Here's a financial glossary of words and phrases linked to the budgetary exercise to help you manoeuvre your way through the maze that is the Budget.

It should always be remembered that investment in physical gold must always be in the form of coins/bars and should be in addition to the jewellery held by the household.

JRD was a philanthropist, a patron of the sciences and the arts, a man of rare sensitivity, a man with a passion for literature, fast cars, skiing, and flying; and above all a great leader.

A N Shanbhag explains various issues related to the Securities Transaction Tax

The Budget is full of technical jargon that is pure gobbledygook to the uninitiated. Here's a financial glossary of words and phrases linked to the budgetary exercise to help you manoeuvre your way through the maze that is the Budget.

'The only problem -- as I realised through my association with him -- is that he is too soft and could not think of \n\nmeting out punishment to any RBI official even when the official concerned was guilty.'

Close on the heels of opening an outlet in Philippines, leading jewellery maker Tanishq on Thursday said it expected a jump of 200-300 per cent in sales from its campaign of "get gold free with diamonds."

The following are the highlights of the mid-term review of Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04.