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Revised norms to digitise fund flow architecture in MPLAD scheme

Parliamentarians will now be given the entire corpus of Rs 5 crore in a single tranche at the beginning of the fiscal year, unlike two tranches of Rs 2.5 crore released every six months

Finance minister asks public banks to take stress tests; what are these?

Bank stress tests were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, and they revealed the vulnerability of banks to market crashes and economic downturns

What are municipal bonds, and why do investors prefer them over corp bonds?

Municipal bonds are primarily issued to raise money for financing infrastructure projects like building parks, libraries, schools, police departments and community centres

Russian carrier Aeroflot increases flight frequency on Delhi-Moscow route

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has increased the frequency of its flight services on the Delhi-Moscow route to seven times a week against four weekly services earlier, from March 26

Sensex, Nifty trim gains amid late sell-off; RIL shines, auto stocks whine

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex ended 127 points higher; Among the broader indices, the Smallcap index tumbled 1.6 per cent.

Youth Congress protest in Delhi against Rahul's disqualification, detained

Scores of Indian Youth Congress activists staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha

Fodder scam: SC rejects CBI's plea against bail of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav

The Supreme Court on Monday tagged with pending matter a plea of the CBI challenging grant of bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav

16 Cong MLAs suspended from Gujarat Assembly for remaining Budget session

As many as 16 of 17 MLAs of Congress were suspended from the Gujarat Assembly on Monday for the remainder of the Budget session till March 29

Indian banks to gain $36 bn in deposits as mutual funds get taxed

The move comes as a respite for the financiers as the widening gap between credit off-take and deposits has sparked risks of asset-liability mismatches and pushed up funding costs

SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels to reduce planned IPO amid tech headwinds

It's the second attempt at an IPO by the SoftBank Group Corp.-backed startup, after India's stock market regulator raised multiple red flags on its earlier try in late 2021

Why not investigate Adani issue, why so much of fear: Rahul targets PM Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why there was no investigation into the investment of people's retirement fund in the Adani group

Wipro Consumer Care invests unknown sum in women's health startup Gynoveda

Founded in 2019 by a husband-wife duo and a gynaecologist, Gynoveda attempts to help women aged 14-45-years cure disorders such as infertility, PCOS, and irregular menstrual cycles

Aditya Birla Sun Life tanks 12% in 2 days; stock hits record low

Finance Bill 2023 has introduced an amendment that will classify capital gains arising from debt mutual funds as only short-term capital gains.

Apple's vendor planning to set up second factory, Pegatron explained

Pegatron is planning to set up its second factory near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Pegatron opened its first plant only six months ago

Isro launches 36 satellites for OneWeb; everything you need to know

This was the second launch by Isro for OneWeb, a UK-based company supported by the UK govt, SoftBank, and India's Bharti Enterprises

Dhakad Ram, the man who threatened Salman Khan, sent to police custody

The accused had also threatened Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's father, and hence a police team from Punjab was also in Jodhpur recently

HR tech start-up InCruiter partners with Taggd to speed up hiring

Company's product helps in conducting interviews and selecting talent for IT and non-IT roles

Karnataka bribery case: SC seeks BJP MLA's response on Lokayukta's plea

While granting the conditional bail, the high court had directed the MLA to appear before the investigating officer in the case within 48 hours of receiving the order copy

IDFC First Bank partners Crunchfish to demonstrate offline retail payments

The unique digital payment solution was designed by Crunchfish for merchants and customers under the RBI's Regulatory Sandbox Program, IDFC First Bank said

EPFO likely to decide rate of interest on EPF deposits for FY23 by Tuesday

Besides interest rate, the CBT will also discuss the annual accounts of the EPFO for 2022-23