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The deficit was 73.7 percent of the full-year target during the same period a year ago.

According to the BSE, the company's board had approved Chauhan's re-appointment at its meeting on August 3, 2017.

Satish B Borwankar, Executive Director and COO, Tata Motors, said the automobiles major has started improving the consumer-connect and in a focused manner, it is meeting its dealers to understand the issues relating to sales.

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The pace of forex accretion has been the strongest since 2015 and this has also been one of the strongest in Asia ex-Japan in the past 12 months, a report said.

The strong start came in the face of sharp jump in inflation numbers, which were released on Monday.

Earlier, there were certain restrictions with regards to jewellery and articles containing gold from EOUs, Electronic Hardware Technology Parks (EHTPs), Software Technology Parks (STPs) and Bio Technology Parks (BTPs).

Brokers said steady capital outflow by foreign funds and a weak trend at other Asian markets following a sell-off in the US and Europe on escalating geopolitical tensions, kept the domestic bourses in Mumbai on a sticky wicket.

Nilekani said had he passed the exam, he would have been a manager of a soap or any other company.

Rajiv Kumar, who holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University, is a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Rajiv Kumar, the new vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University.

Among bank stocks, PNB was trading lower by 2.93 percent, Yes Bank lost 1.90 per cent, ICICI Bank slipped 1.66 percent, AXIS Bank (1.55 per cent), SBI (1.51 per cent), Bank of Baroda (1.38 per cent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (1.08 per cent) on BSE.

In technical terms, this is called the monetary policy transmission, as banks seek to pass on the benefits of lower borrowing costs to their customers.

The 0.25 per cent lowering of the repo rate to 6 per cent comes after a 10-month pause and is the second since Urjit Patel took over last September.

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana is a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (aged 60 years and above) which is available from May 4, 2017 to May 3, 2018.

Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal said the impact on operating margins on account of rupee appreciation and salary increases was partially offset by strong business efficiencies.