Parliament's monsoon session extended to Sept 6

To make up for time lost due to disruptions, the government on Monday decided to extend the monsoon session of Parliament till September 6 and hopes to pass key Bills relating to food security,......

Monsoon failure in Parliament

Even as the government and the Opposition are mulling whether the monsoon session of Parliament should be extended by a week, it seems both Houses would need 20 working days to finish the scheduled......

UPA comfortably placed before monsoon session

The controversy over the Food security ordinance notwithstanding, the United Progressive Alliance seems comfortably placed on the cusp of the monsoon session of Parliament, to be held......

UPA govt deceiving people with 'big-ticket reforms': Jaya

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday upped the ante against the Centre's recent policy moves, stating, "The UPA government is unfazed by the sufferings of the common people, small......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

LIC gets until Jan 2023 to dispose of 'other investments'

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has received the insurance regulator’s nod for time till January-end 2023 to dispose of investments in pension, group and life annuity funds, which do not......

Start Financial Planning for Retirement

Those who have crossed 50 must show the greatest urgency.They need to achieve a corpus that can sustain them and their spouses for at least 25-30 years after retirement, advises Bindisha Sarang.......

Tax parity with ULIPs tops Afmi's wish list ahead of Union Budget

The pre-Budget proposals sent to the finance ministry aim to bring uniformity in tax treatment for investments in different financial sectors, mitigate hardship to retail taxpayers, and encourage......