Modi's assets rise by Rs 26L to Rs 2.23 cr, owns no immovable property

Prime Minister Narendra Modi owns assets worth over Rs 2.23 crore, mostly as bank deposits, but has no immovable properties as he has donated his share in a piece of land in Gandhinagar, according......

How Many Letters Does The Post Office Still Deliver?

Nearly two million postcards and eight million letters pass through India's post offices daily. IMAGE: A man buys the National flag at a Juhu post office, north west Mumbai, ahead of Independence......

No car, no property: Mamata's worth Rs 16.72 lakh

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared that her net worth is Rs 16.72 lakh. IMAGE: Mamata, who is contesting the Nandigram assembly constituency in......

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Five more people, including four co-owners of the basement of the coaching centre where three civil services aspirants died, were arrested on Monday and bulldozers began demolishing encroachments......

Investors may be allowed demat savings certificate

The Centre has approved a pilot scheme under which monthly income certificates of investors in various post-office savings schemes will be directly credited to their bank accounts. The government......

Floating-rate savings bonds on RBI portal may not be instant hit

Retail investors could be hesitant to invest in floating rate savings bonds, as these specific bonds tend to be profitable only in a rising rate environment, according to market participants.......

Interest rates on most small saving schemes hiked

The government on Friday raised interest rates on most post office saving schemes by up to 0.7 per cent for the April-June 2023 quarter in line with the firming of interest rates in the economy.......

Post office staff swindles Rs 96 cr of public money in saving schemes: CAG

The staff at post offices misappropriated Rs 95.62 crore of public money between November 2002 and September 2021, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The money may seem small but it is......

'I can pull off a rain dance very well'

Last week during the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa dance-off round, Shilpa Shukla froze while performing. As a result, she was voted out of the show. Rajul Hegde caught up with the actress, whose role of......

Stich doubles comeback ends with defeat

Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich's return to competitive action 12 years after his retirement lasted only 62 minutes on Tuesday, losing his doubles first round at the German Open. Stich,......

Some Real training for Ronaldo

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo exits a plane after arriving with the rest of the team at Dublin Airport in Ireland on Monday. Real will play Shamrock Rovers next Monday in a pre-season...

Vettel cruises to Silverstone triumph

Germany's Sebastian Vettel ran away with the British Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two while championship leader Jenson Button struggled home in sixth place on Sunday. Australian Mark Webber......