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The revised structure offers the current cap of 1.5 times to be reduced to 1.4 times the tariff in all classes, said Indian Railways.

State-run oil marketing companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise fuel prices with effect from 6 am on a daily basis.

Private sector bank HDFC Bank, Canara Bank and state-run lender PNB had earlier this month revised their interest rates on fixed deposit.

The life certificate can be submitted either by visiting the branch or by directly submitting it online, from the comfort of home, said SBI.

The fall in crude oil prices assumes significance as it eases country's concerns over inflation, fiscal and current account deficit.

Indian Railways offers concessions on ticket prices to 53 different categories, the quantum of which ranges from 10 per cent to 100 per cent. These reductions in fares are available for senior citizens, disabled passengers, patients, students, war widows, among others, noted Indian Railways' on it's portal- indianrail.gov.in. Concession tickets are issued on demand made through the option in reservation form. For online tickets done via IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) website/app, users have the option of availing senior citizens concession only. Other concession tickets can be availed at the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters at any Indian Railways reservation office.

While commercial banks pay interest rates in the range of 4-7.75% to customers on FDs, small finance banks offer those between 3.5% and 9.5%.

Leading the ranking is Amazon, accounting for 48 per cent share and is likely to make around $252.10 billion this year.

Under SBI's annuity deposit account, the minimum amount of deposit is Rs 25,000. However, there is no maximum limit of deposit amount for this scheme.

The addition of the Rs 419 prepaid plan to Airtel's portfolio comes amid high competition in the telecom industry.

GoAir, AirAsia India, Air India and Jet Airways are offering a host of discount offers on domestic and international flight tickets.

Petrol, diesel prices: As per the daily dynamic pricing regime, domestic fuel prices depend on international fuel prices on a 15-day average.

In Delhi, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity traded higher by Rs 135 each to Rs 32,150 and Rs 32,000 per 10 grams, respectively.

Indian Railways trains will be affected for undertaking important infrastructure and safety upgradation works.

Post office saving schemes: The lowest interest rate in Indian post office saving schemes is offered on post office saving accounts.