Yes Bank crisis to hit LIC customers

Ahead of the March 31 tax deadline, lakhs of LIC customers might see disruption as the Life Insurance Corporation of India’s nodal bank for NACH debit and cheque clearance is…

In Saudi-Russia oil price war, India is a big winner

Oil price shocks always divide the world’s economies into winners and losers, sometimes producing lasting geopolitical change. But to misquote Tolstoy, every oil crisis distributes happiness and unhappiness in its…

Desi guests keep hoteliers smiling

So with the coronavirus illness that broke out in China going global, hoteliers are not very worried about its impact on the business as foreign travellers do not account for…

Government invites bids for sale of BPCL

In the country’s biggest ever privatisation drive, the government on Saturday invited bids for sale of its entire 52.98 per cent stake in India’s second biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum…

A long road ahead for bitcoin exchanges

While some banks like Karnataka Bank, IDBI and Karur Vysya Bank have started supporting their payments, others are waiting for an official circular from the RBI to go ahead. However,…

Disinfect aircraft before next flight: DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for aircraft flying in from Italy, South Korea and Japan to India to be disinfected thoroughly. All incoming passengers…

Indians dial up nearly 12GB a month

Video consumption using 4G mobile technology drove data traffic in India last year, with an average of 70 minutes a day spent on over-the-top (OTT) platforms on phones. Monthly data…