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Diesel price is likely to be cut by about Re 1 per litre, the first reduction in rates in over five years, while petrol price may be slashed by Rs 1.75.

RBI retained growth projection for current fiscal at 5.5 per cent.

The average deposit per account through this scheme is Rs 800-900, official said.

Forex dealers said though increased demand for the US currency from importers and dollar's gain against other currencies overseas put pressure on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equity market capped the losses.

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The Sensex closed at 26775.69, down 431.05 points or 1.6 per cent while the Nifty slipped 128.75 points or 1.6 per cent at 8017.55.

Mumbai with 28 billionaires is among the top 20 'billionaire cities' globally, which was topped by New York which is home to 103 billionaires.

The offers are valid for flights from India to select destinations in the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean.

"The result is there before you in just 100 days: GDP growth is showing early signs of recovery. Indian economy has bounced back to record a growth rate of 5.7 per cent for the April-June quarter, highest in the past two-and-half years," Swaraj, who is on...

Gold prices dipped below the Rs 28,000-level by falling Rs 70 to hit over two-month low of Rs 27,950 per 10 grams in Delhi.

According to IndiGo, its Delhi-Japiur flight is priced at Rs.999 one-way, follwoed by Rs.1,399 Srinagar-Chandigarh. The fares go all the way upto Rs.4,829 for Bangalore-Delhi.

Government is to approve a hike in dearness allowance (DA) to 107 per cent from the existing 100 per cent, benefiting around 30 lakh Centre's employees.

In comparison, the list for 2013 was topped by TCS, followed by HUL, ITC, Infosys and SBI at in the top-five. TCS has moved down to the sixth position this year.

PACL faces a Sebi order with charges of running an illicit money pooling scheme worth about Rs 50,000 crore.

958 shares have advanced, 932 shares declined, and 72 shares are unchanged.

Encouraging earnings from some corporates as well as renewed FII buying interest along with positive global cues too supported the market sentiment.