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Timing the market: Brokers frown upon trading hours till 7.30 pm

At present, trading commences on the exchanges at 9:15 am and close at 3:30 in the afternoon, with a 15-minute window.

Sep 1, 2017

The taxman cometh: 14,000 suspicious property dealings under I-T scanner

Now the I-T department has launched 'Operation Clean Money' and is working in tracking down evaders by using data analytics.

Sep 1, 2017

Car sales August 2017: This is how Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors and others performed

Automakers are expecting increased sales momentum to continue post-GST implementation.

Sep 1, 2017

Gross pain: Hard trudge for GDP, growth touches 3-year low of 5.7% in Apr-June

GVA (Gross Value Added) stagnates at 5.6% in Q1; note ban, GST rollout caused bigger disruption than expected

Aug 31, 2017

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GST: Govt notifies e-way bill transport rules, exempts mass consumption goods

The e-way bill is required when goods consignment value exceeds Rs 50,000 and transportation happens across state boarders.

Aug 31, 2017

Government defers BSNL stake decision as Jio rocks sector

The entry of Jio, backed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, has shaken the entire sector, not just BSNL, says a Reuters report.

Aug 31, 2017

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IT firms trim Q1 headcount by 3,000, first sequential fall in a decade

The decline in staff could well suggest that there is a slowdown in the industry.

Aug 31, 2017

Air Costa yet to refund customers since suspending flight operations in February

Air Costa is the second low-cost airline in India to ground operations this year after Bengaluru-based Air Pegasus.

Aug 31, 2017

TRAI recommendations on net neutrality coming soon

The regulator has completed the open house discussions held in three cities including Delhi on Wednesday, and has received views from various stakeholders since January after the consultation paper was issued.

Aug 30, 2017

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Larsen & Toubro eyes India's defence orders worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up with a new defence purchase policy, which allows private, non-state, local firms to compete for orders from the military

Aug 30, 2017

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Ford driverless cars could eat into Dominos pizza delivery jobs

Ford is tying up with Domino's to test self-driving cars for pizza delivery. Read to know more.

Aug 30, 2017

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Ola-Uber competition hots up; now drivers offered free insurance cover

Uber drivers will get insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh in the event of death or permanent disability, up to Rs 2 lakh for hospitalisation and up to Rs 50,000 for OPD treatment.

Aug 30, 2017