From Rs 3000 to Rs 9806 crore! Taxi driver turns billionaire for a day

For a tax driver who is used to seeing Rs 3,000 in his account, waking up one morning to see Rs 98,05,95,12,231 in his account can give him the shock of his life.  Taxi driver Balwinder......

'People Of Punjab Know BJP's Tricks'

'The BJP will not win a single seat in Punjab.' IMAGE: Sheetal Angural, Sushil Kumar Rinku, Preneet Kaur and others with the Bharatiya Janata Party's Punjab president and former Congressman Sunil......

IN PICS: Dr Singh's crorepati Cabinet

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assets exceed Rs 5 crore including term deposits, two houses and a Maruti 800 car as per his declaration made public on Saturday. Out of 77 members of his Council......

Day before crucial meet with govt, farm leaders insist on MSP ordinance

A day before the crucial meeting with Union ministers, farm leaders on Saturday asked the Centre to bring an ordinance on giving a legal guarantee to minimum support price, while a tractor march......

Merger of State Bank of Indore to be over by Mar

State Bank of India said on Tuesday that the merger of State Bank of Indore with itself will be completed by the end of this fiscal. "(Merger will be complete) before this financial year. . . by......

Now on all private banks can collect tax, pay pension

The finance ministry on Wednesday allowed all private sector banks to participate in government-related business, like collection of taxes. pension payments and small savings schemes. IMAGE:......

Govt to amend two laws to ease privatisation of banks

To facilitate privatisation of public sector banks, the government is likely to bring amendments to two legislations later this year. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Banks defer 2-day strike called on September 26-27

Finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was positive in formation of a committee consisting all concerned to address the issues arising out of the proposed merger of 10 banks including preserving the......

Son of a tailor, Altaf wins J&K's first cycling gold at Khelo Games

IMAGE: The son of a financially constrained tailor in Srinagar, Adil Altaf blazed to glory in the Boys 70km road race on Saturday. Photograph: Sports Authority of India Adil Altaf created history......

Exclusive: Sidhu on joining the BJP

Bollywood star Suresh Oberoi, television actor Gajendra Chauhan, who played Yudhisthir in the teleserial Mahabharata, and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at......

Why sports in India is struggling to make a mark

- A Parliamentary Standing Committee praised the government for the wrestling and boxing facilities at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat Center but pointed out that "excellence needs to be......