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Overnight funds and liquid funds, which delivered average returns of 6.97 per cent and 6.46 per cent in 2018 and 2019 respectively, offered meager returns of around 3.8 per cent in 2020

Tax savvy investors were concerned about their contribution to Public Provident Fund (PPF) to avail deduction under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, at lower interest rates

The government on Wednesday reduced the interest on the PPF scheme to 6.4 per cent for the April-June quarter from 7.1 per cent in the January-March period

The interest rate for National Savings Certificate was also slashed to 5.9 per cent from 6.8 per cent.

A sharp increase in global crude oil prices has pushed retail rates of petrol and diesel to historic highs. Taxes are partly to be blamed, but reducing excise duties may not be easy for a cash-strapped government

Private equity and overseas companies are taking over domestic healthcare chains, creating a new pecking order

Income tax rule changes: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced new income tax rules in her Union Budget 2021 speech

The rupee is expected to average around 73.50-74 in FY22, as, despite a vaccine, the COVID-19 frenzy still persists and is likely to continue to grapple the foreign exchange market

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has digitised the data of such vehicles throughout the country, excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep as their records were not available

Recovery is broad based but at varying speed as the services sector in particular still operates with significant restrictions which look unlikely to be fully eased through the first half of FY22, CARE said

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Speaking in Rajya Sabha while participating in a discussion on the Finance Bill 2021, Modi told the lower house of Parliament that the Centre and states combined collect over Rs 5 lakh crore tax on petroleum products

Although Wednesday's drop may not provide enough relief to citizens, the fact that OMCs slashed fuel rates following a dip in global oil prices is a positive development

Stock Market News Update Today: UltraTech Cement, Titan Company, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank were among top gainers, while ONGC, Power Grid Corporation of India, ITC, NTPC, HDFC were among top losers

Delhi lowers drinking age to 21 years: Additionally, the government stated that it will close all government liquor stores

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Unaccounted cash of Rs 50 lakh, jewellery worth Rs 3 crore and nine luxury vehicles worth Rs 12.5 crore were seized by the tax department after the raids.

As for whether petrol and diesel prices in India were higher than those in international markets, Thakur said that the government doesn't maintain a record of factors that determine fuel prices abroad

When the GST was introduced on July 1, 2017, amalgamating over a dozen central and state levies, five commodities - crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) - were kept out of its purview