The government may liberalise external commercial borrowing rules in the next few days, especially for the infrastructure sector including capital-intensive ones like telecom, a Finance Ministry official said on Friday.

Confronted with spiralling aviation turbine fuel prices, which account for half an airline's operating costs in India, several low-cost and full-service carriers will go for a steep increase in fares that could vary from 5 to 20 per cent, from June 20. Today's announcement comes three weeks after fares were raised 8 to 10 per cent following a rise in ATF prices (which increased 18 per cent last month).

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

A first officer (junior and senior) can earn in the range of Rs 1.2 lakh to 1.8 lakh per month. The commander commands anywhere between Rs 2.5 to Rs 4 lakh a month.

Rising number of airlines has meant soaring demand for pilots. A look at this high-flying option.

To minimise risks, always go for a good mix of stocks, says Head Research and Director Edelweiss Insurance Brokers, Shriram Iyer.

It is estimated that somewhere between 18 and 20 billion 6 oz. cups of tea are drunk daily on our planet.

UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya and Airbus chief operating officer John Leahy signed an MoU to this effect at the 47th International Paris Air show on Wednesday.

The failure of the farmers ensures that most Indians are poor. And that directly increases the importance of the government, the politicians and the bureaucrats.

The all-new C-Class shows off its sporty colours in stormy Spain. We were there to do the driving.

Retail investors have never had it so good in terms of diverse products from mutual funds.

Franchising is one way to give your entrepreneurial self a chance. The challenge is huge, but the rules are simple. Grab the opportunity.

The minister said he was against "blanket privatisation of the railway system but the private sector was being encouraged to participate with the railways in the development of its non-core activities."

Do the lower prices of pre-launch offers look attractive to you? Be careful, for you could fall easy prey for dubious developers of the so-called 'future projects.'

Reliance Retail, already creating ripples in the organised domestic retail market, is poised to acquire smaller rivals in order to take on serious competition from the likes of Bharti-Wal-Mart combine.

The world recognizes that it would be impossible to do business without India, says Commerce Minister Kamal Nath.

Transcript of the weekly market chat on rediff on Tuesday.

Chidambaram's Budget speech.

A UNI correspondent, who visited Dal Lake on the first day of the Chilakalan, witnessed parts of the famed lake frozen.

Expenses and loads have a major bearing on your mutual fund's performance. Check out how.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Thursday announced a 25 per cent cut in ISD rates for calls to the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South East Asian countries, Gulf, Africa and SAARC nations.

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