MUMBAI|KOLKATA: Reliance Jio Infocomm has started offering 30 minutes of free talk time to pacify customers unhappy about paying for calls made to other networks in an attempt to protect its subscriber base. The limited-period offer — being made through messages to users recharging their packs — came less than 48 hours after Jio announced […]
Over the years, Google has taken several strides to make its apps and services work seamlessly across platforms and devices. It is planning to take another step towards the same goal this time. As reported by Android Police, Google is now planning to make it easier to make a call to a number that is […]
A day after Reliance Jio announced an additional Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC) for all users on its network starting October 10, the telco has clarified that Jio subscribers who have already purchased a plan are not required to pay any extra IUC. “If you have recharged on or before October 9, you can continue enjoying […]
New Delhi: With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections dropping sharply to a 19-month low in September, the government has constituted a committee of officers to suggest measures to augment collections, expand the tax base and check evasion. The panel comprising of state-level GST commissioners and centre government officials has been asked to suggest […]
New Delhi: Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) on Thursday has reduced interest rate on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to 3.5 per cent, with effect from November 9. The payments bank also announced a fixed deposit scheme, on which its customers can earn an interest of up to 7.5 per cent on their deposits […]
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nityanand Rai launched a website and a mobile application on Thursday to facilitate the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India and crime detection by integrating the criminal database online. The minister of state of home affairs launched the website www.railways.delhipolice.gov.in and the mobile app Sahyatri in presence […]
The Ministry of Finance, in a notification dated September 28, announced that it has extended the deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar to December 31, 2019. Earlier this deadline was September 30, 2019. This extension will come as a relief for those individuals who still have not linked their PAN with their Aadhaar. “The CBDT […]
WhatsApp has all the stickers that one might need to express their state of mind. Even more so during the festive season. If you don’t want to get caught in the ‘forwarding-the-same-message-I-received-yesterday’ trap, especially on those pesky family WhatsApp Groups, let WhatsApp Stickers come to your rescue this Dussehra and Diwali. Stickers are a full-fledged […]
Tejas Express, India’s first private semi-high speed train, was flagged off by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the commercial operation began from Saturday, October 5. Passengers can now travel between Delhi and Lucknow with much ease, comfort and world class luxury. The Tejas Express cuts the travel time between the two cities to […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced some new updates for its customers. As a part of the festive season, the company is offering extra benefits for all its customers across India. The telco will be offering extended validity on the PV1699 plan from 365 to 455 days. This will be available from October 1 to […]
New Delhi: With the formalisation of the banking sector and proper segregation of customer’s profile in the directory of the bank, all the scheduled commercial banks, cooperative banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and other microfinance lenders are religiously incorporating know your customer (KYC) norms. State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender by the number […]
BENGALURU: Public sector lenders State Bank of India (SBINSE 0.64 %) and Bank of BarodaNSE 0.93 % (BoB) have limited the cash withdrawals of customers using micro-ATMs of other banks to just four times a month, in what could cause transactions undertaken through the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) route to fall significantly. While BoB is […]