Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said that he is the son of India, both physically and mentally.

Speaking at 'Silver Lecture Series' function of Mumbai's Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, the Dalai Lama said: "Media from China and America asked what makes me a son of India.

The rupee on Friday opened 11 paise lower at 71.79 against the US dollar. The domestic unit snapped its three-day losing streak to end 33 paise higher at 71.68 Thursday amid a weak greenback and softening oil prices.

Newly-appointed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das' comments that he will take all stakeholders along on key issues also bolstered sentiment on Thursday, analysts said.

Shares of telecom services provider such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have rallied by up to 6% on BSE in an otherwise subdued market after Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) quashes Trai's predatory pricing rule. Bharti Airtel has rallied 10% to Rs 333, while Vodafone Idea climbed 8% to Rs 37.60 on BSE in the intra-day trade.

Axis Bank, the country’s third largest private bank, today launched ‘QuikPay Home Loan’, a home loan offering that will let home buyers save the interest amount component of the loan. QuikPay Home Loan will offer an alternative repayment structure, wherein the customer repays an equal amount of principal every month along with interest on the outstanding balance.

Paytm Money - India's largest online only platform for Mutual Fund investments & the wholly owned subsidiary of One97 Communications Limited which owns the brand Paytm, today announced that its investors can now make mutual fund investments using UPI based payment mode on the app.

New Delhi: It will no longer be mandatory for owner-drivers of vehicles to buy a personal accident cover bundled with the motor cover as stipulated earlier by the insurance regulator. Irdai has relaxed the norms and from January 1, 2019, a standalone personal accident cover will do.

Mumbai: The equity benchmark BSE Sensex on Thursday rose over 200 points in early trade, a day after Shaktikanta Das took charge as the new RBI chief and promised to take all stakeholders along on key policy issues to maintain growth while keeping inflation under check.

Recovery in rupee and positive cues from other Asian markets too influenced investor sentiment here. Rising for the third straight session, the 30-share index was trading higher by 263.70 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 36,042.77.

New Delhi: Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd’s electric mobility arm, Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Goldie Srivastava-led SmartE, one of India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operators. According to the MoU, SmartE will deploy the first 1,000 Mahindra Treo and Treo Yaari electric three-wheelers in Delhi NCR by March 2019, Mahindra said in a statement.

Facebook is redesigning its “Life Events” feature with useful updates that can help users spruce up the posts marking the important moments that they want to remember and share.

Facebook introduced the “Life Events” feature as a way to help users share and celebrate the most important milestones with friends and family.

Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay more than $400 million to settle some of the thousands of consumers’ allegations that the company sold defective artificial hips and hid the health risks of the devices, people familiar with the negotiations said.

The world’s largest health-care products maker has settled, or is in the process of settling, about 3,300 of 10,000 lawsuits targeting its Pinnacle line of hip-replacement devices, a judge said in a Dec. 9 court filing.

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