
Panaji: Once having resisted offshore casinos tooth and nail as a moralistic opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government in its budget has both slapped and caressed the increasingly powerful casino lobby in Goa. In his budget speech, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday reduced the entry fee to offshore casinos from Rs 2,000 to Rs 500, clearly paving the way for increased footfalls to the gambling hubs, but...

12:14 PM, Mar 27, 2012

New Delhi: The Intelligence Bureau has warned of a new terror plot -- to turn ships into deadly bombs, but no lessons appear to have been learnt from the Mumbai attacks. Vital off shore installations are under threat as Intelligence agencies had intercepted a specific threat just days after the audacious attack on Pakistans Mehra Naval base. But multiple coastal security agencies have only led to more confusion on jurisdiction....

09:54 PM, Jun 21, 2011

The floodgates might just have opened for the Indian mutual fund industry. Indian markets have always been considered to be very attractive for investors in developed markets, but mutual funds in India were never allowed to tap retail investors from abroad. Hence, mutual funds used the Mauritius route to attract international investors into their portfolio management schemes (PMS) or offshore funds. This has often been considered cumbersome and the target...

02:41 PM, Mar 19, 2011

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03:21 AM, Jun 03, 2009

Hyderabad: Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar turned 38 on Sunday with the historic World Cup triumph being the most memorable high of a successful year for the veteran batsman. But the big day is expected to be devoid of any major celebrations because of the death of Shri Sathya Sai Baba, of whom Tendulkar is a devotee. Asking his fans to pray for the well being of Sai Baba, Tendulkar...

03:17 PM, Jan 18, 2008