What drove a 26-year-old farmer to suicide?

Farming and debt go together in Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur district.There are those who have learnt to live with it and others like Alagar who could not cope with the loss.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

15 large NBFCs to comply with enhanced regulatory norms: RBI

Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said 15 large NBFCs, including LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance and Tata Sons, will be subject to enhanced regulatory requirements. Photograph:......

Strong investor flow lift-off puts mutual fund small-caps into orbit

Retail investors now own a bigger slice of small-cap companies than a couple of years earlier, attributable to their growing conviction in mutual fund (MF) schemes focused on this space.......

Prospects remain healthy for NBFCs, bank credit shows a strong trend

While rising interest rates and tighter liquidity are giving negative signals for the financial sector, increasing economic activity could mean higher business volumes for lenders. Photograph:......

LIC finds no takers among ARCs for Rs 3,400-crore Reliance Capital bonds

LIC’s plan to sell its exposure in bonds worth Rs 3,400 crore issued by Reliance Capital (RCap) did not find any takers among asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), as the deadline to submit......