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Loan against fixed deposits: Things you should keep in mind
You don’t have to withdraw money or break the FD. It remains as it is. It is merely pledged to the bank
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Two cyclones and a pandemic: Beyond the pale of nightmares
For the first time, two natural disasters hit vast areas of the country while it was paralysed by a pandemic
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Rising prices: Fixing supply side will bring relief
In all likelihood, inflationary impulses would moderate, as they have with regards to the CPI over the last few months
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Rising prices: Cooking oil burning a hole in the pocket
A reduction in import duty on palm oil will see Malaysia and Indonesia raising prices by about as much. The benefit will flow to their farmers, not our consumers or cultivators
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Loan against shares facility of SBI; check details
Those eligible can get up to Rs 20 lakh loan against equity shares
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Covid essentials need immediate tax cuts
With the GST Council failing to reach a conclusion about the tax rates on Friday, it must now move with speed so that the decision does not get lost in bureaucratic rigmarole
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Indian jewellery to be now available on eBay
Online jewellery business in India is still in its infancy, say retailers
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Government must keep up the drive against fake notes
Increased vigil on the borders is likely to yield results against infiltration of fake notes in the system since most of these are printed beyond India’s boundaries
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Fake notes declined by 30% in Covid-hit FY21: RBI
The number of fake currency notes for FY21 stood at 2,08,625 in FY21 compared to 2,96,695 in FY20
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Former West Bengal FM Asim Dasgupta says 2% GST on Covid essentials would make sense
As the country’s attention is fixed on the GST meeting to bring down the price of Covid essentials, the man who is credited with framing the GST more than anyone else, Asim Dasgupta thinks that a 2% GST is the best way out
