The last few months have been hard on digital wallets which had a short-lived dream run post-demonetisation.
The bills were passed by voice vote.
After months of denying there was a liquidity problem, Governor Raghuram Rajan has reversed course.
In FY 2014-15, Titan Co had reported a revenue of Rs 11,903.21 crore.
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Education technology, grocery, fashion, food delivery and UPI payments surpassed volumes or revenues of February, in the September-October period.
Things are expected to change dramatically in a few years for urban consumers.
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Going ahead, the likely implementation of the goods and services tax bill in July and how the monsoons play out will have a bearing on India's demand for gold and gold jewellery
As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Senior bankers are trying to impress upon the central bank that the shift to external benchmark-linked lending be postponed to April 1, 2020.
'It is not simply demonetisation or GST, it is this government's failure to manage the financial sector crisis.'
Rumour has it that former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad had once misbehaved with Amit Khare, the then district commissioner of Chaibasa in south Bihar, in full public view. The incident was enough to enrage the strong lobby of Indian Administrative Service officers to take on the all-powerful chief minister.
The ATMs are fully up now and customers can withdraw up to Rs 50,000 from Yes Bank as well as from other banks' ATMs.
'There was already a cash crunch and this (lockdown) has created more trouble.'
Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.
Move by Swiss cement major Holcim to simplify its Indian structure has not gone down well with institutional investors.
Despite adding no new aircraft, Jet Airways saw more departures during the year, it flew more people, and achieved a higher load
Shanghai's benchmark share index plunged below 4,000 points for the first time since April
The move may release funds locked in government securities and add to liquidity. With inflation expectations lowered, this should not impact bond sentiment in the short run
'Fear is also a great impetus to push people in the right direction.' 'So, everyone who has touched black money is scared and I'm very happy about it.'
While companies having fewer visa holders in the US seem to be less exposed to rising protectionism, most front-line IT stocks are trading at attractive levels and, to a large extent, factor in near-term headwinds.
'Nobody expected the slowdown to go for these many days. Unfortunately, it is an unbelievably bad slow down.'
The idea was that despite some defaults the high rates would assure good profits.
Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their earnings, says Yuvraj Malik.
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Prepaid one offered by HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals gives discounts but one needs to spend it at designated hospitals and pharmacies to avail benefits
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'This wipes out the entire black money in the nation in one stroke. Ninety per cent plus of the black money is kept in Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes. What they have done is a brilliant move.'
Those just starting their careers should avoid adding to their liabilities, especially if they already have an education loan. They should think hard before taking a car or home loan.
While there is easy access to money, the flip side is the high interest rate and processing fees, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
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For 2014-15, the bill on this account is likely to be 12.8% more than in 2013-14.
Why do hundreds, and in some cases, thousands, turn up for a single vacancy at the lowest rungs of government jobs? The answer is simple: It offers a stable, assured income, which overcomes all other objections, says Shreekant Sambrani.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should not drop the ball on continuing the battle against black money and move towards digital transactions to reduce the preponderance of cash in the economy, says A K Bhattacharya.
Crores of new currency notes continue to tumble out of lockers and hidden locations as authorities conduct raids and searches across the country.
'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.
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