Festival special trains to run from today: The special festival trains will run in addition to the already functional special trains deployed by the public transporter

Sitharaman clarified that it is not certain whether it will be done in public or in the Parliament. She also ruled out giving any tentative deadline for giving an official GDP estimate for the current year

Online shopping tips: Customer must create an expenditure plan ready and prioritise what things are urgent. One must not be in a hurry to hoard and must stick to their budget

Fashion e-tailer Myntra, which is a part of Flipkart Group, said 50 per cent of shoppers on its platform on the first day (October 16) of its sale were from tier-2 and 3 cities

COVID-19 impact: SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said that this dip can be largely attributed to the COVID-19 related disruptions that led to the closure of plants and dealerships

The schemes will be available till the end of November 2020 and can be redeemed on the entire new BS-VI range of cars and SUVs along with the company's EV range, Tata Motors said in a statement

Offered with only a two litre petrol engine after the Volkswagen Group decided to move away from diesel in the BS VI era, Audi hopes the Q2 will bring new customers to its fold and help bring back its lost glory

While not a lot should be read into the September wholesale figures, it does indicate that supply side constraints on production due to the coronavirus induced lockdown in April and May that had hampered the industry in the first quarter have subsided

The letter referred to several media articles that have reported these action by the e-commerce giant

India Stock Market Highlights Today: IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Infosys, ONGC, BPCL, Cipla, Kotak Bank, NTPC and Bharti Airtel were among prominent gainers. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, Nestle, RIL, M&M, HCL Tech were among the top losers.

Shein has become the largest, purely online, fashion company in the world measured by sales of self-branded products, according to Euromonitor

With festive season stoking demand for consumer items, logistics firms expect stellar growth in the remaining part of the fiscal and plan to substantially increase their headcount

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Tech Mahindra, followed by HCL Tech, TCS, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and ITC were among the top losers on Sensex today. On the other hand, Tata Steel, ONGC, NTPC, Asian Paints, M&M, Nestle India and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers

Flipkart is ramping up its fintech constructs so that consumers across the country can avail the benefits of easy accessibility to credit and affordability options

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Asian Paints and Bajaj Auto were among the top laggards today. On the other hand, ONGC, followed by NTPC, PowerGrid, UltraTech Cement, ITC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC were among the top gainers.

Indian Railways on Tuesday said that it will run 392 festival special trains between October 20 and November 30 to cater to the rush of travellers on account of the upcoming festive season

The government has announced two schemes to boost the spending power of working Indians ahead of the festive season. These are the LTC cash voucher scheme and the Special Festive Advance scheme. The festive bonanza aims to revive demand but experts feel these will have a limited impact. Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business Today explains the possible impact of these steps on demand. Watch the video for more.Also Read: 20 states allowed to raise Rs 68,825 crore to meet revenue shortfall

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to confer the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Stanford University professors Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson; The novel coronavirus survives for 28 days on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to a study; In what could be termed as second round of stimulus, the government yesterday announced measures that by its own estimate would give a demand boost of Rs 1 lakh crore. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Govt's Big Billion Sale! Airports, fuel lines, assets to be sold to fill revenue gap

Shares of Titan Company, Bluestar, Whirlpool and Voltas rose up to 2% on BSE in early trade today

Paul R Milgrom, Robert B Wilson win Nobel Prize for Economics 2020The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to confer the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Stanford University professors Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson \"for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats\".Using the auction theory, the researchers try to understand the results of different rules of bidding and final prices.Ahead of festive season, govt a...