Ajeet Kumar

Leads the business and technology team at Zeenews.com. His expertise lies in commodities, agriculture, markets, personal finance and socio-political economy of India. 

7th Pay Commission: Govt triples home loan limit for central govt employees to Rs 25 lakh

7th Pay Commission: Govt triples home loan limit for central govt employees to Rs 25 lakh

New Delhi: Incorporating the accepted recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the government on Thursday raised the maximum amount that a central government employee can borrow from the governme

Nov 10, 2017 - 01:28 PM IST
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Diwali boom on Dalal Street: Sensex hits all-time high of 32,687.32, Nifty at new peak

Diwali boom on Dalal Street: Sensex hits all-time high of 32,687.32, Nifty at new peak

New Delhi: The Sensex hit its all-time high of 32,687.32, while the broader Nifty flew to a new record of 10,242.45 in early trade Monday as investors threw caution to winds and went ahead with mor

Oct 16, 2017 - 12:58 PM IST
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Exports jump 25.67% in Sept; trade deficit narrows to 7-month low

Exports jump 25.67% in Sept; trade deficit narrows to 7-month low

New Delhi: India's exports recorded a robust growth of 25.67 percent to USD 28.61 billion in September, mainly on account of rise in shipments of  engineering, chemicals, and petroleum products, go

Oct 13, 2017 - 07:22 PM IST
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Nifty ends at all-time high; Sensex zooms over 250 points

Nifty ends at all-time high; Sensex zooms over 250 points

New Delhi: Driven by strong IIP numbers and an unchanged inflation, the broader NSE Nifty on Friday ended at all-time high of 10,167.45, reflecting interrupted buying by domestic institutional inve

Oct 16, 2017 - 09:01 AM IST
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Double boost for economy: Industrial output growth rebounds; inflation cools

Double boost for economy: Industrial output growth rebounds; inflation cools

New Delhi: India's industrial production grew at a nine-month high of 4.3 percent in August due to good performance of mining, electricity and capital goods sectors, government data showed.

Oct 12, 2017 - 07:41 PM IST
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RBI offers no relief to borrowers, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%

RBI offers no relief to borrowers, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%

New Delhi: Rebuffing pressure from the government to reduce cost of borrowing, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged at its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy review for FY 201

Oct 5, 2017 - 08:55 AM IST
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SBI reduces interest on fixed deposits. Here's the new rule

SBI reduces interest on fixed deposits. Here's the new rule

New Delhi: Country's largest lender State Bank of India has cut its term deposit rates by 0.25 percent effective from October 1.

Oct 4, 2017 - 09:22 AM IST
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RBI Monetary Policy Review: This is why MPC may not go for a rate cut

RBI Monetary Policy Review: This is why MPC may not go for a rate cut

New Delhi: Despite rising shrill calls for a fiscal and monetary boost after Q1 GDP slipped to a three-year low of 5.7 percent, Reserve Bank is likely to leave policy rates unchanged in the forthco

Oct 3, 2017 - 02:11 PM IST
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Markets in bear grip: 5 reasons why Sensex and Nifty are falling

Markets in bear grip: 5 reasons why Sensex and Nifty are falling

New Delhi: The cup of woes for Indian stock markets brimmed over to the sixth day on Tuesday as continued tensions on the Korean Peninsula prompted investors to move into safer assets.

Sep 26, 2017 - 08:06 PM IST
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Top 5 reasons why Sensex plunged over 400 points today

Top 5 reasons why Sensex plunged over 400 points today

The Sensex dived for the fifth straight session on Monday to close at almost one-month low of 31,626.63 by plunging about 296 points, while the Nifty cracked below the 9,900-mark, tracking negative

Sep 26, 2017 - 12:39 PM IST
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