on Tuesday closed with gains of around one per cent amid mixed Asian share markets.

Retail inflation falls to one-year low of 3.31 per cent in October

Retail inflation fell to a one-year low of 3.31 per cent in October on the back of cheaper kitchen staples, fruits and protein-rich items.

Digital payment transactions jump to 244 cr in Aug 2018

The number of digital payment transactions in India touched 244.81 crore in August 2018, more than three-fold rise from October 2016, underlining the massive adoption of digital payment modes over the last two years.

Finance Ministry urges foreign diplomatic missions to mention place of supply in GST return forms

The finance ministry has asked foreign diplomatic missions or UN organisations to correctly mention the 'place of supply' of services in their GST return forms to enable quick processing of refund.

FM Jaitley terms demonetization as key decision to formalize economy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, demonetization was a key step in a chain of important decisions taken by the government to formalize the economy.

Muhurat session: Sensex rallies 246 points on strong footing

The benchmark indices BSE and NSE witnessed their best Muhurat trade session gains in 10 years, settling over 0.5 per cent higher in the Muhurat session of Samvat 2075.

RBI relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure creation

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday liberalised the norms governing foreign borrowings for infrastructure creation.

Oil prices fall for fourth straight week as US allows Irans sanctions waiver

Global crude oil prices fell for the fourth straight week as investors worried about oversupply as the United States temporarily spared eight countries from Iran-related sanctions during the week.

Petrol price cut by 21 paise a litre, diesel by 17 paise

Petrol price was today cut by 21 paise a litre and diesel by 17 paise. According to a price notification issued by state-owned fuel retailers, in Delhi, petrol now costs 78.78 rupees per litre while diesel is priced at 73.36 rupees.