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MDT/PTI 10 January 2013
A Sleeper Class ticket on a Mail or Express train between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram which used to cost Rs559 will cost Rs745 from midnight of 21st January New Delhi: A passenger travelling to Thiruvananthapuram from New Delhi on a Mail or an Express train in Sleeper Class will now...

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MDT/PTI 10 January 2013
  “Our 2G data plan continues to be an excellent value proposition for our customers," an Airtel spokesperson said New Delhi: Consumers will now have to pay up to 30% extra for data services as leading telecom players Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are hiking tariffs and others may soon...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 January 2013
The railway minister has announced a hike in fares even before the budget session. The government is unlikely to give more funds to the Railways and several modernisation projects can be undertaken only if the Railways can generate enough revenues Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has...

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Mileage credit cards are the best option for shopping and spending I grew up watching my father flipping out his credit card on most occasions to make payments. He had a boat load of credit card points, but all he’d get is a lousy watch or some shopping vouchers. Cut to the present, when...

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Meals on a plane were once a norm. Not anymore. A lowdown on how you can get one For a long time, it was a given that flight tickets included a hot meal. This was true when the only airlines that existed in India were full-service carriers such as Indian Airlines (now Air India) and Jet...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 December 2012
A large number of online shops have sprung up. How would you distinguish the good and the bad of the new virtual world of buying Flipkart, Jabong, Homeshop18, Myntra, Yebhi, Infibeam, Naaptol—lots of advertisements from online retailers among these, appear on television these days....

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MDT/PTI 17 December 2012
According to Kotla Suryaprakasha Reddy, it is necessary to increase the train fares as financial position of the Railways is not sound and there is a proposal to increase it in next railway budget Visakhapatnam: Train fares might go up next year as an increase has become necessary to...

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MDT/PTI 14 December 2012
Passengers from 16 cities can now book tickets online on Jet Airway's portal and pay by cash later Mumbai: Jet Airways has announced a convenient payment option for its customers which allow them to book tickets online on the domestic carrier's portal and pay by cash later, a move aimed...

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MDT/PTI 11 December 2012
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said the cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders is likely to go up definitely from six to nine cylinders New Delhi: The union government will raise the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to nine cylinders per household in a year from current...

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You may be going abroad for studies, medical reasons or just for fun. How much money can you carry? Here are the rules, explained in simple terms, by Gurpur When going abroad, you need to have enough foreign exchange. Over the years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised the...

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Should you buy now or wait till next year? This season, the pre-Diwali discounts and marketing efforts for a variety of automobiles and two-wheelers have reached new highs (or lows, depending on how you look at things). Players like General Motors and Toyota have made far more noise than...

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MDT/PTI 05 December 2012
Bhagwan Mahavir Vikalang Sahayata Samiti, the makers of Jaipur Foot are working with Stanford University to develop artificial hand and the final version would be available in next few months   Hyderabad: The makers of the famous 'Jaipur Foot' are now in the process of developing an...

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Bhamy V Shenoy 04 December 2012
Unless we stop believing in free lunch and take the unpopular measure of eliminating LPG subsidy, as recommended by several government committees a day will come when LPG supplies will be as uncertain as the power supplies today To supply domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) as in the...

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MDT/PTI 03 December 2012
Although restricted to Citibank's customers, the 'Cyber Monday' would provide discounts of up to 60% across various product categories on 17 well-known internet shopping platforms on 5th December New Delhi: India may soon have its own version of 'Cyber Monday', when billion-dollar worth...

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MDT/PTI 30 November 2012
Moily told the Lok Sabha that the government is considering giving more than six subsidised LPG cylinders and need a few days time   New Delhi: The Union Government is considering raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and a decision will be taken in the 'next few days',...

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MDT/PTI 29 November 2012
Bansal had hinted at passenger fare hike soon after he assumed charge as Railway Minister a month ago   New Delhi: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday hinted at a hike in passenger fare as he asked Parliamentarians to be "realistic" if they want the railways to move...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 November 2012
According to CRISIL, even though higher income is a necessary factor, it is not the sole factor, influencing purchase decision for durables in rural households Rise in discretionary spending and the low level of price rise in consumer durables have resulted in higher affordability of...

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Winters mean unscheduled cancellations, delayed landings and haywire schedules. Here is what you can do As I write this column, the first smog covers have already taken over Delhi and we are moving towards that time of the year when newspapers and TV channels will devote enough coverage...

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MDT/PTI 22 November 2012
The partnership enables Visa cardholders to access online deals from US stores and to pay with their card New Delhi: Visa Inc and MyUS.com have joined hands to facilitate purchases from US stores by overseas consumers, reports PTI.   MyUS provides access to US stores for...

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There’s more to warranty than meets the eye. It’s complicated   Nowadays, the process of owning a car has been simplified and made easy by manufacturers and financiers with payment facility spread over several years. Youngsters can just walk into a car showroom and, with the facility...

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