'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav,right, holds a mace with Congress leader......

Cong list: Ajay Rai from Varanasi; suspense over Amethi, Raebareli continues

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra......

BJP's Sanjay Seth wins 8th RS seat in UP with help from SP's MLAs

All eight Bharatiya Janata Party candidates emerged victorious in the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and the Opposition Samajwadi Party suffered a jolt with one of its three......

Congress, SP watch as MLAs help BJP win extra RS seats

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states......

In a first, a panel will decide on Vistara's flying rights

An unprecedented decision to form a ministerial-level committee was driven by fears of witch-hunt by investigating agencies. The government has formed an inter-ministerial committee of three......

Banks, HFCs ride on sub-prime borrowers

While the total disbursement of housing loans by PSBs as well as HFCs witnessed a deceleration in 2016-17, there was significant growth for the lower slabs Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Demonetisation woes drag on for small finance banks

Microfinance portfolio of SFBs saw a muted growth of about 3% last year Created with a vision of deepening financial inclusion, most small finance banks (SFBs) closed last financial year with a......

These banks are betting on local hiring in face of cost-effective staff crunch

These banks are finding it hard to pick up seasoned bankers at the pay they are offering With all the ten small finance banks (SFB) set to be operational over the next two months, local hiring has......

Alok Nath reveals his favourite 'Sanskar' joke!

“I have suddenly become the talk of the town,” Alok Nath laughs, over the phone. There’s no denying that, thanks to some hilarious jokes dedicated to him that’s doing the......