I stand by my statement, says Gen Singh
New Delhi: Former Army General (retd) V K Singh today said he stands by his statement that money was indeed transferred to politicians in Jammu and Kashmir as part of `stabilising work.’ He also said
Don’t fall into a Credit trap
The credit card is one of the most important financial inventions in modern times. However, this much-sought-after boon can be a real bane to your finances if not used with care. Here are a few insta
Pre-approved loan makes buying easy
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I want to buy a property, but before that I want to know how much I can borrow. Can I approach a bank for any pre-loan assessment? I tried using the online eligibility calculators but it appe
India's rupee rescue is more prayer than plan
Singapore: On August 6, three weeks after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) began engineering an increase in short-term money market rates to attract speculators, the Indian currency slid to a new reco
Celebs fall for easy cash
Alappuzha: They are well educated, have acted in films and serials and have been the face of several brands. And so it was with shock that Keralites learnt of the arrests of two popular film stars,
Swiss money: India slips to 70th position; UK on top
Zurich/ New Delhi: India has slipped to 70th position in terms of foreign money lying with the Swiss banks and accounts for a meagre 0.10 per cent of total global wealth held in the Switzerland bank
Seats for men with cash bags in AP
Hyderabad: Financing a Lok Sabha seat doesn’t come cheap. Spare cash of around Rs 30 crore-Rs 50 crore is the estimated amount required for those with parliamentary aspirations. So industrialists, co
Smarter ways to escape taxman’s net
The Income-Tax Act offers many smart ways to minimise the tax burden. These are not loopholes but legal provisions, which can be used by the tax payer. There are plenty of clauses in the Income-Tax A
Son attacks, loots teacher
The son of a retired head master on Friday attacked his father and escaped with Rs 3.5 lakh kept in the house in Cheyyar in Thiruvannamalai district.
The injured Lingamurthy, a resident of Kumaran
Games offered by websites involving money can't be legal: Court
The online games involving money cannot be held to be legal and websites hosting them cannot be given any protection under the Constitution, while banks too can deny them their normal services, a Delh