Why Tamil Nadu parties hit 'delete' on old promises when elections come aroundTamil Nadu parties are quietly dropping or softening several earlier poll promises as they reshape their election manifestos to match chang...
Mathura boat capsize: Death toll climbs to 15The death toll from a boat capsize in the Yamuna River has risen to 15 with the recovery of two more bodies. The incident occurred on Frida...
Trai weighs direct satellite-to-mobile communication servicesIndia's telecom regulator Trai is exploring direct satellite communication to mobile phones. This aims to provide seamless connectivity acr...
Renault joins hands with CSC Grameen eStore to strengthen presence in rural areasTo facilitate smooth rural e-commerce, Renault will build a mechanism that would facilitate the supply of its products to VLEs, who will he...
Government expects to save around Rs 10,000 crore on interest paymentsThe ‘just-in-time release’ of funds through a finance management platform has cut the amount of money floating in the system, which has res...
Capital Float partners with StoreKing to extend credit to rural IndiaThe company is exploring possibilities to ascertain how the end consumer can imbibe the benefits of this initiative.
Lending startup Capital Float bags Rs 15 crore from M&M FinThe Bengaluru-based company, which lends to small and medium businesses (SMEs), had raised Rs 17 crore from IFMR Capital Finance through NC...
ICICI Bank to charge 9.70% on small ticket home loansIndia’s second largest lender ICICI Bank said it would charge small ticket home loan at its base rate- which now stands at 9.70 per cent.
After women, ICICI gives rural customers base rate advantage"ICICI Bank is committed to supporting the socio-economic development of a larger section of society," Executive Director Rajiv Sabharwal s...
Google to float helium balloons over rural India for internet connectivityThe plan is to have balloons floating at an altitude of 20 km beaming connectivity to areas that are not served by traditional networks.
- Stop charging pre-payment penalty on home loans: RBI to RRBs
The Reserve Bank today asked Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to stop charging penalty on pre-payment of home loans taken on floating interest r...
- Telecom Ministry to spend up to Rs 5,000 Cr from USO for subsidy
Telecom Ministry will spend upto Rs 5,000 crore from the Universal Service Obligation fund (USOF) to give subsidy to the telecom operators.
- Capital Foods, Pantaloon to float SPV for Rs 300 cr mega food-parks project
City-based FMCG player, Capital Foods and Kishore Biyani-led Pantaloon Retail, plan to float a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that would inv...
- Rural Electrification Corp plans to float JV to enter power distribution
Prime lender to the power sector Rural Electrification Corp, which will hit the capital market with a public issue this week, is seeking to...
- BSNL to float Rs 4k-cr tenders for WiMax
BSNL is all set to float two tenders with cumulative value of Rs 4,000 crore for rolling out WiMax in the country within two months.
- Farmers join e-club on retail boom
Estimates suggest there will be over 800 new farmer clubs in Gujarat this year-against an average of 400.
- Rural India still banks on long term deposits
The long term deposits floated by the public sector banks have attracted depositors from rural areas, while the more investment savvy urban...