Libor-like rate to help fasten policy transmission: Analysts

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 19:03

The Reserve Bank's plan to introduce an external benchmark rate, like the Libor, for better pricing of various financial products is likely to speed up the monetary policy transmission process, analysts said.

World Chess Championship: Viswanathan Anand apologetic after short draw against Carlsen

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 21:21

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand offered apology after he played out a tame draw with white pieces in the second game of World Chess Championship clash against Magnus Carlsen of Norway on Sunday.

Cheryl Cole `offered £10m to judge American Idol`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 14:50

Cheryl Cole has reportedly been offered 10 million pounds to be a judge on reality TV singing competition ‘American Idol’.

Beckham`s 9-month-old baby offered job

Last Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 14:04

Victoria and David Beckham`s daughter Harper has been offered a job to become a brand ambassador of a personalised baby gift company

Priyanka Chopra worth Rs 9 crore?

Last Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 13:39

Move over Katrina and Kareena, Priyanka Chopra is clearly the Heroine no 1, at least moolah wise.

Adele offered £1m to be face of dating website for larger women

Last Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 16:29

Adele could net 1 million pounds if she accepts an offer by a US dating website to front their ad campaigns.

Poonam Pandey offered Rs. 2 crore for `Big Boss 5`?

Last Updated: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 16:44

Controversial model Poonam Pandey has reportedly been offered a whopping Rs 2 crore for the next season of `Big Boss`.

First Amarnath prayers offered, not at shrine

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 16:35

For the first time in 150 years, prayers marking the start of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage were not performed at the cave shrine in the Himalayas but at a spot six kilometres away.

Modi offered $50 mn to pull out of IPL: Kochi team owner

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 21:08

The Lalit Modi – Shashi Tharoor IPL row took another murkier turn after IPL Kochi’s co-owner, Shailendra Gaikwad, alleged that Modi had offered Rendezvous Sports a huge amount of money to pull out of bidding process.