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THE ECONOMIC TIMES Sat, Feb 20, 2016 | 10:50 AM IST Weekly Platter Newsletter

Make in India boost: Lockheed Martin ready to manufacture F-16 jets in India Shaw expressed interest in having the F-16 made in India "soon" without elaborating on the time-frame, linking it to the progress of talks with the US. read more Rupee not far from hitting 70 to the dollar; hurtling towards record low? Re is not far away from hitting 70 to the dollar and could slump even further to a new record by the end of the year. Saudi, Iraq sell more oil to India, elbow out Latin America's crude Saudi Arabia was the top supplier to India in January, with volumes jumping 29% from the same month a year ago to nearly 940,000 barrels per day.

Editor's Pick Freedom 251: How Mohit Goel, a grocer's son, made world's cheapest smartphone Mohit, who is the managing director of Ringing Bells, has lived with his father at Garhipukhta most of his life, often helping around in the grocery shop. Baba Ramdev: Worst disruptive force for consumer goods industry This fiscal Patanjali may have a revenue of Rs 5,000 cr, more than Colgate or GSK. IIFL, a brokerage, forecasts revenue at Rs 20,000 crore by 2020. Not the right time for bullet trains in India, says E Sreedharan Sreedharan said Indian Railways should concentrate on betterment of the existing facilities at the outset and think of bullet train later. In a bid to fight pollution, Mumbai's municipal corporation proposes ceiling on vehicle registration The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a radical overhaul of Mumbai's vehicle usage to combat rising pollution in the Maximum City.

Most Popular This Week China one of great thefts of all times: Donald Trump Rs 251 phone: Did Ringing Bells merely rebrand rival's device? Reliance Jio's 4G launch seen as a big threat to data tariffs Ringing Bells claims 30,000 orders ; govt keeping an eye on Freedom 251 smartphone Ahead of Budget session, BJP & Congress leaders meet in  presence of  Hamid Ansari

Story of The Week 'Make in India Week' gets Rs 15.2 lakh crore investment commitments DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said: "Maharashtra will become gateway of India", testifying to the success of the event held in the state capital. read more

Money

Should you invest an extra Rs 50,000 in NPS to save tax? One should not base the decision purely on tax incentives as NPS falls under the EET regime wherein the tax payment is deferred to a later date. Six ways to leak-proof your budget Your budget might have spending leaks you are not aware of. Here are some ways to plug them.

Stock Round Up Markets log biggest weekly gain since October, Sensex soars 723.03 points For the week, the Sensex soared 723.03 points, or 3.14%, and Nifty 229.80 points, or 3.29%. Europe was on the mend, which gave investors some confidence.

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