News at a Glance
Pilgrims throng Tirumala Temple
Thousands of devotees, who had assembled in front of the main temple complex the previous night, welcomed the New Year amidst chanting of Govinda, Govinda as the priests opened the gargantuan.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 10:54:05 AM
Gold rate increased Rs.16 per sovereign
The cost of gold has increased Rs.16 per sovereign on Monday morning (Jan 2, 2017).A sovereign was worth Rs.21600.00 and a gram was Rs.2700.00. The cost of 1 gram of pure gold (24K) is now Rs.2824.00.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 10:45:59 AM
Oil companies hike the price of subsidized LPG
Oil companies have hiked the price of commercial LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) price by Rs 1.50 a 19-kg cylinder. Now the cylinder will cost Rs 1203.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 10:40:19 AM
Loans to be cheaper as SBI slashes rate
State Bank of India has reduced the interest rate by 0.9 percent for its loans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, appealed to banks to keep the poor, the lower middle-class, and the middle-class the focus of their activities.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 10:20:02 AM
A comet to cross very near planet Earth in 1st week of January
The NASA space research centre has informed that a comet will pass very near the planet Earth at the start of the New Year.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 9:51:39 AM
Bitragunta - Chennai Central Passenger partially cancelled
Due to line block to facilitate repairing apron at Platform No.1 at Chennai Central railway station from 2.1.2017 to 31.1.2017 (30 days), following will be the pattern of train services.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 9:40:59 AM
Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.29 a litre, diesel by 97 paise
Petrol price was on Sunday hiked by Rs 1.29 per litre and diesel price increased by 97 paise per litre. Revised rates will take effect from midnight.
Posted On :02/Jan/2017 9:27:46 AM
Special fare special trains between Erode - Chennai Egmore
Train No.06028 Erode � Chennai Egmore special fare special train will leave Erode at 04.45 hrs. on 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th & 29th January 2017 and reach Chennai Egmore at 13.30 hrs. the same day.
Posted On :01/Jan/2017 12:06:12 PM
BSNL plans to encourage electronic payment mode
One of the popular Public Sector Undertakings with a large customer base, BSNL, has decided to lease 15000 POS (Point Of Sales) devices in order to encourage payments on the electronic mode.
Posted On :01/Jan/2017 12:02:25 PM
Jio: New Year Concessional Offers wont be cancelled
Reliance Jio has informed that it is not cancelling the New Year Concessional Offers. Jio entered the mobile phone services field last September. It attracted a large number of customers with offers such as 90 days.
Posted On :01/Jan/2017 11:59:37 AM
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