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Life insurance companies register 11.4% growth in premium income in FY20; LIC logs 22.5% decline

Life insurance companies register 11.4% growth in premium income in FY20; LIC logs 22.5% decline

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India's life insurance companies clocked 11.36 percent growth in their collective premium income at Rs 48.26 lakh crore during the fiscal ended March 2020, data from IRDAI showed

Sensex settles 416 points higher at 31,743, Nifty below 9,300-mark; IndusInd Bank, Britannia among major gainers

Sensex settles 416 points higher at 31,743, Nifty below 9,300-mark; IndusInd Bank, Britannia among major gainers

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At close, the Sensex was up 415.86 points or 1.33 percent at 31743.08, and the Nifty was up 127.90 points or 1.40 percent at 9282.30. About 1,286 shares have advanced, 1076 shares declined, and 180 shares are unchanged.

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RIL starts using WhatsApp for grocery deliveries but model to evolve: Credit Suisse report

RIL starts using WhatsApp for grocery deliveries but model to evolve: Credit Suisse report

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has started limited test use of WhatsApp to connect customers to grocery stores, days after Facebook decided to invest $5.7 billion in digital assets controlled by the company

Asian stock markets gain after Japan's central bank promised more asset purchases

Asian stock markets gain after Japan's central bank promised more asset purchases

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Asian stock markets gained Monday after Japan's central bank promised more asset purchases to shore up financial markets and more governments prepared to revive struggling economies by reopening businesses

Over one million IT employees will continue to work from home post-lockdown: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Over one million IT employees will continue to work from home post-lockdown: Kris Gopalakrishnan

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More than one million information technology employees are expected to continue to work from home even after the coronavirus-inflicted lockdown situation returns to normalcy, says IT industry veteran Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan

Franklin Templeton impact: RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

Franklin Templeton impact: RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

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The RBI said heightened volatility in capital markets in reaction to COVID-19 has imposed liquidity strains on mutual funds

Franklin Templeton MF committed to return investors money at earliest, says company president Sanjay Sapre

Franklin Templeton MF committed to return investors money at earliest, says company president Sanjay Sapre

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Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, which closed six of its debt funds citing redemption pressures and lack of liquidity in the bond markets, on Monday said it is committed to return investor money at the earliest

Ducati to resume operations at Borgo Panigale factory in Italy today; workshop staff to start work first

Ducati to resume operations at Borgo Panigale factory in Italy today; workshop staff to start work first

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Ducati's restart could allow the firm to reduce at least in part the negative effects of the lockdown that occured at the 'worst time'

Coronavirus Outbreak: Banks have done nothing to help retailers to tide over lockdown crisis, says industry body

Coronavirus Outbreak: Banks have done nothing to help retailers to tide over lockdown crisis, says industry body

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Banks have done "sweet nothing" to provide financing to retailers to tide over the lockdown crisis, and the government intervention is needed to avoid mass unemployment in the sector, according to RAI

UK, Europe devise furlough schemes, bailouts for coronavirus-hit private sector

UK, Europe devise furlough schemes, bailouts for coronavirus-hit private sector

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“This is not a time for ideology and orthodoxy. This is a time to be bold. A time for courage,” said Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Indian-origin finance minister, as he summed up the British government’s approach towards the daunting economic fightback against the novel coronavirus pandemic and broadly reflective of the approach taken by most other countries across Europe

AMCs, financial stocks jump up to 13% after RBI announces a Rs 50,000-cr special liquidity facility for MFs

AMCs, financial stocks jump up to 13% after RBI announces a Rs 50,000-cr special liquidity facility for MFs

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Shares of asset management companies (AMCs) and other financial sector related firms zoomed as much as 13 percent on Monday after the Reserve Bank of India announced a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds

Coroanvirus Outbreak: Mideast economies take massive hit with historic oil price crash

Coroanvirus Outbreak: Mideast economies take massive hit with historic oil price crash

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Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects

Foreign portfolio investors pull out Rs 10,347 cr from capital markets in April so far

Foreign portfolio investors pull out Rs 10,347 cr from capital markets in April so far

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Remaining risk-averse amid the coronavirus pandemic, overseas investors have withdrawn net Rs 10,347 crore from Indian capital markets in April so far

Shapoorji Pallonji Infra inks Rs 1,554 cr solar assets deal with KKR; to sell  317 MW operational assets in TN, Maharashtra

Shapoorji Pallonji Infra inks Rs 1,554 cr solar assets deal with KKR; to sell 317 MW operational assets in TN, Maharashtra

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Shapoorji Pallonji Group, based in Mumbai, operates in over 70 countries with a global turnover of over US$5 billion. SP Infra is the infrastructure development arm with assets and businesses in the renewable and gas-based power, highways, port and terminals in India and overseas.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Prolonged lockdown may push millions into margins of subsistence, says former RBI governor Subbarao

Coronavirus Outbreak: Prolonged lockdown may push millions into margins of subsistence, says former RBI governor Subbarao

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A prolonged lockdown may possibly push millions of Indians into the "margins of subsistence", former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Sunday while expecting a 'V' curved recovery once the COVID-19 crisis ends and the turnaround in India to be faster than some economies

Mindtree shares zoom 10% after Q4 earnings; IT major anticipates softness in demand ahead due to COVID-19 pandemic

Mindtree shares zoom 10% after Q4 earnings; IT major anticipates softness in demand ahead due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Shares of IT firm Mindtree on Monday rallied 10 percent after the company reported 3.9 percent rise in consolidated net profit for March 2020 quarter

Rupee rises 41 paise to 76.05 in early trade; market participants expect more stimulus measures from top central banks

Rupee rises 41 paise to 76.05 in early trade; market participants expect more stimulus measures from top central banks

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The Indian rupee appreciated by 41 paise to 76.05 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking positive opening in domestic equities and weakening American currency in the overseas market

Coronavirus Outbreak: Airbus asks staff to brace for deeper job cuts; says immediate action necessary as survival in question

Coronavirus Outbreak: Airbus asks staff to brace for deeper job cuts; says immediate action necessary as survival in question

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People familiar with the matter say Airbus is also in active discussions with European governments about tapping schemes to assist struggling industries, including state-guaranteed loans.

Stock markets open in green: Sensex rallies over 600 points, Nifty tops 9,300-mark in early trade; Rupee up

Stock markets open in green: Sensex rallies over 600 points, Nifty tops 9,300-mark in early trade; Rupee up

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The Nifty advanced 1.7 percent to 9,310.15 while the benchmark Sensex gained 1.74 percent at 31,850.43.

Coronavirus Impact: Jewellers focus on online sales ahead of Akshaya Tritiya; high price, delivery concerns make customers wary

Coronavirus Impact: Jewellers focus on online sales ahead of Akshaya Tritiya; high price, delivery concerns make customers wary

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Akshay Tritiya is one of the biggest gold buying days due to the auspiciousness attached to it

Coronavirus Outbreak: Centre allows neighbourhood and standalone shops to reopen; curbs in hotspots, containment zones remain

Coronavirus Outbreak: Centre allows neighbourhood and standalone shops to reopen; curbs in hotspots, containment zones remain

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However, the order signed by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, made it clear that shops in market places, multi-brand and single brand malls located in municipality areas shall continue to remain closed till 3 May.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Berger Paints says no plan for retrenchment or salary cut during pandemic crisis

Coronavirus Outbreak: Berger Paints says no plan for retrenchment or salary cut during pandemic crisis

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Berger said it has decided against any involuntary furloughs or organisational restructuring that may lead to downsizing of headcount and consequent loss of livelihood during the time of widespread uncertainty.

CAIT to launch e-marketplace to enable contactless delivery by local grocery stores

CAIT to launch e-marketplace to enable contactless delivery by local grocery stores

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Traders' body CAIT on Friday said it will soon launch a national e-commerce marketplace to help local grocery stores take orders online and ensure last-mile contactless delivery

Vodafone Idea will bounce back despite AGR stress, says Bharti Infratel chairman Akhil Gupta

Vodafone Idea will bounce back despite AGR stress, says Bharti Infratel chairman Akhil Gupta

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Telecom infrastructure company Bharti Infratel on Friday said it believes that Vodafone Idea will bounce back, and the entity "will be around" despite the stress faced by the operator on account of statutory dues

Investors' wealth plunges by Rs 2 lakh cr to Rs 121.74 lakh cr as stock markets snapped a two-day rally

Investors' wealth plunges by Rs 2 lakh cr to Rs 121.74 lakh cr as stock markets snapped a two-day rally

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Investor wealth on Friday fell by Rs 2,00,006.26 crore as markets snapped a two-day rally, with the BSE benchmark tumbling 536 points

Finance, bank stocks tumble up to 17.8% after Franklin Templeton MF suddenly closed 6 debt fund schemes

Finance, bank stocks tumble up to 17.8% after Franklin Templeton MF suddenly closed 6 debt fund schemes

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Finance and bank stocks tumbled up to 17.8 percent on Friday after Franklin Templeton MF suddenly closed some debt fund schemes

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karur Vysya Bank donates Rs 1 cr to TN govt towards Covid-19 relief

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karur Vysya Bank donates Rs 1 cr to TN govt towards Covid-19 relief

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Private sector Karur Vysya Bank has contributed Rs one crore to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund in view of the coronavirus outbreak

RailTel FY20 consolidated income surges 20% at Rs 1,243 cr; says company registers major growth despite negative growth in market

RailTel FY20 consolidated income surges 20% at Rs 1,243 cr; says company registers major growth despite negative growth in market

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RailTel is also one of the consistently profit-making telecom PSU despite gloomy market conditions, it said.

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