New Delhi, June 15 (IANS): Amidst Covid pandemic, passenger carrier SpiceJet had enhanced booking as well as baggage allowance options. Accordingly, under the offer 'Extra Seat-Extra Baggage', passengers can avail an additional check-in baggage allowance of 10 kg on booking a private row and 5 kg on booking an extra seat. "This is a limited period offer available on all direct domestic flights of SpiceJet for booking and travel till June 30, 2021. For passengers who

NEW DELHI, JUNE 15 (IANS): The Oil marketing companies paused the hike in fuel prices on Tuesday providing respite to people already burdened with all time high petrol and diesel retail rates. Accordingly, the price of petrol continues to remain at Rs 96.41 per litre and diesel at Rs 87.28 per litre in Delhi. OMCs had raised the price of the two petroleum products on Monday to take retail levels at new highs across the country. In the city of Mumbai, where petrol prices crosse

SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 15 (IANS): Elon Musk has elaborated on details of Tesla's new electric motor -- the Plaid carbon-wrapped motor -- and even teased an even crazier higher RPM version coming to the new Roadster. The CEO mentioned a brand-new battery pack without going into new details. However, he did unveil Tesla's new Plaid carbon-wrapped motor and discussed a few details about the new technology, which allows for smaller, more powerful and efficient motors. During

Bengaluru, June 14 (IANS): Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of India's homegrown Flipkart Group, on Monday announced initiatives for strengthening of kiranas through enhancement in their in-app experience on the back of increased e-commerce adoption. Flipkart Wholesale, together with Best Price cash-and-carry business, serves over 1.5 million members across the country, which include kiranas, HoReCa (hotels, restaurants and cafeterias) and O&I (offices and ins

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS): A joint venture between UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's billionaire in-laws and the internet retailing giant Amazon is in a multimillion-pound dispute with the Indian tax authorities, a Guardian investigation has found. The disclosure adds to the list of legal battles currently involving the joint venture, following news on Friday that India's competition commission has been given permission to relaunch an investigation into Amazon. The Guardian rep

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS): Fuel prices were increased again across the country on Monday adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amidst shrinking income. With the rise, petrol has reached very close to hitting the century mark all across the country extending the scope of historic high prices that had already made the fuel hit and cross the Rs 100 per litre mark in certain cities and towns of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telang

NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 (IANS): Base effect, along with high transportation fuel cost, lifted India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to 12.94 per cent in May from a rise of 10.49 per cent in April. Significantly, this is the highest rate of WPI inflation in the current series. The previous high mark was observed in April. The monthly rate of inflation, in May 2020 stood at (-) 3.37 per cent. On sequential basis, the month over month change in WPI index for M

NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 (IANS): Fuel prices were increased again across the country on Monday adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amidst shrinking income. With the rise, petrol has reached very close to hitting the century mark all across the country extending the scope of historic high prices that had already made the fuel hit and cross the Rs 100 per litre mark in certain cities and towns of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana,

CHENNAI, JUNE 14 (IANS): Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIA Life) on Monday said it closed last fiscal with a 34 per cent growth in its total premium income. The life insurer also said as it completes 20 years of existence, it is poised to introduce Health and Wellness related products in the coming year, marking a new chapter in the history of the industry. In a statement, TATA AIA Life said it closed last year with a total premium income of Rs 11,105.09 crore up

MUMBAI, JUNE 13 (IANS): Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) have made a total net investment of Rs 15,520 crore in Indian equities so far in June. FPIs have made a comeback after pulling out investments for two consecutive months. In April and May, net selling by FPIs stood at Rs 9,659 crore and Rs 2,954 crore. The return of the foreign funds comes amid declining number of daily Covid-19 cases and robust Q4 earnings. Total net investment by FPIs in 2021 stands at Rs 58,649 crore

NEW DELHI, JUNE 13 (IANS): Retail investors will get a chance to participate in good quality IPOs as several important names including LIC are on the upcoming IPOs list to raise as much as Rs 1.12 lakh crore. According to market estimates, among the upcoming issues, insurance major, LIC is likely to launch a Rs 70,000-90,000 crore issue. The IPO list is dominated by financial services sector. Food delivery chain, Zomato will launch a Rs 8,250 crore IPO while private sector airlin

MUMBAI, JUNE 12 (IANS): The country's largest public sector insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has issued a public warning over the unauthorized use or misuse of its iconic logo by anybody. According to its Twitter handle, the LIC has barred any websites, publishing houses or digital entities from publishing its logo without the prior permission. The 65-year-old LIC, which is soon going for its IPO, has warned stringent legal or civil action against any person

NEW DELHI, JUNE 12 (IANS): A group of world-leading climate scientists is calling upon global leaders to factor in the economic, environmental and humanitarian costs of failing to keep global warming below 1.5 degree Celsius this century, in a move led by experts from UCL, the University of Exeter and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). As the leaders of seven of the world's wealthiest nations meet in Cornwall,UK, for the G7 summit, the scientists h

New Delhi, June 12 (PTI): The GST Council on Saturday slashed the tax rate on COVID-19 medicines such as Remdesivir and equipment like oxygen concentrators and medical grade oxygen. While GST on Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B is slashed to nil from 5 per cent, the rate on Remdesivir and anti-coagulants like Heparin is lowered from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. Tax on medical grade oxygen, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, BiPAP machines and high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) devic

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Sri Ganganagar, a small city in northernmost part of Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border has become the first city in the country where retail prices of both auto fuels -- petrol and diesel -- have crossed the century mark. The city already had the distinction of having the highest pump price of petrol across the country at Rs 107.23 a litre. With diesel prices now increasing there by another 25 paisa per litre on Saturday it reached Rs 100.06 a litre.

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS): With a view to bring about more options in digital experiences, Reliance Jio has introduced 'Jio Freedom Plans', which include five new 'no daily data limit' prepaid schemes. The new prepaid plans come with 30-day cycle and multiple validity, unlike the earlier popular prepaid plans which came with 28-day cycle and multiple validity. These plans will offer 'uncapped-data and unlimited voice' with validity cycles of 15 days,

NEW DELHI, JUNE 11 (IANS): Bharti Airtel on Friday said that Crisil has assigned 'CRISIL GVC Level 1' grading to the company, which is the 'highest' level in terms of corporate governance practices. "We are pleased to inform you that CRISIL has assigned its 'CRISIL GVC Level 1' grading to the Company. The grading indicates that corporate governance practices and value creation at the Company for all its stakeholders are at the 'Highest' level,&qu

CHENNAI, JUNE 11 (IANS): India's only moped manufacturer TVS Motor Company Ltd closed last month selling 9,601 units, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday. In a statement, the SIAM said that TVS Motor sold 9,601 units (domestic 7,135 units, exports 2,466 units) last month as compared to 13,326 units (domestic 13,088 units, exports 238 units) logged during May 2020. Cumulatively the company has produced 43,833 mopeds this fiscal and sold 37,354

NEW DELHI, JUNE 11 (IANS): As the second wave of Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns have severely impacted the livelihoods and the economy, a report by Brickwork Ratings said that in the current situation full recovery of the economy may become feasible only by the third quarter of the ongoing financial year. It noted that second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has completely shattered confidence and has put businesses at great risk and uncertainty. Although the declining numb

San Francisco, June 11 (IANS): Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has officially unveiled the new Model S Plaid at a delivery event in Fremont. The Model S Plaid starts at $130,000 after a recent $10,000 price increase this week. The company is claiming 0-60 mph in 1.99 seconds, quarter-mile in 9.23 seconds, and a 200 mph top speed, The Verge reported on Friday. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that there has been a production electric mot