On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......
From 1952 to 1967, each of the three Lok Sabhas sat for an average of 600 days and more than 3,700 hours. In comparison, the 15th Lok Sabha -- from 2009 till 2013 -- has met for just 345 days and......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday called for better information sharing among various agencies of the government to check tax evasion. "I think organisations must come forward to share......
The brain of assassinated American President John F Kennedy that went missing after his autopsy may have been stolen from the United States national archives by his brother Robert Kennedy, a new......
The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts required to hold shares and other securities in electronic format rose by 3.1 million in April, bringing the total tally to a fresh record of 154.5......
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from Mauritius may face higher scrutiny after the amendment in the India-Mauritius tax treaty introduced a principle purpose test (PPT) to prevent treaty abuse by......
The Indian equity market valuation has been moving in tandem with the US 10-year treasury yield. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the benchmark US bond yield has witnessed a nearly 70......
In a dazzling resurgence, foreign investors have graced the Indian equity markets with an influx of nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2023, fuelled by optimism over the country's resilient economic......
Alternative investment funds (AIFs) are yet to fully demat the outstanding units even as the deadline ended on October 31. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Industry players say they are......