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MDT/PTI 16 November 2012
In a nationwide exercise to weed out multiple or ghost connections, the government extended the deadline for customers to fill KYC forms by 15 days   New Delhi: The government on Friday extended by 15 days the deadline for filling the know your customer (KYC) form by LPG consumers to...

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MDT/PTI 15 November 2012
Petrol price in Mumbai has been reduced by Rs1.20 per litre to Rs73.53, while it will cost Rs70.57 a litre in Chennai and Rs74.55 per litre in Chennai   New Delhi: Petrol price was on Thursday cut by 95 paise per litre, the second reduction in rates since October, on account of fall...

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Jaideep Mukerji  and   Veeresh Malik 10 November 2012
  Explore parts of Paris which the guided city sightseeing tours and the crowded tour buses rarely visit   Street-side cafés, photogenic boulevards, patisseries piled high with delectable treats and busy flea markets —Paris is everything it promises to be and is as enjoyable...

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Airline lounges may just be the place for a quick coffee or email Airports are frequently the epitome of frantic activity, with frequent travellers running to catch a last-minute flight while not-so-frequent travellers enjoy their time shopping or grabbing a bite. However, if you like a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 November 2012
Vodafone and ICIC Bank's new service m-pesa will help Indians with money transfer and wide range of mobile payment services and m-commerce    Vodafone India said it partnered with ICICI Bank to launch mobile money transfer and payment service, m-pesa. The new service will comprise a...

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Bhamy V Shenoy 08 November 2012
It is not possible to anticipate all the unintended consequences of new LPG quota system. While it may reduce subsidy burden to some extent, consumers will continue to face enormous problems in securing their LPG supplies in the future   Even under the best of times, it has never been...

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Is the latest car from the Maruti-Suzuki stable worth it? The ‘new’ Maruti Alto 800 has been awaited for some time now and, after prices were announced, it has been a bit of a mixed bag. Sure, the rear seat comfort has improved by leaps and bounds which will be good news for those who...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 November 2012
The “borderless prepaid card” enables travellers with the option of loading eight currencies on a single card—US Dollars, British Pounds, Euro, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Singapore Dollars and Japanese Yen Thomas Cook (India), an integrated travel and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 October 2012
Timed with the festive season, various consumer loans and offers are being thrown at you. Are they worth it? Do you really need them? Festive season is the time when you would not think twice before loosening your wallet, especially on electronics and other consumer goods. And those...

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MDT/PTI 29 October 2012
In a letter sent to mobile operators, the DoT said, failing to successfully demonstrate, a service/ services for interception as per norms, the Blackberry service may be restrained to be offered to subscribers from 1st January   New Delhi: Public sector undertakings -- Mahanagar...

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MDT/PTI 26 October 2012
Windows 8 can be operated by touch as well as mouse and keyboard. Analysts feel that Windows 8 may emerge as good alternative but owing to application compatibility it would take some time for the OS from Microsoft to challenge others like Apple iOS and Google Android   New Delhi:...

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MDT/PTI 25 October 2012
The government increased dealer commission on petrol to Rs1.799 per litre and on diesel to Rs1.09 per liter, which in effect would increase petrol and diesel prices by 30 paise and 18 paise, respectively, either from today or tomorrow New Delhi: Petrol price will be hiked by 30 paise...

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MDT/PTI 23 October 2012
The Centre had asked the Congress-led state governments in the country to raise the subsidised gas cylinders from six to nine for each household connection Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday hinted at a relief for LPG consumers in the state, reports...

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MDT/PTI 23 October 2012
The TDSAT was of view that MSOs can charge placement fee from broadcasters for keeping their channels in a particular slot and TRAI's regulation to curb it was "bad in law"   New Delhi: Ahead of roll out of cable TV digitisation, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal...

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Harjot Kaur 18 October 2012
Prepaid cards can eliminate the risk of carrying cash and can be used for shopping and even money transfer without opening a bank account   Prepaid cards are convenient alternatives to cash and cheques. They are provided by banks even if you do not have an account with that bank and...

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As TV viewers from four metros are getting ready for digital cable TV, some issues like diverse pricing for STBs and channel packages being charged by MSOs are creeping up. In addition, there is no clarity about revenues and cost sharing between LCOs and MSOs With the government and...

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MDT/PTI 17 October 2012
Rexton, M&M's first high-end SUV from the the SsangYong stable is priced at Rs17.67 ex-Mumbai for manual version while automatic version is priced at Rs19.67 lakh Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), the country's largest utility vehicle maker on Wednesday launched a premium sports utility...

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Harjot Kaur 15 October 2012
Online shopping is now a part of our life. How do you find out whether the site you are using is safe enough for making online payments? Harjot Kaur explains Online shopping sites are proliferating at a rapid rate. From Flipkart.com to Snapdeal.com to Myntra.com to Jabong.com to ols.com,...

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MDT/PTI 12 October 2012
Enfield's new bulelts, the Thunderbird 500 is priced at Rs1.83 lakh and Thunderbird 350 is priced at Rs1.43, on road in Mumbai   Mumbai: Royal Enfield, the Chennai-based makers of the iconic Bullet, has launched a new Thunderbird model in two variants -- 500 cc and 350 cc. The new...

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Dr SD Israni 10 October 2012
Sometimes free goods and services are not a good thing The year 1986 was a landmark in the history of consumer rights in India when the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) became a statute. In fact, laws like Sale of Goods Act, Contract Act, and such, were already on the statute book, but...

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