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How to get your insurance complaints addressed

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You can escalate the complaint with IRDAI..

Index Outlook | Sensex, Nifty 50 likely to extend the fall

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Sensex and Nifty 50 saw selling interest on Friday and slumped; selling pressure could continue..

Know the contract specifications of steel futures

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The National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is set to launch steel futures on Monday .SpecificationsThe unit size of the contra..

HDFC Bank Q3: Continued growth momentum, provisioning buffer lend comfort

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But tiding over hurdles in new credit card origination and management churn, hold key to sustaining premium valuation..

Finmin looks at BIC model after RBI raises concern over zero coupon bonds for PSBs recap

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P J Nayak Committee report recommended transferring shares of the government in the banks to the BIC..

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Are you an avid investor? How well do you know corporate India?..

Netizens laud vaccine launch; 'LargestVaccineDrive' hashtag trends on Twitter hours after roll-out

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Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's Covid-19 vaccination programme, netizens on Saturday lauded the PM for the roll-out of the..

Film personalities hail Covid-19 vaccination drive, express gratitude to scientists, doctors

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's Covid-19 vaccination drive, many from the Indian film industry took to social media to r..

Snapdeal terms USTR report placing it on Notorious Markets List 'ill-informed', 'incorrect'

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Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, has contested a US Trade Representative report that placed it on the Notorious Markets List for..

Vaccination drive hallmark of self-reliant India, Modi leading from front in battle against Corona: BJP leaders

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Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the launch of the world's largest vaccination drive against Covid-19, top BJP leaders and union ministers on..

Customers with own terminal infrastructure, domestic movement to get preference

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The system to self-generate priority preference for customers..

Rapid blood test detects Covid-19 patients at highest risk of complications

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that a relatively simple and rapid blood test can predict — within a day o..

At Mumbai's Cooper hospital, health workers cheer as vaccines arrive

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At each centre, the vaccine will be provided to 100 health workers on the first day, which cover 28,500 workers..

“What happens in 3 months?” WhatsApp’s decision to delay privacy update receives mix response

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Messaging platform WhatsApp’s decision to delay its privacy update has received a mix response from users.WhatsApp on Saturday announced that it will..

WHO discussed research priorities for Covid-19 vaccines with 2800 scientists

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The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting on Friday, which was attended by over 2,800 scientists from 130 countries.The meeting was call..

Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce join Covid-19 vaccination project to record immunisation status

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Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce have established a way of maintaining the database of the people who have been inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine sho..

10 people die in Norway shortly after Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine shot: Report

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Norwegian doctors have been told to be cautious while inoculating the elderly with Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as 23 patients died shortly af..

Rema takes over as new director of Indian Institute of Spices Research

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J Rema has assumed charge as the new director of Indian Institute of Spices Research Kozhikode following the direction of Indian Council of Agricultu..

Bill Gates is the biggest farmland owner in the US: Report

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Business mogul and philanthropist Bill Gates has acquired a monumental farmland portfolio spread across 18 states in the United States, becoming the..

Signal app suffers temporary outage

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Messaging app Signal has been facing temporary outage with the messaging service not working for many users across the globe.Users took to social medi..

Maharashtra: Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin from Jan 16

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The preparations have been completed at 285 centres in Maharashtra, as per the instructions of the Central Governmentfor providing COVID vaccines, whi..

Coconut procurement price hike in Budget fails to enthuse farmers

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Govt has not given any road map on how to proceed with procurement drive, they say..

Sensex misses 50K, as global mood changes confidence

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Sheds 549 points, Nifty 161 points; steepest fall in more than two weeks..

No headway in Centre-farmers dialogue

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Key issues not resolved; next meeting on Jan 19..

Why a ‘bad bank’ may not work well

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While shifting toxic assets to a bad bank will help banks lend more, it does not address the core issue of NPAs..

Letters to the editor dated January 15, 2020

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Farm sector growthThis has reference to ‘Agriculture needs holistic solutions’ (January 14). A few points need to be focussed on for boosting agricult..

L&T Finance reports ₹291 crore net profit in Q3

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L&T Finance Holdings reported 51 per cent drop in its consolidated net profit at ₹290.66 crore for the third quarter this fiscal from a year ago,..

PGIM’s Balanced Advantage NFO eyes ₹500 crore

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Our BureauPGIM India Mutual Fund targets to raise ₹500 crore from the new fund offer of Balanced Advantage Fund. The NFO closes on January 29. The ope..

Great expectations: What India wants from the Budget

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Experts pinning hopes on special incentives for automobile, logistics..

Tata readies the new Safari for Republic Day unveiling

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More news about the new Safari from Tata Motors has been steadily coming in. First in, earlier this month, was of course the name change from the earl..

Goods exports rise a tad to $27.15 b in Dec; deficit widens to $15.44 billion

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Exporters hopeful of further growth as vaccines boost business sentiments..

Rabi sowing seen headed for record this year

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Wheat, gram, mustard acreage this year breaking all previous highs: Agri Ministry..

Rajnath Singh, Karnataka CM review Aero India 2021 preparations

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Aero India 2021 to be a hybrid show wherein the business element of the event will be both physical and virtual. AeroIndia will be held in Bengaluru,..

CaratLane set to regain pre-Covid sheen as digital adoption catches on; sales rise 39% in Dec quarter

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Omnichannel jeweller and Tanishq partnership brand CaratLane has seen a 39 per cent sales growth in the October to December period. With consumer tren..

Rubber support price hike to benefit Kerala’s small and marginal farmers

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Kerala’s move to incentivise rubber growers by increasing the support price to ₹170 per kg from ₹150 in the State Budget for 2021-22 will provide some..

RBI gets overwhelming response to 14-day variable reverse repo auction

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received overwhelming response at the 14-day variable rate reverse repo auction it conducted under the revised Liquidi..

Thanks to the govt’s infrastructure push, steel demand to remain firm

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But high prices may continue to remain a concern for user industry..

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Wipro join hands to set up its digital hub in Hyderabad

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Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, has announced that it has been chosen as a strateg..

Union Bank chief sees Covid-driven NPAs at 2-3%

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Plans ₹2,000 cr to ₹3,000 cr QIP for additional cushion in capital..

Wonderla Bangalore gets COV-safe certification

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Strengthening its commitment to maintaining safety and hygiene, Wonderla Bangalore has secured COV-Safe certification by Bureau Veritas India. Wonder..

Spot rubber prices remain firm on Friday

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Spot rubber finished high on Friday. The commodity regained strength on news that the government will increase the guaranteed price of rubber under th..

Medium acquires social digital book platform Glose

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Online publishing platform Medium announced that it has acquired Glose- a social digital book platform based in Paris, France. The financials of the a..

Start-up to start-up collaboration amongst BIMSTEC countries holds potential: Goyal

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Commerce Minister asks investors to make investments, increase engagements with start-ups..

‘Delinquencies have worsened, but not as bad as initially feared’

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The loan restructuring window has just ended, and it will take another 45 days for more clarity on defaults in the housing finance sector, said Mahesh..

OneWeb secures $400-million investment from SoftBank, Hughes

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Total funding jumps to $1.4 billion..

Nearly 48,000 mobile games purged from Apple’s App Store in China in December 2020: Report

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Nearly 48,000 mobile games were removed from Apple’s App Store in China during December 2020, according to Sensor Tower App Intelligence data.“China’..

ThoughtWorks receives $720 mn in investment at enterprise value of $4.6 bn

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Proceeds to be used to buy back equity shares from existing investors..

Kotak Mahindra AMC signs up with Climate Action 100+

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Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company has become a signatory to Climate Action 100+, which drives focus on clean energy transition and helps achie..

Nasscom launches Innovation Factory to promote AI in agriculture

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Partners with Telangana Artificial Interlligence Mission; floats innovation challenge to develop solutions..

Embassy REIT raises ₹2,600 crore debentures at 6.40% quarterly coupon

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Debt-raise part of financing strategy for acquisition of Embassy TechVillage..

Over 22 billion records exposed worldwide in 2020: Report

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35% of breaches linked to ransomware attacks that resulted in ‘tremendous financial cost’: Tenable’s 2020 Threat Landscape Retrospective (TLR) report..

US jobless claims rise on Covid

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Number at nearly 1 million in the week ending January 9..

Central Vista: Construction work of new Parliament building begins

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The project is estimated to cost ₹971 crore..

‘I shall not succumb to any pressure, will continue on farm panel’: Ghanwat

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Fruitful discussion possible if farmers come for talks..

Mercury plunges to several degrees below freezing point in Kashmir

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The famous Dal Lake has frozen over..

Nifty call: Sell on rallies with stop-loss at 14,560

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BL Research BureauNifty 50 January Futures (14,500)Equity market seems to be facing selling pressure as major indices in Asian are trading in the red...

Brazil’s Amazonas running out of oxygen amid Covid second wave

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Supplies have run out at some hospitals and patients had to be airlifted to other States..

Capitol Riots: More than 100 individuals arrested, says FBI

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FBI Director says they are monitoring “an extensive amount of concerning online chatter” ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20..

Duty cut pushes crude palm oil import up by 18% in December

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India imported 7,48,006 tonnes of CPO during December 2020 as against 6,31,824 tonnes in the previous period, says industry association..

Realty sales volume to decline 35-40% this fiscal: ICRA

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FY22 outlook remains negative but normalisation process to kick in..

Rupee slips 3 paise to 73.07 against US dollar

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The rupee is sustaining below 73.20 levels indicating a negative momentum likely to continue in today's session..

Brazil sends special flight to India to receive 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

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This will mark start of India’s export of vaccine..

Farm bills have potential to represent significant step forward for agriculture reforms in India: IMF

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But a social safety net is needed to protect those who might be adversely impacted during the transition to the new system, says spokesperson..

Covid-19 relief: India Inc need not send hard copy of annual reports to shareholders

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This relaxation will be available till December 31 this year..

Will gold bounce back this week?

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Slew of factors are building a good foundation for the bulls to work their way up..

Strategy on L&T Finance Holdings

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Traders can exit the position either at a profit of ₹15,000 or at a loss of ₹7,500..

Fund Query: Mutual fund options for senior citizens

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My FDs worth ₹6 lakh is maturing shortly. I am in the 30 per cent tax slab. Can you suggest how I can invest this money in mutual funds to get an annu..

CPI (M) to hold nationwide all-party meets to support protesting farmers

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Farmers’ protest turning into a people’s revolution, says General Secretary Yechury..

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I have been a regular reader of BusinessLine almost from its first edition way back in 1994. I was actually very disappointed when the Sunday edition..

Lahiri shoots 65 to make cut easily in Sony Open

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Anirban Lahiri shot his best card at the Waialae Country Club with a superb five-under 65 with eight birdies against three bogeys in the second round..

Kerala gets second public sector bottled water plant

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Hilly Aqua was first produced from a plant in Thodupuzha, says State’s CM..

Natarajan is here to stay with his solid character, liked Shardul's attitude: Rohit Sharma praises rookies

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Natarajan, who came in as a net bowler, joined fellow rookies Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur to restrict Australia to 369..

Volunteered to get vaccinated as colleagues were scared: Man after getting first Covid jab in Delhi

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Manish Kumar, a 34-year-old machine operator at AIIMS who became the first person in Delhi to get the Covid-19 vaccine, said he had himself asked the..

Kerala's Azharuddeen enjoying his moment under the sun, not worried about IPL auction

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Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen wouldn't have set out on the arduous journey to emulate the Mohammed Azharuddin of Hyderabad, if not for a cricket-crazy..

Open to look at proposal for setting up bad bank: RBI

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Proposals in this direction from as far back as 2016-17 remain only on paper yet..

Covid warriors, elderly to be vaccinated in first phase: Uddhav Thackeray

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Today for the first time the people in the country have seen a vial of Covid vaccine. In the past few months people were only hearing about it. In th..

Turning dust to gold

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With strokes of quirky humour, Partha Pratim Deb uses pulp, terracotta, glass and discarded cloth to create fascinating objects in psychedelic shades..

Slideshow | India: World’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive underway

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Over 3 lakh people across India are expected to be inoculated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, by the evening of January 16..

PM Modi launches world's largest Covid vaccination drive

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PM Modi launches nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccination drive via video conferencing..

India records 15,158 fresh Covid-19 cases, 175 more deaths

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The country’s recovery rate stands at 96.56%, and fatality rate at 1.44%..

Honda City remains numero uno in mid-size sedan segment in 2020

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The City sold 21,826 units during Jan-Dec 2020, while Hyundai’s Verna sold 14,658 units and Maruti Suzuki 14,609 units of the Ciaz..

Pence congratulates Harris, offers full co-operation in transition of power

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Outgoing US Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to congratulate her and offer his full co-operation in the tra..

Dr Reddy’s gets nod to conduct Phase 3 clinical trial for Sputnik V vaccine in India

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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has announced that it has received approval from the Drugs Control General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase 3 clinical tr..

Why India’s unicorn-studded start-up ecosystem is in dire need of a policy push

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It lags global peers in terms of infra and market depth..

FedEx, Blue Dart geared for Covid vaccine delivery challenge

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Express cargo movers fully ready in terms of skills, process and infra..

AMFI against seeking prior nod of investors to shutter schemes

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AMFI files SLP in apex court in Franklin Templeton debt funds case..

Confederation of Indian Industry welcomes Kerala Budget

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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the Kerala Budget for 2021-22, calling it a progressive and inclusive one touching the entire..

GDL: Part of pledged shares released

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Prism International Private Ltd, one of the promoter entities of Gateway Distriparks Limited (GTL), has released a part of the shares pledged with fi..

Covid shots for 100 people in TN rollout

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The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to 100 healthcare providers across 166 sites in Tamil Nadu, as part of the nationwide vaccine rollout to be launch..

PM to virtually inaugurate vaccination drive on January 16

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3-lakh healthcare workers to get shot on Day 1..

GAIL approves ₹1,046-crore buyback; declares ₹2.5 interim dividend

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The board of directors of GAIL (India) has approved a buyback of equity shares and declared an interim dividend for the current fiscal. GAIL will bu..

Forex reserves rise $758 million

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The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $758 million to reach a record high of $586.082 billion in the week ended January 8, RBI data showed o..