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State Bank of India cuts interest rates on home loans

The move by India's biggest lender has come three days after the RBI cut repo rate to a five-year low.

Apr 8, 2016

Income tax department launches 3 more ITRs for e-filing

The IT Department is streamlining filing of income tax returns online, even as it seeks more disclosure of assets from high-net-worth individuals.

Apr 7, 2016

N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys

Nasscom rejects Murthy's 'immigration agents' comment on Indian IT firms

NR Narayana Murthy's comment does not reflect what the Indian IT industry is doing for companies in the US, Nasscom president said.

Apr 7, 2016

Reddit ramps up anti-harassment feature; allows users to block others

The popular social networking site allows users to block harassing users in a bid to improve user experience; says it will introduce more such features.

Apr 7, 2016

Iceland govt appoints new PM following Panama papers scandal

Iceland government appoints new PM, to call early elections

Gunnlaugsson quit as PM on Tuesday after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an offshore company.

Apr 7, 2016

India revamps crude oil import policy

The new policy would allow state-run oil refiners to plan their own policies to buy cheaper oil cargoes and improve profitability.

Apr 6, 2016

India's services PMI at 21-month high in March

Both manufacturing and services output have remained conveniently expansionary the past month, according to the Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index.

Apr 6, 2016

Mohamed Abdulrahman Abdulrab voted "Doctor of the Year" by Hungarian patients

Twitter offers 20 weeks 'gender-neutral' paid parental leave

Twitter's policy of 20 weeks of paid gender-neutral parental leave will be available worldwide to all employees by July 1.

Apr 6, 2016

Deposit rates, not repo rate, to decide bankers' further course of action

With deposit growth at the lowest since 1963, bankers would find it really difficult to cut lending rates.

Apr 6, 2016

IMF chief amps up call to boost global growth as risks increase

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde turned up the volume on her calls for stronger action by the worlds economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Frankfurts Goethe University on 5 April, Lagarde prescribed specific moves, including for the United States to raise its minimum wage, for Europe to improve job training and for emerging economies to cut fuel subsidies and boost social spending. She said recovery from the 2007-2009 global financial crisis remains too slow, too fragile and risks to its durability are increasing.

Apr 5, 2016