Increased allocation to commodities by Index Speculators makes returns from such investments far more attractive than from stocks, and thus the markets are crashing, says M R Venkatesh.

The Plan, unveiled by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, will be implemented thorough eight missions which represent multi-pronged, long-term and integrated strategies for achieving key goals in the context of climate change. The document underlines that 'India will

Speaking at a function at Ghaziabad on Monday, State Bank Chairman-cum-Managing Director O P Bhatt said the bank has decided to raise the interest rate by 0.5 per cent on all loans such as home loans and auto loans which

Private sector helicopter charter company Deccan Aviation on Monday announced the launch of helicopter charter service from the Bangalore International Airport to select locations in the city.

The MCX chief was in the US to clinch a deal with the NYSE that has bought 5 per cent stake in MCX.

The government on Monday received 181 bids from global and domestic oil majors, including ONGC, Reliance Industries, Essar, BP Plc and BHP Billiton, for oil and gas exploration blocks under the seventh round of NELP auction.

If the global economy slows down or slips into a recession due to high oil prices, that will eventually hurt all of us.

Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal has joined the board of the investment bank major Goldman Sachs as an independent director.

With high property costs and home loan rates deterring buyers, builders are looking to get into affordable housing in the next few months.

Small amounts of money invested in mutual funds lead to large amount of wealth in the long run

Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular on Monday made an open offer to the shareholders of Spice Communications for acquiring additional 20 per cent stake in the telecom services provider for about Rs 1,066.63 crore (Rs 10.66 billion).

The 'India Corruption Study 2007', brought out by NGOs Transparency International India (TII) and Centre for Media Studies (CMS), found that about one-third of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in the country bribed officials to avail a total of 11

Commercial banks, charities and governments have set up funds worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few years to invest in private farm and food projects in Africa, while several major companies have expanded operations there, the leading

The Punjab government has roped in Louis Berger, a US-based space consultant to make a preliminary project report on developing a 60 km expressway between Lalru in Punjab and Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.

British Petroleum has castigated finance ministry for not keeping its commitment of giving tax breaks to both oil and gas production saying the move will harm India's brand as an investor friendly country.

Mjunction services Ltd, a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL, plans to enter into a strategic partnership with coal mining companies even as it looks to sell 19 million tonne of coal this year.

National highways are important links connecting different states of the country. But this network suffers from serious deficiencies at some places in terms of capacity, presence of links, condition of bridges and railway level crossings.