UP scribe dies after being shot by goons; Oppn slams govt

Two days after he was shot by assailants in front of his minor daughters, Ghaziabad-based journalist Vikram Joshi succumbed to injuries on Wednesday, while outrage mounted over the incident with......

Ayodhya litigants appear before SC-appointed mediation panel

Twenty-five litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land case on Wednesday appeared before a Supreme Court-appointed panel as it began an attempt to resolve the dispute through mediation,......

To grab power in Bihar, Nitish flies to Delhi along with 120 MLAs

Senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening with lawmakers of his party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress, Communist Party of India and an......

JD-U expels CM Manjhi for 6 years, demands trust vote in 48 hrs

The Bihar CM has been expelled for anti-party activities, said a spokesperson. M I Khan reports from Patna Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has been expelled from the Janata Dal-United.......

Want to invest in Corporate FDs? Read this

When looking for alternatives, consider several parameters -- your investment horizon and liquidity requirement, post-tax returns, and risk.Sanjay Kumar Singh reports. Illustration: Uttam......

FII inflows hit record $26 billion in 2014

Overseas investors pumped in a record Rs 1.6 lakh crore or Rs 1.6 trillion ($26 billion) into the Indian debt market in 2014 mainly on account of high interest rate and government's reform agenda.......

'Hot Money' from FIIs hits Rs 10-lakh crore mark

This would be the fourth time in history that net FII inflows for a year would cross Rs 1 lakh crore mark and analysts are optimistic about the next year as well. Image: Bombay Stock Exchange.......

Tax-free bonds find few takers

The tax-free bonds issued by state-owned companies have found few takers so far this financial year, compared to last year.Lower rates and modest broker commissions have been some of the reasons......