Why you MUST diversify your investments

Malda, May 16: An agent of a money-mobilising company was allegedly abducted in Malda on May 11 and his family in Murshidabad has repeatedly got ransom calls, his brother has told police. Police sources said Abdul Bari, a 42-year-old hailing from ...

Points to watch out for when you swipe a credit card to earn reward points. Open a wallet and you will see a slew of multi coloured credit cards peeping out from slots. Each one looking eager to be swiped. Credit card usage in India has been on the rise both online and offline be it big items like purchase of air tickets or small ones like paying for a coffee. According to RBI credit card spend has increased from Rs 57,958 crores in 2007-08 to Rs 96,613 crores in 2011-12. Every bank offers a ...

The country is convulsed with cases of rape. Drug smugglers are roaming free. Murderers, terrorists and politicians are involved in every possible crime. Shouldn’t the cops first deal with these terrible criminals, who are a menace to society, asks A Ganesh Nadar. Remember the time you were a kid? If someone challenged your statement, you’d immediately challenge them back, “Bet? Kitne ki (How much)?” The penalty would range from a few paise to a sweet to a favourite toy ...

Balurghat, May 22: A 22-year-old former clerk with the Saradha Group allegedly committed suicide, having lost his job and money he had invested in the money-mobilising firm. Sumit Das, a resident of Bridgekali in Balurghat, was found hanging from ...

d of being restored The writer has posted comments on this article Zinia SenZinia Sen , TNN | May 18, 2013, 12.00 AM IST Madhabi Mukherjee in Charulata RELATED It's a proud moment for India as a restored Charulata is screened at Cannes today. But ...

Durgapur, May 16: Depositors and agents of a funds-mobilising company in Durgapur today assaulted the owner, who had gone into hiding after closing down his offices in February, and handed him over to police. Uttam Das, the owner of Satyaseva Reacon ...

It has initiated efforts to get full details only now. The pension scheme run by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a decades-old statutory body with 80 million members, doesn’t have the date of birth of almost 95 per cent of them. This means, it has little idea of the money it needs to pay each month for its members’ pension, the date when members would be eligible to get a pension and, of course, the number of pension eligibilities each year - despite an annual ...

Exuding confidence of clocking over 6 per cent growth this fiscal, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Monday inflation will cool further helping the Reserve Bank to continue with an easy policy regime."We would be happy if the RBI continues the trend of softening the rates. "To what extent, we'd leave it to the wisdom of the RBI. We do believe that there's a case for continuing with the easing," Mayaram told reporters on the sidelines of a Ficci event in Mumbai. The call for rate ...

Kolkata: A public interest litigation has been filed in the for an CBI inquiry against the Saradha Group, a chit fund company that went bust leaving lakhs of depositors in a fix.Over the last few days, several of Saradha Group's offices across the ...