Convenience fees and service charges on card-based transactions for booking train tickets, settling bills of state-run utilities and paying various taxes will soon be a thing of the past -- a move to plug tax avoidance and promote a less-cash society....
Combining insights from psychology, behavioural economics and neuroscience, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered that pure altruism increases with age, especially after the age of 45....
Consequently, both the key equity indices closed in the red, as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in IT (information technology), automobile and technology, entertainment and media (TECK) stocks....
Oil prices rose for a third straight day on Monday, as speculation intensified over potential producer action to support prices amid a global supply glut. ...
In a scathing article against the media in India, the Global Times wrote that "they grab all the attention they want like always" and "also caused a deterioration in the Indian public's views of China"....
What can you think of buying for Rs 251 -- a sumptuous burger, a refreshing coffee or ticket to your favourite movie? How about a real, working smartphone?...
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday declared that minimum wages in Delhi will go up by about 50 per cent....
The Comptroller and Auditor General has hauled up Goa's tourism ministry on multiple grounds -- from beach cleanliness to tourist safety and, more generally, for poor planning....
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promoting 'Make in India' and actively seeking foreign investments, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is openly attacking multinationals, calling their products "dangerous" in a concerted ad campaign....
Upcoming major macro-economic data, coupled with trends in global indices and the pace of foreign funds inflow, are expected to determine the trajectory of the Indian equity markets during the upcoming week....
