'I do not know any Anna Hazare, have no comments on him'

Almost nine months after their first open letter, the group of 14 eminent Indians on October 3 dashed off a second open letter to the government. Apart from being more elaborate than the previous......

Sarkozy to pay homage to 26/11 victims in Mumbai

French President Nicholas Sarkozy will wrap-up his four-day India visit with a stop at Mumbai on Tuesday, where he will pay homage to victims of the 26/11 terror attacks. Sarkozy will arrive from......

Image: Pranab meets Hillary, discusses ties

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday held a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of a meeting of CEOs from India and the US. They believed to have discussed......

Bank stocks help Sensex jump 446 points at close

Benchmark equity indices ended higher on Tuesday helped by buying in banking and financial counters, mainly HDFC twins, amid a mixed trend in the global markets. Photograph: Shailesh......

HDFC, HDFC Bank merger effective from July 1: Deepak Parekh

The merger of housing finance major HDFC with the country's largest private lender HDFC Bank will be effective from July 1, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh said on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo The......

Merger with HDFC to take 8-10 months more: HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank expects to amalgamate its home loan major parent HDFC into itself by September next year, a top official said on Friday. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Both HDFC and HDFC Bank......

10% stake in HDFC Capital sold to ADIA for Rs 184 crore

Mortgage firm HDFC Ltd on Wednesday announced sale of a 10 per cent stake in its private equity arm HDFC Capital Advisors to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)......