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......

Quick recap: Factors that played spoilsport for banks in 2014

In terms of banks' loan growth, the past year has possibly been the worst in about a decade. Data show as of December 12, credit grew 10.8 per cent year-on-year, compared with 14.9 per cent during......

Auto loans to become dearer

Auto loan rates are set to rise following the decision of HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Prime to raise interest rates. HDFC Bank is likely to raise car loan rates by 50 basis points (bps) in the......

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......

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,......

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......

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......

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......

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......