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Production of onion, potato and tomato falls marginally in 2017-18: Agriculture ministry

The total area under horticulture crops is also up by 3.26 per cent at 25.66 million hectares (mha) from 24.85 mha in 2016-17

Aug 30, 2018

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Rupee rebounds 20 paise against US dollar

The rupee recovered to end higher by 20 paise at 69.91 against the US currency on bouts of dollar selling by exporters and corporates.

Aug 28, 2018

RIL asks its 40,000 employees asked to switch from Airtel, Vodafone to Jio

Only 5 companies driving stock market; should investors worry?

TCS, which is the first Indian tech company to hit the $100 billion mark, has contributed 35 per cent of the rise in the NSE this year.

Aug 26, 2018

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Indian equity markets open high despite quiet Asian market

The markets remained closed on Wednesday on account of Eid-al-Adha celebrations.

Aug 23, 2018

Asset-backed cryptocurrency investment: The inside story

"You have to think of the Blockchain as a new utility. As in, it is a new utility network for moving value and for moving assets" - William Mougayar, author.

Aug 20, 2018

Rupee recovers marginally after falling to record low

The rupee recovered to 70.23 after it plunged to 70.32-33 -- the lowest ever mark -- against the greenback on the back of an apparent intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Aug 16, 2018

China lodges complaint with WTO over legalities of US policies

China said that they required the WTO's intervention because the imposition of tariffs and subsidising the renewable energy firms have distorted the global markets.

Aug 15, 2018

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India's wholesale inflation eases to 5.09% amid lower food prices

On a sequential basis, the expenses on primary articles, which constitute 22.62 percent of the Wholesale Price Index's total weightage inched up by 1.73 percent, from an increase of 5.30 percent in June 2018.

Aug 14, 2018

Gold stabilises as dollar pulls back from 13-month high

Gold prices traded steady on Tuesday, but hovered close to an 18-month low, as the US dollar pared gains after posting a 13-month high in the previous session.

Aug 14, 2018

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Rupee hits a new low at 69.62 per dollar amid political crisis in Turkey

The Indian currency hit a record low as the political-economic crisis in Turkey creates panic.

Aug 13, 2018

Satya Nadella offloads $35.9 million in Microsoft stock; biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose annual base salary last year was $1.45 million and total compensation exceeded $20 million, is required to have 15 times his base salary in stock.

Aug 11, 2018

Swedish furniture giant IKEA opens store in India with shocking sales record in just 2 days

The Swedish furniture giant has opened its first store India at Hyderabad. The day-1 and day-2 sales are just mindblowing.

Aug 11, 2018

Rupee predicted to trade at 68.22 per dollar in a year; will hit a major low

The battered rupee will trade in a tight range in the coming year but not far from its historic low, hampered by higher oil prices and as trade tensions hurt emerging markets, a Reuters poll found.

Aug 10, 2018