There exists a strange disconnect in the developed world between the offer of money and the provision of services.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Friday decided to give 8.5 per cent interest on provident fund deposits of 4.5 crore (45 million) subscribers.

Here's a quick compilation of items that could be impacted by the Budget, thereby affecting our personal finances. But do keep in mind that not all of these could happen, or happen in the magnitude that they are expected to.

Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court judgement that asked it to supply gas to Anil Ambani Group's firm RNRL at a price of $2.34 per mmbtu.

While Barack Obama's job as the President of the United States earns him a cool salary of $400,000, his top White House staffers are not doing too badly either.

DRAMATIC images showing how cancer cells move around the body are helping scientists to investigate new ways of stopping the disease spreading and becoming more deadly.

A YOUNG woman donated her kidney to her sister after her name was drawn out of a hat.

ONE of three children's hospital operating theatres closed in a maggot infestation scare has reopened.

THE public should avoid panic-buying "counterfeit" anti-swine flu drugs online, the UK government's chief medical officer has warned.

ABOUT 40 people will die of swine flu in Britain every day by the end of next month if the current fatality rate stays the same.

Seven people were injured when a Delhi-bound passenger train hit a goods train loaded with petrol near Ghaziabad railway station.

EC SY Quraishi has said that role of black money in elections, threat to voters from Maoists are factors that impede the electoral process in the country.

J-K HC directed exhumation of the bodies of two women allegedly raped and murdered in Shopian last month to collect their DNA samples subject to the consent of their family.

A petition has been filed in the Madras HC seeking a CBI probe into the charge by a Judge that a union minister tried to influence him.

The trial in a Pakistani anti-terror court of five LeT operatives accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks was adjourned till July 18.

The CPM Polit Bureau met in New Delhi to find an end to the 'disunity' in its Kerala unit and the open turf war between its top leaders.

The third cut off list for admissions in Delhi University was released but may leave many aspirants disappointed as most of its colleges have closed admissions for popular courses.

Польские родители осуждают действия правительства по обучению шестилеток в школе вместе со старшими детьми.

Бюрократы обещают изменения, чтобы остановить разбазаривание талантов чешских детей. Из еженедельника "Respekt".

A prime minister makes an unexpected departure as some predict economic collapse and EU-accession limbo for his country.