Loan against property: The dos and don'ts

Frequent balance transfer in search of a lower rate can be tricky for borrowers, if  property prices fall Loan against property, or LAP, a popular way of raising money on a short notice for......

Does it make sense to opt for co-branded cards?

While the number of points per spend is higher, one needs to make substantial expenditure on the credit card  to get big benefits An expense of Rs 5,000 on your credit card can get you Rs......

How you can cut down on your credit card expenses

The Reserve Bank of India’s latest data indicate that spending per card is rising steadily - something that consumers should worry about Customers seem to be happily swiping their credit......

Banks turn to consumer loans to beat slowdown

Indian banks, hoping to offset a slow recovery in corporate lending, are pushing into credit cards and personal loans, using blanket advertising, cold call campaigns and even sending employees to......

The movie that made Kishore Kumar famous

Rediff.com celebrates Kishore Kumar's 90th birth anniversary today by tracing his life from small beginnings to unfulfilled dreams.  Photograph: Rediff Archives Kishore Kumar, after Mukesh,......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

Sports Shorts: Ramkumar achieves career-best rank, Yuki drops

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: India's Ramkumar Ramanathan celebrates. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Ramkumar Ramanathan achieved his......

101 cricketers sever ties with ICL

Former internationals Rohan Gavaskar, Deep Dasgupta and Hemang Badani are among 101 cricketers who have severed links with the rebel Indian Cricket League and applied to the Board of Control for......

ICL announces team lists

The Indian Cricket League on Wednesday announced the name list of players in each of the six teams and their respective coaches for the upcoming ICL Twenty20 tournament. The announcement came along......

Titanium beat Punjab Police 2-1

Kerala's Titanium defeated Punjab Police 2-1 in a group 'B' match of the 2nd division National Football League at the J R D Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.Dominating the proceedings......