No frill" accounts, which brought banking to the doorsteps of poor, has crossed one crore mark, according to the latest figures made available by the Reserve Bank in the Report on Currency and Finance.
Anil Ambani group's brokerage and financial services distribution entity Reliance Money has forged an alliance with the third largest online broker in the US, OptionsXpress.
Foreign companies providing connectivity and other technical services to domestic call centres through their overseas offices are liable to pay tax on their income in India, the sectoral tribunal has said.
Dalal Street may turn bullish next week on the weekend-development of India getting a crucial waiver in the nuclear deal with the US, but cues from global stock markets would remain a key driver, analysts believe.
Naresh Gulati sold candles to earn money, saved enough to look for a job abroad. A successful entrepreneur now, Gulati is back - wanting to invest into education in his home state.
PM Manmohan Singh hailed the NSG's move to "adjust its guidelines" to enable full civil nuclear cooperation with India, describing it as a "forward looking and momentous decision".
Onam markets sponsored by state government agencies spread across Kerala selling essential items at a subsidised rate have helped check the rise in prices of commodities during the festival season.
Foreign companies will start looking at the Indian market in a bigger way, which can be detrimental to the domestic industry. Tariffs are all going to be zero in two years time but non-tariff barriers or technical barriers will increase,
Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds."
Driving home the point that he is for creating jobs in the US, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has favoured streamlining the process for the high-skilled H2B visas for Indians and other foreigners.
20 Microns Limited launches its initial public offering on September 8, 2008. The company is offering over 43 lakh shares at a price band of Rs 50-55, hoping to raise anywhere between Rs 21.7-23.9 crore.
Being a sommelier has its pitfalls - for one people think that all I can discuss is wine, and perhaps food, every now and then. It's so rampant that I have even stopped correcting people.
The biological clock of humans is intricately linked with day and night. But if it falls out of sync, it can have serious psychological consequences, a new study says
The effect of globalisation is being felt everywhere. A lot of things have changed. For example, technology has made a huge difference in the villages - now you have television, cellphones and even the internet.
