Gwyneth Paltrow shares money-saving tips

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 09:44

Gwyneth Paltrow has shared her best money-saving tips with fans to help them through financial hard times.

Bankers seek slew of tax incentives in next Budget

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 20:23

Bankers Monday demanded tax sops like increasing the TDS limit on fixed deposit to Rs 25,000, incentives for investment in infrastructure bonds and a reduction in the lock-in period for tax saving deposits to three years.

No cartelisation in fixing saving deposit rates: SBI

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 20:17

The nation's largest bank SBI on Wednesday dismissed allegations of cartelisation by big banks in keeping savings deposit rate unchanged despite RBI deregulating this over a year ago.

Tihar prisoners get lessons in life saving techniques

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 21:16

It was a lesson with a difference for inmates of Tihar Jail who were today imparted life saving skills by doctors.

Emma Thompson adopts regal look for biopic

Last Updated: Sunday, October 28, 2012, 15:23

Actress Emma Thompson sported a sophisticated look to shoot for upcoming Walt Disney biopic ‘Saving Mr Banks’.

Kotak Bank's savings bank deposits up 68% in Q1

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 22:20

The savings bank deposits have grown to Rs 5,540 crore as of the June quarter from Rs 3,307 crore a year ago, bank's Executive Vice-President Virat Diwanji said here.

Offer basic savings deposit A/c: RBI to RRBs, Coop banks

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 23:16

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday asked regional rural banks (RRB) and cooperative banks to convert all existing saving accounts to 'basic saving accounts', which will not have the minimum balance requirement.

Over Rs 750 cr lying in inactive post office saving A/Cs: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 20:50

West Bengal led the tally of unclaimed deposits with over Rs 107 crore lying in 20.16 lakh accounts, followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs 105.87 crore in 62.72 lakh accounts) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 68.61 crore in 21.74 lakh accounts).

China to invest $375 bn in energy-saving projects

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 12:02

China plans to invest 2.37 trillion yuan (USD375.6 billion) in major energy-saving projects during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), said authorities.

Bonds of 3 cos not to be traded before lock-in period: BSE

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 16:01

Leading bourse BSE has said that certain tax-saving bonds of three firms -- Srei Infrastructure Finance, L&T Infrastructure Finance Company and Infrastructure Development Finance Company -- will not be available for trading till the completion of their five-year lock-in period.

Want to save more money? Get married

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 19:39

Settling down may be the best way to save money, as married life generally encourages sacrifice and saving rather than frivolous spending.

Savings A/c rates to stay at 4%: HDFC Bank

Last Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 14:04

Terming the impact of RBI's decision to deregulate savings accounts rates last year as "insignificant" for HDFC Bank, Managing Director and Chief Executive of the bank Aditya Puri has said depositors should be content with 4 percent interest offered by larger lenders.