Famous faces among voters in Mumbai

Polling for the pivotal Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai’s civic body, concluded on Tuesday. Holding the status of the richest municipal corporation in the country, BMC......

Pachauri's promotion makes my flesh crawl, says complainant in open letter

The woman who had accused environmentalist R K Pachauri of sexual harassment, on Tuesday tore into The Energy and Resources Institute, saying the "shameful" decision of appointing him as executive......

Revise Mumbai's electoral rolls, asks BJP after names go missing

A day after over two lakh Mumbaikars, including several prominent personalities, were left disenfranchised after their names were found missing from the electoral rolls, the Bharatiya Janata Party......

Hope runs high as corporate bosses visit Kashmir

Hope is running high among the business community in Kashmir as captains of India's corporate world assemble in Srinagar on Friday on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's initiative to......

Bank stocks help Sensex jump 446 points at close

Benchmark equity indices ended higher on Tuesday helped by buying in banking and financial counters, mainly HDFC twins, amid a mixed trend in the global markets. Photograph: Shailesh......

HDFC, HDFC Bank merger effective from July 1: Deepak Parekh

The merger of housing finance major HDFC with the country's largest private lender HDFC Bank will be effective from July 1, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh said on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo The......

Merger with HDFC to take 8-10 months more: HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank expects to amalgamate its home loan major parent HDFC into itself by September next year, a top official said on Friday. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Both HDFC and HDFC Bank......

Deepak Parekh pitches for simpler corporate governance norms

Noted banker Deepak Parekh on Thursday pitched for simpler corporate governance norms that focus more on trust than just compliance, saying economics and ethics are not trade-offs but......