As all airlines have raised carriage charges, private couriers have increased their tariffs 8-20 per cent. India Post, on the other hand, has not tinkered with its tariffs at all. As a result, India Post's tariff is 70 per cent cheaper for domestic destinations and 30 per cent cheaper for international destinations.
"They need to clarify that demonetisation means it is demonetisation for all. Same rules for everyone. If 500/1000 are illegal tender, then how are they trying to show that there is a division between common people and political parties?" Banerjee said in a series of tweets.
Rashid Khan opens up on the Afghanistan captaincy controversy and facing criticism against his bowling
The Election Commission has decided to replace 9,30,430 EVMs purchased before 2006 as the older machines are nearing their 15-year life cycle.
Whether it is by choice or compulsion of injuries, Kohli's fetish for tinkering with playing XI is well documented -- something that wasn't questioned till the South African debacle happened.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
According to Di Spiers, who ran the Benetton motorhome, a distraught Michael Schumacher blamed himself for Ayrton Senna's accident at the fateful San Marino Grand Prix in 1994.
Renault Kwid plays the reinvention game to suit changing customer behaviour
Brushing aside speculation that political considerations influenced monetary policy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Y V Reddy said on Wednesday financial market expectations were key to drafting the credit policy.
A 3-0 lead in the five-match series will be a perfect parting gift for Ranchi's favourite son, who, in all likelihood, will be seen wearing the India Blues for the last time at his home ground.
If anybody were to tell me that Zaheer's selection in the team was a rational decision, I would want to have a strong word or two with them, says Kris Srikkanth.
The World Cup is just a couple of months away, and even after even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series there won't be any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
Voicing concern over slow pace of reforms, economists on Friday wanted Finance Minister P Chidambaram to give new thrust to contain fiscal deficit
A week after formulating stringent guidelines for granting parole to the convicts, Maharashtra government appears to be in a dilemma with reports of some convicts at Yerwada central prison near Pune threatening to launch a protest.
The Greek league leaders confirmed the move but did not give financial details. Local media said Toure would be paid around 2.5 million euros ($2.9 million) for one season.
The government on Monday made it clear that it does not propose to tinker with the existing mechanism of setting up Pay Commission for revision of wages for central government employees
The main reason was that CPI inflation would likely remain below 4 per cent till July.
'Whatever we decided, we decided for the team. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, no regrets. I'm proud of the way my girls played through the tournament'
SBI has twice hiked interest rates on fixed deposits within a month, but an investor still gets better returns at the post office.
Having sealed the series with a comprehensive win in the second T20I at Lucknow riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant ton, the home team would look to give reserve bench players like Shreyas Iyer, MS Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz Nadeem an opportunity before it embarks on the tour of Australia.
With the markets at an unprecedented height, it may be a good time to restructure your bag of stocks.
Shikhar Dhawan's injury has unintentionally forced India to go for a tactical rejig despite convincing victories in the first two games against South Africa and Australia.
If you are in credit opportunity funds, income funds or dynamic bond funds for a long-term goal, stay put.
The game is a disappointment for a full-retail game. At times, it feels like you're testing a beta, says Kakoli Chakraborty.
Agriculture, social services, education, defence and so on will be brought into the digital fold and every gram panchayat will be connected to the internet.
Manchester City failed to fire in a frustrating 0-0 home draw with StokeCity on Wednesday that dealt a damaging blow to their Premier League title hopes and left them 10 points adrift of leaders Chelsea.
The BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya reiterated that former India captain Rahul Dravid is very much in the board's scheme of things.
Ron Dennis is ready to buy the 27-year-old out of his BMW-Williams contract for an immediate switch in 2004.
'It's a tournament of the top eight teams and more challenging than the World Cup'
Simpler GST structure will be key poll plank, Congress sources tell Archis Mohan.
The decision to drop the proposal was taken last month during a meeting that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held with labour ministry officials.
In a free-wheeling interview with Business Standard, Reddy discusses a range of issues -- from corporate exposure to stock markets to asset bubbles -- in certain sectors.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan said that he would push for the elimination of the Big Three governance system and revenue distribution formula.
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