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Govt clears ONGCs Venezuela investment (19 March 05:27) |
| The government on Friday gave Oil and Natural Gas Corp and partners approval to invest $2.181 billion in a giant oilfield in Venezuela that will give energy deficient India 3.6 million tonne... |
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Coca-Cola will continue to invest in India (19 March 01:27) |
| Coca-Cola is bullish about its India operations after recording one of its highest growth numbers in the October-December 2009 quarter |
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EPF Vs PPF A foolproof guide (18 March 03:27) |
| A provident fund is created with a purpose of providing financial security and stability to elderly people |
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An eye opener on monthly investment plans (18 March 03:27) |
| MIPs may not always provide monthly returns. But you can surely rely on them to deliver steady income |
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Tips to make your MF investments a better bet (18 March 01:27) |
| If you save regularly and you buy funds that fit your asset-allocation mix, you will do as well as, or better than, most professionals in the financial world. |
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Declare tax benefits to new employer (17 March 09:27) |
| Otherwise, while filing returns, you may have to pay additional tax. |
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India an attractive investment destination US (16 March 05:18) |
| The company investing in India was a 'reflection' of India's attractiveness as a premier investment destination. |
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Pros and cons of investing in FDs (15 March 03:27) |
| Fixed deposits are simple instruments, where the earnings are known at the time of making the deposit. But, matching the amount of interest earned on these deposits with the amount received... |
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Posco plans Rs 4000-cr investment in Maharashtra (15 March 11:27) |
| Korean steel major Pohang Iron and Steel Company, the world's fourth largest steel maker, will lay the foundation stone on Monday, March 15 for Rs 40 billion (Rs 4,000 crore) steel processin... |
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Step-up home loans The pros and cons (11 March 07:27) |
| If you decide to go for a step-up loan, select fixed rate option instead of floating rate option, as it will let you control your EMIs. Besides avoid over-borrowing on this kind of a loan, t... |
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Selling your property Know your rights! (11 March 07:27) |
| Familiarise yourself with Transfer of Property Act. The rights and duties you have are outlined in the Transfer of Property Act. |
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Great mantras to unlock stock market riches (10 March 03:27) |
| Formula plans can unlock the door to stock market riches -- by helping you, automatically, buying low and selling high. Check out how. |
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Invest in India former Vodaphone CEO to students (10 March 01:27) |
| Arun Sarin, the newly minted honorary knight of the British Empire who delivered the ending keynote, urged the Berkeley students to invest in Asia and work there to learn valuable entreprene... |
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Tax Should you invest in Infrastructure Bonds (09 March 07:27) |
| r the people in the Rs 5-8 lakh bracket, it would be advisable to invest in infrastructure bonds if the period of investment is 3 years, but not for five years and for those in the Rs 1.6-5 ... |
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Budget Promises kept and not (09 March 07:27) |
| As a follow on to all the articles written about Budget 2009-10, here's a review of what took place, what is still taking place and what has not taken place. |
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Budget Just who saves how much tax! (09 March 04:00) |
| A back of the napkin calculation will tell us that people having a taxable income of Rs 500,000 will be paying a tax of Rs 34,000 in 2010-11 as against Rs 54,000 in 2009-2010. A saving of 37... |
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No change in taxation on MF investments (05 March 07:27) |
| In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, financial expert K V S Manian replied to many Budget-related investment queries. |
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VCs see investments rising in 2010 (05 March 03:36) |
| The venture capital industry is optimistic about renewed investments this year, with focus shifting primarily to the green technology sector, a survey by global consultancy KPMG LLP said. |
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Worlds 10 greatest investors (05 March 11:18) |
| The greatest investors not only make a fortune off their success but they also help millions achieve similar returns. |
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Govt may earn Rs 25000 cr from disinvestment (05 March 05:27) |
| Disinvestment proceeds of the government could be higher than the estimate of Rs 25,000 crore for 2009-10. The government has already raised Rs 13,621 crore through disinvestment in four pub... |
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AI GE Aviation to invest $90 mn in MRO facility (04 March 05:27) |
| National carrier Air India and GE Aviation will together invest USD 90 million to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility to cater to the latter's GEnx-1B engines. |
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Sensex could touch 20000 invest now (04 March 03:36) |
| In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, financial expert Abhinav Angirish offered some Budget-related tips. |
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Bankers to meet RBI on base rate tomorrow (04 March 01:36) |
| Bankers are worried the new model will affect their business of giving short-term loans to corporate clients at cheaper rates (sub-PLR loans) as lending rates on such loans will go up at lea... |
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Post-Budget investors richer by Rs 241 lakh cr (03 March 07:27) |
| The total wealth, measured in terms of cumulative market capitalisation of all the listed companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange, has surged to a high of Rs 60,74,290.48 crore (Rs 6,0742.9 b... |
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Now is the time to invest in infra bonds (03 March 05:27) |
| In a chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, banking and insurance expert G V Nageswara Rao replied to Budget-related tax queries. |
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Health insurance plans New kind of tax benefits (03 March 05:27) |
| With the tax planning and investment season coming to an end this month, many are running around to get the best of the plans available in the market. Most of the limit available under Secti... |
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Money lessons for your children (03 March 01:27) |
| Children need to learn to handle money first, before they spend. |
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Financial advisors shun MFs (03 March 01:27) |
| Though it has been more than six months since the ban on entry load on mutual funds (MFs) came into force, independent financial advisors (IFAs) are still shying away from selling MFs. |
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How to boost your savings kitty (03 March 01:27) |
| The Union Budget, despite being constrained by a high fiscal deficit, gave some relief to the Rs 3-8 lakh income group. |
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Govt should allow direct investments in biotech (25 February 07:36) |
| The industry needs a 10 year extension of tax benefits for standalone R&D entities. |
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Investors get 76 return from blue-chip cos (25 February 07:36) |
| Investors in Sensex companies turned richer in 2009, raking in returns of over 76 per cent on their investments, as the collective market valuation of the 30-blue chip companies nearly doubl... |
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CIL to invest Rs 2500 cr in washing coal Survey (25 February 01:36) |
| The proposed units comprise seven coking coal washeries and 13 non-coking coal washeries. |
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Railway Budget a commendable effort (24 February 09:36) |
| The Railway Budget 2010 presented to Parliament on Wednesday by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been received with glee by most people. |
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Short term investment Pick liquid plus funds (24 February 05:27) |
| In an hour-long chat on Wednesday, financial planning expert Trideep Choudhary offered some valuable tips. |
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Railways to invest Rs 41426 crore in 2010-11 (24 February 05:27) |
| The Indian Railways will invest Rs 41,426 crore (Rs 414.26 billion) in 2010-11 for sprucing up its network, and over a third of the planned outlay would go towards manufacturing coaches. |
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Budget 2010 What IT auto telecom firms want! (22 February 07:36) |
| With Budget announcements coming up this week, more industries have come up with their wish list. We expect the government to continue its focus on nation building areas like infrastructure,... |
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Budget rants of a young Indian! (22 February 07:36) |
| Rahul, a 23-something youngster from Chennai, voices his thoughts on the Budget and its implications for him. Given here is a light-hearted narrative of his thoughts. . . |
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RBI to ramp up credit monitoring (22 February 07:36) |
| Now, RBI is taking it to the next level by introducing more credit information bureaus into the credit monitoring system. As the first step, it has now made official the in-principle approva... |
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Investing Engineering cos are promising (22 February 07:36) |
| This sector is a promising pick in a growing economy, but look at working capital, technology and clients. |
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Budget How will it affect your investments (22 February 05:36) |
| In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Monday, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable tips. |
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Is it worth buying IT stocks now (22 February 05:36) |
| At 23 price-to-earning, the tech story is no longer compelling. |
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EPFO may up investment cap for public sector bonds (22 February 03:36) |
| The retirement fund manager EPFO is likely to hike the cap on investment in bonds of highest rated public sector undertakings, banks and financial institutions on the lines of the insurance ... |
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What you must know about Shield Plus (22 February 03:36) |
| On scrutiny, Shield Plus has no special advantage over a fixed deposit. |
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How to save for your childs education (22 February 01:36) |
| In this era of rapid change, the education of children has become a major component of financial planning. |
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FIIs take a break after record investments (20 February 03:27) |
| Foreign institutional investors have taken a break after buying a record Rs 90,950 crore worth of shares in the first three quarters of the current financial year. As a result, a return to t... |
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Teaser home loans Here today gone tomorrow! (19 February 05:27) |
| Teaser home loans carry attractive interest rates and discount offers during the initial phase of the loan. After a specified time period, they relapse back to the then prevailing interest r... |
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Of risk investment and getting rich! (19 February 05:27) |
| The quantum of bank deposits in India is a whooping Rs 41 lakh crore (Rs 41 trillion). In comparison the quantum invested by Indians in equity oriented mutual funds is a mere Rs 2 lakh crore... |
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Divestment strategy should get more space (19 February 05:27) |
| One non-tax revenue source that Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to bank upon while providing for social sector projects in the coming Budget is disinvestment. |
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Stopping your SIP now is bad strategy (19 February 01:27) |
| One can equate SIPs to the recurring deposit. |
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Invested in stocks Book profits regularly (19 February 09:27) |
| In an hour-long chat on rediff.com, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable investment tips. |
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