The financial capital of India, Mumbai, is fast proving to be an unsafe city for women. Three cases of rapes were reported from the city last night. In one case a minor girl was kidnapped and raped. In another case, a girl from West Bengal who had come to the ...
The European Central Bank has cut interest rates to a record low of 0.5 per cent. This in a bid to boost the Eurozone's flailing economies. In fact, ECB president has pledged even further reductions.
The Reserve Bank of India will declare its monetary policy for fiscal year 2013-14 today. The RBI might cut interest rates amidst the government's growing efforts towards fiscal consolidation.
The European Central Bank slashed its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all-time low of 0.5 per cent. The rate cut was expected but boosted the Euro currency against the US dollar.
The national capital is in the news once again for the increased crime rates against its womenfolk. A 15-year-old girl was kidnapped and gangraped while she was on her way to school. One of the accused is a distant relative of the victim. In a separate inciden...
After the intense sell-off seen by gold yesterday, the precious metal saw a bit of rebound. Speculators and hedge funds are yet to start buying and uncertainty over the fed stimulus programme has dampened spirits about what was considered to be a safe haven.
The women of Tenali are living in constant fear, thanks to the drastic increase in the crime rate in town. There are bars every few meters in the town, where men get drunk and attack any woman passing by. Gangs attack people even in broad daylight. The recent ...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address at the Confederation of Indian Industry said that the growth rate of the Indian economy will not always remain at 5 per cent, hoping it would increase soon. He also added that the need of the hour is to take strong ...
On the last day of the Budget session of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the chief minister gave assurance that the poor won't be unnecessarily burdened by the proposed hike in power tariff. After the vote on account budget was passed, and amidst protests by the TDP,...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduces its repo rate by 0.25 percent. With the reduction of the rates, the private banks might reduce the rates for home as well as car loans.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduces its repo rate by 0.25 percent. The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI gives private banks loans. With the reduction of the rates, the private banks might reduce the rates for home as well as car loans.
All banks have their eyes on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as it will announce its new credit policy today. The interest rates are likely to be reduced by 0.25 percent. This reduction in interest rates will put a smile on the faces of people opting for home...
Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy meet is expected to take place in Mumbai on March 19, 2013. The RBI is widely expected to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, for the second time in 2013, as pressure mounts on it to support the struggling economy. RBI re...
Morgan Stanley and HSBC have lowered GDP growth forecast for 2013-14 to 6 per cent, from 6.2 per cent estimated earlier, citing challenging domestic and external environment among others. According to an HSBC report, despite signs of growth stabilisation in As...
In another case of a daring robbery, a gang breaks into a house in Tirupur and makes away with 30 sovereigns of gold. Karthikeyan had gone to Coimbatore for for a medical check-up, when the incident happened. In another case, a four member gang is arrested aft...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the Rajya Sabha said that the Congress always worked for the benefit of the country and the economy. He said that Congress was the party that opened up the economy to the world in 1992. He also defended the gover...
In his address to the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that his party was responsible for the growth in the country. In 1991 the Congress party opened the Indian Economy to the world and made sure that India attained high GDP. He also defend...
No wonder it has been named the rape capital of India – Delhi figures at the top with as many as four rapes reported in a day in the national capital. According to the figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau, the rate has doubled from 2012. Thi...
Indian stock market looks upbeat as Nifty and Sensex closed on the previous day on a bulls rally. The big question for today, however, would be whether the Sensex and Nifty sustain this pace of gains. Also featuring in this segment of Trading Calls is European...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Lok Sabha regarding the economic situation as well the challenges that are faced by the country and the methods that will be adopted to rectify the situation. He also said that the situation was not as grim as it loo...
In this part of Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Budget 2013 speech, he speaks on new taxes proposed, both direct and indirect, income tax slabs, relief to income tax payers, and increase in exemption limit. He also said just 42,800 people in the country have ...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram presents India's 82nd budget in the Lok Sabha, amid concerns over the slowdown in the country's growth. The minister said that getting back to high growth rates of 8-9 per cent is the main challenge before the country. However, h...
State Bank of India (SBI) has increased the interest rate on fixed deposits by 0.25 per cent on select maturities. Of the total 9 maturity periods for fixed deposits, rates have been revised upwards in 4 categories with maturities of over one year. The new rat...
In the last hour of trade, the Sensex rises with large caps, as well as mid caps, posting good numbers on improved buying support. The growth outlook presented by the Economic Survey 2012-13, tabled in Parliament today by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. The Ec...
This hour-long discussion on ET Now talks of various aspects of pre-budget scenario, but features mostly the Economic Survery Report 2013. While analysis of the survey report throws up positivity all round, as the economic growth is predicted between 6.1 and 6...
The Economic Survey 2013 has been presented in the Parliament and according to the survey the growth of GDP has been estimated at 6.1 percent to 6.7 percent. It also suggests that the petroleum prices should be decided by the market. It also goes on to say tha...
There is no passenger fare hike, for now, as announced by Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. And that sets the tone for the Railway Budget 2013. Bansal, nearly sounding docile, begins his budgetary speech with a vote of thanks to Prime Minister Manmoha...
Looks like the election economics has already begun, even before the union budget is stable. The interest rates in Provident Fund has been increased by 0.5%. Earlier it was 8% and now it has been increased to 8.50%.
The Home Ministry demands a detailed report into the killing of Pooja in Delhi last night. The ministry has asked the Delhi DCP and additional DCP to explain why Pooja was shot at a crowded Sarai Kale Khan bus terminus in south Delhi, in police presence.
The shootout at Delhi last night, turns out to be a case of personal enmity. Munshi Yadav, the accused, shot Pooja at the crowded Sarai Kale Khan bus terminus in south Delhi. Pooja was accompanied by her husband and friend Kiran. Munshi Yadav wanted to marry K...
Delhi continues to remain unsafe for its women. A woman is shot for trying to resist eve-teasers in a crowded bus stand. The woman was waiting for a bus with her husband, when a man tried pulling her into his car. When she resisted his advances, he shot her. T...
Air India joins the fare war unleashed by various domestic carriers by offering special fares and discounts of up to 40 per cent on one-way regular fares on domestic flights. Air India has priced a one-way ticket from Calcutta to New Delhi on March 1 at Rs 3,1...
Farmers who send their sugarcane crops to the NCS sugar factory in Vizianagaram are facing a situation where they have been slapped with notices by banks who had given loans to the factory. The farmers say the management has diverted the money taken from the b...
Farmers in Bobbili mandal of Vizianagaram are facing a double whammy. On the one hand the NCA sugar factory nearby is refusing to accept fresh sugarcane crop for crushing and hence the crop is drying in the farms, on the other hand the banks have issued notice...
Petrol price has been hiked by Rs 1.50 per litre and diesel by 45 paisa with effect from midnight on Friday. Petrol rates have been revised in step with the steep rise in international rates. Diesel prices were hiked with oil firms using the newly accorded fre...
A man, said to be a wanted criminal, died in a police encounter last night in Delhi. Mohan Chand, wanted by the police in 15 cases, succumbed to bullet injuries. The police claim that they wanted to capture him alive and when they realised Chand was shot, they...
There is anger in Nellore over the recent double murder of a mother and her daughter in a failed dacoity. Shakuntala, wife of the principal of a pharmacy college and her daughter Bhargavi were murdered by three men who were later apprehended by the locals. The...
The 'goonda' elements in the capital continue to flout rules and last night's incident goes on to show that they are not even scared of the police. Last night, when a brother-sister duo were returning home in New Ashok Nagar, a group of 10-15 drunk men started...
The Capital is in news again for another crime. A brother-sister duo were returning home at 10.30 at night, when a group of drunken men stopped their car in New Ashok Nagar and started beating up the boy. When his sister came to stop them, they beat her up as ...
Suicides are on the rise in Britain. According to reports, 6,000 people killed themselves between 2010 and 2011. The reason, experts believes, is a combination of issues including personal debts and cutbacks on mental health budget.
In the hearing of the Delhi gangrape case, the Supreme court said that the VIPs are eating away into the police force, which means lesser number of police force for the Aam Aadmi. In a recent finding, 761 citizens have only 1 policeman for them, whereas 1 VIP ...
In a shocking twist to the Mumbai car murder case, the husband has emerged as the culprit. The husband had given a statement saying that they had been stopped by two motor cyclist who tied him and his wife which turned out to be a lie, as the children identifi...
A car was found in Gurgaon with a body of a young girl. The girl's body was covered in blood and the police suspect it to be a murder. The victim is yet to be identified. In a separate incident in Mumbai, a husband and wife were found tied up and strangled in ...
A man, in Mumbai, strangles his mother to death and calls the police to confess to his crime. The reason behind the crime was the continued arguments between his mother and his step mother. Reaching the end of his patience he strangled his mother. The police h...
A husband and wife were found tied up and strangled in their car in Mumbai. The wife, Ayesha, died on the spot while the husband, Salman, fell unconscious. The police are clueless about the motive behind the attack and are yet to issue a statement regarding th...
In what comes as good news, HDFC bank has decided to reduce the interest loans on cars. They have reduced car loans by 0.25 percent and two-wheelers by 0.50 percent.
After nine months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts basis repo rate by 25 points, to help egg on the slow annual growth rate. The CRR has also been slashed down minimally. With this move, it is expected that the interest on home and vehicle loans would com...
After nine months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts basis repo rate by 25 points, to help egg on the slow annual growth rate. The CRR has also been slashed down minimally. With this move, it is expected that the interest on home and vehicle loans would com...
After nine months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts basis repo rate by 25 points, to help egg on the slow annual growth rate. The CRR has also been slashed down minimally. With this move, it is expected that the interest on home and vehicle loans would com...
The Reserve Bank of India announced its credit policy and slashed its key policy rates. However, it remains cautious about its concerns over inflation. The RBI cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points and also reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR), the share...
The Reserve Bank of India might reduce the interests rates which would automatically make loans cheaper. It is not just the RBI but also the Finance Minister, Chidambaram who is in favor of reduction in the loan rates. Th reduction in the interests rates in ho...
The Reserve Bank of India is all set to announce its quarterly monetary policy today. As the inflation rate has reached a three year low of 7.18, the RBI is expected to lower interest rates in its quarterly monetary review. RBI may also consider the fact that ...
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to announce a new credit policy today at 11 AM. The Cash Reserve Ratio will be reduced which would mean a drop in interest rates. The RBI is likely to take these steps to combat the inflation rate. A decrease in the intere...
It is the primary school at Raj Bhavan. And if there ever was a government school that exemplified the lack of basic facilities like toilets, you don't have to go far, just drop into this school located in Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad. Woes of students multiply when ...
Will Delhi ever change? The latest crime news that keeps coming in from Delhi only makes the city seem a dark place. The recent report coming from the capital is of a double murder of a mother and daughter in Bindapur. The mother was aged 27 and the daughter w...
A 27-year old woman and her six year old daughter were found dead in a flat in Bindapur area. Asit Sen, the husband of the deceased was found injured and rushed to the nearby hospital. According to the police, they have received a call by late night alerting t...
PCC chief Satyanarayana hit out at the Opposition party for their agitation on the issue of hike in power tariff. Botsa said the power tariff has not been hiked in the the last five years and considering that costs of all things have also increased, can't ever...
A farmers consumed poison in Anantapur district over the power situation. He was admitted to hospital and his condition is said to be stable. Power distribution has been erratic in many parts of the district. The DISCOMs are currently mulling a hike in power t...
The triple murder in Ahemdnagar shocked the police. The Police found one of the bodies with its head severed and the other two in a well. At the moment, the police is clueless as to the motive behind the murders, but they have arrested two people and are quest...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram will begin pre-budget consultations with various stakeholders starting today. The series of meeting will kick-start with a meeting with the agriculturalists and will be followed by a string of interactions with industry captains,...
After Tamil Nadu chief minister walked out of the National Development Council meeting at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has come out criticising the central government saying that it wasted nearly a year before the 12th five-ye...
Hundreds of Congress workers gathered outside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chauhan's house. The Congress workers were protesting the increased crime rate in the state as well as the poor law and order situation. The atrocities against women and...
The Reserve Bank of India released the results of the mid-quarterly review of its monetary policy, leaving the rates unaffected. The repo rate (the rate at which RBI lends to other banks) will remain unchanged at 8%, while the reverse repo rate (the rate at wh...
The Reserve Bank of India will conduct its mid-quarterly review of its its monetary policy today. Repo rates, the rates at which RBI lends to banks, are expected to remain unchanged.
Those who live by the sword, die by the sword. Rudra was travelling in his car when he was stopped by people in another car and hacked to death. Rudra had three cases of murder against him, including murder of a rowdy Velu and of vigilance police officer Thamm...
Crime has increased in West Godavari district. There are cases of cheating, chain snatching, white collar crimes, and of other crimes against women, specially in the Eluru sub-division.
Virender Sehwag would be playing his 100th test match in Mumbai against England. His first test match was against South Africa in 2001. Sehwag has scored 8448 runs in 99 Tests so far, and made 23 centuries. He is also the only Indian to have hit a triple centu...
The Congress is at a situation when its fortunes don't look too bright. Now it gets ready for midterm elections with the appointment of Rahul Gandhi at the head of the election coordination committee for the 2014 general elections. Is Congress getting ready fo...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. The committee will not only select candidates but also formulate the party's strategy for the 2014 gener...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. The committee will not only select candidates but also formulate the party's strategy for the 2014 gener...
The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by appointing him as the head of the coordination committee for the 2014 elections. But the committee does not have Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its member. Does this mean that Manmoha...
Perhaps Rahul Gandhi's politics is not known to him, or at least not even known to many in the Congress who are now putting Rahul at the forefront of its fight for the 2014 elections. The Congress party has put a huge trust in the party scion Rahul Gandhi by a...
There is no spark visible in Rahul Gandhi, says Shivanand Tiwari, JD(U) leader. Perhaps Rahul Gandhi's politics is not known to him, or at least not even known to many in the Congress who are now putting Rahul at the forefront of its fight for the 2014 electio...
Cross Talk | As D-day descends on the US, Peter Lavelle raises questions about the US elections: Was there really a choice? Was the campaign only about money? Is the Democrats-Republicans duopoly affecting political discourse? Lavelle also raises the voter sup...
Three films in year, all of them with top stars, and with two of these being huge successes. That's the magic of director Puri Jagannath. He is a director known for his fast-paced style of shooting and completing a film within schedule.
The Reserve Bank of India today announced its second quarter monetary policy. The RBI has cut the Cash Reserve Ratio to 4.25%, but repo rate remains unchanged.
The Sensex does not react positively to RBI's decision to cut only the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR). After the RBI announced its decision, the Sensex plunged down 200 points. The RBI cut CRR but kept the repo rates unchanged.
The RBI today announced its second quarter review of monetary policy of 2012. It the reduced the CRR rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% points beginning November 3. Is this a Diwali gift? What would this mean for the common man. RBI Governor D Subbrao Rao also a...
Reserve Bank of India slashed cash reserve ratio for banks, but left the interest rates on hold. RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao, who announces that CRR was cut by 25 points, says as inflation eases further, there will be an opportunity for monetary policy to ac...
With industrial growth having slowed down, and inflation on the rise, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to cut interest rates in an attempt to lend a stimulus to the industry. A fall of 25-50 basis points in the lending rate is said to be on the cards, which...
Tollywood stars agreed, and promised, that their remuneration were on the higher side and needed a roll back. But that was then. Since much water has flowed. And the remuneration of the stars has seen an increase of 50%. So will there be a day when stars help ...
Flowers sales increase ahead of any festival and this year it is no different. As the sales are expected to go up in the next two days, on account of Ayudha Pooja, the prices of the flowers are expected to go up too. However, with the heavy rains lashing acros...
Rahul Gandhi bought land and paid less stamp duty on it. The Collector rate for 'agriculture' land is less than that for land that falls into the 'flood plains' of Yamuna river. Rahul was able to get away wit lesser stamp duty because he showed it as 'agricult...
Om Prakash Chautala persists with his allegations that Rahul Gandhi paid a lesser stamp duty over the six acre land that he bought at Palwal's Hasnapur in Haryana, and that he later gifted land to his sister Priyanka. Chautala says the mutation was done in und...
INLD chief and former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala has said Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi bought land in his name in Palwal in Haryana by evading a huge amount on the stamp duty. Chautala showed land purchase documents that had Rahul's picture ...
The price of gold has dropped, just ahead of the festive season. The rate of gold today in Hyderabad market stands at Rs 31,300 for 10 gm of gold. The price of silver has also seen a fall.
Reacting to Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remark that third rate people are doing third rate things against him, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal says that the common people have now decided to stand against the corrupt system and have ...
Breaking his silence over the allegations made against him by the India Against Corruption activists, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid claims that he has proofs to demolish all the charges against him and that he would offer a rebuttal when he returns to Ind...
There is a special cabinet meet scheduled to discuss the LPG cylinder subsidy. The cabinet meet may also consider granting LPG cylinders to those Above Poverty Line at subsidized rates. But the final decision will be taken only after discussing the issue in th...
Hugo Chavez is re-elected the President of Venezuela for the fourth time with 54 percent. His re-election proves socialism continues to be popular. His anti-poverty policies may have helped him with this win. However, the crime rate and corruption in the count...
Taking on the Jammu and Kashmir government over high unemployment rate in the state, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti says the youth in the state are frustrated and desperate. She also slams the government for its lack of transparency and accountability. She accuses t...
The wife of a trader in vessels was found hanging from the ceiling fan in Delhi's New Ashok Nagar. Kajal Gupta was wife of Yogesh Gupta. But neighbours blame her in-laws for her death. Kajal's legs were found touching the ground. In another incident in Zakir H...
Arvind Kejriwal is asking people of Delhi to revolt against the power tariffs. A day earlier he himself climbed the ladder and reconnected the power to a house whose connection was snapped due to non-payment of tariff. On Monday, he organised a protest at the ...
It is election day in Venezuela with Presdent Hugo Chavez and Henrique Capriles running neck to neck. Venezula is one of the five countries with a majority of the world's oil reserves and the election could change the economic landscape in the country and Lati...
Investor's Guide takes a look at the National Pension System following the reforms in pension and insurance. Value Research's Dhirendra Kumar says it is the cheapest investment option in this category and comes with tax advantages. He also reviews the ICICI Pr...
Now that her Bollywood debut 'Barfi' has been a superhit, Ileana D'cruz is now asking for Rs One more. She has reportedly got Rs One crore for 'Barfi'. But now she is making the same demand from producers of her South films.
Travelling in taxis and autos in Mumbai is now costlier. The minimum fare has been hiked by Rs 2 and that for autos by Rs 3. The minimum rates now are Rs 19 for a taxi and that for autos will be Rs 15. But it is not clear as to new per kilometre rates. The rep...
The price of gold has fallen, and could fall further. The increased interest in the stock market has led to gold being less attractive as an investment. And chances are that by Deepavali, the rate could fall further.
The Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that there's no going back on reforms. In an interview to BBC, Chidambaram made it clear that India will continue on the growth path that will ensure a nine per cent growth rate at minimum. The government is...