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The facility will be available for passengers irrespective of the class of tickets and for both domestic and international flights.

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said access to data is crucial for achieving faster growth which is now being driven by the digital economy.

It said that a further request to the RBI for another SWAP arrangement of $1 billion is 'under consideration'. These are to be made available under the SAARC SWAP facility.

The 70-year-old is a free man after completing a prison term in 2016 but has been fighting to overturn his conviction.

The rupee weakened even after the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released positive advanced estimates of national income for 2018-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been pushing the RBI for more money ahead of what is expected to be a tight national election due by May.

A SpiceJet spokesperson said at no point in time was any safety aspect compromised, and all necessary Standard Operating Procedures were followed. Source said such activities while flying could be a violation of flight safety norms.

Foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices weighed on the local unit and capped the up-move

The BSE benchmark Sensex started the new year on a weak note amid sustained capital outflows by foreign funds and surging global crude oil prices.

Amitabh Chaudhry will be the new managing director and CEO of the bank with effect from January 1, 2019.

After the commissioning of the project by 2020, nearly 400 MT of the goods will move through the corridor which will reduce the time of transportation and enhance the punctuality of passenger trains as the goods train will run on the dedicated lines.

The RBI is likely to stay on hold in 2019, as inflation is likely to remain within its medium-term target of 4 per cent.

According to sources, the government has decided to pump Rs 28,615 crore into seven public sector banks (PSBs) through recapitalisation bonds soon.

He regretted that financial losses due to corruption has touched Rs 70 lakh crore which was due to tax evasion by corporates and corruption at various levels.

From February 1, e-commerce firms such as Amazon.com and Walmart-owned Flipkart Group will not be able to sell products from companies in which they have an equity interest or form exclusive agreements with sellers.

The 30-share index slumped 360.95 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 35,109.20 in early trade. It had fallen 271.92 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 35,470.15 in the previous session Monday.