2009 Padma Award Winners

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2009 on the following persons: Padma Vibhushan Sl.No. Name Discipline State / Domicile 1. Dr.Chandrika PrasadSrivastava......

Gold Crash: Should You Invest Now?

'If you invest in sovereign gold bond, you are going to get the price rise of gold over an eight year period.''You're also going to get that two-and-a-half percent which the Government of India is......

Tax blow? Brokers keep faith in AMCs

In the face of tax blow, brokerages remain sanguine about the prospects of asset management companies (AMCs). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A sharp correction in the shares of AMCs over......

Flexicap emerges as a hot segment in Rs 11 trn equity MF space

At the end of June, the assets under management in the flexi-cap segment stood at Rs 1.76 trillion, the second highest after the large-cap category. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

17 of 24 small-cap funds deliver more than 100% returns

The BSE SmallCap index gained 106 per cent in the one year ended May 12, 2021. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The rally in the Indian equity markets in the past year has propelled strong......

Abhinav Mukund scores century on debut

A brilliant century by 19-year-old debutant Abhinav Mukund,who scored 108 runs,and an unbeaten 93 by skipper S Badrinath enabled Tamil Nadu score of 289 for 5 in the first innings on the first day......