Swiss government names Lalit Modi among those facing tax probe

Switzerland on Tuesday named Lalit Modi and his wife Minal among those about whom information and assistance have been sought from its tax department by the Indian authorities. In two separate......

Top ministers, stars take part in Modi@2 gala event

The Narendra Modi government on Saturday celebrated its two years in office with a gala event, which had a smattering of Bollywood actors, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan where the prime......

LIC surges 10%; storms into top-5 most-valued club as m-cap tops Rs 7 trn

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) February 8 for the first time ever crossed the Rs 7 trillion market capitalisation, as the stock price of state-owned insurer hit a new high of Rs......

Offshore syndication of loans at 15-yr high, zooms to $21 bn in '23

Funds raised by India Inc. through offshore loan syndication hit a 15-year high in 2023 with companies and banks raising $21.4 billion, the highest since 2007. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Brokers target March-end for secondary mkt ASBA

Investors may have to wait a little longer for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based block mechanism in the secondary market even as the market regulator has set the effective launch date as......

Mid-, smallcap stocks overheated; rally an irrational exuberance: Analysts

The recent rally in small and midcap (SMID) stocks is not backed by fundamentals and is a case of irrational exuberance, analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities said in a recent report.......

Lakshya creates history with maiden Super 500 title

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen outclassed reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew 24-22, 21-17. Photographs: Badminton Association of India  India’s up and coming men’s singles star Lakshya......

COVID-19 forces scrapping of WTA Finals this year

ATP, WTA cancel China events, including Shenzen Finals IMAGE: Australia's Ashleigh Barty won the WTA Finals in Shenzhen in 2019 Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters The two main tennis tours on Friday......

Sports Shorts: Mayer and Asher-Smith are European athletes of the year

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Kevin Mayer is the first Frenchman to hold the decathlon world record. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters World decathlon......