
Mumbai: SBI and ICICI Bank raised their lending and deposit rates on Friday. While the hike in lending rate would make auto, home and commercial loans expensive, increase in deposit rates will ensure better returns for depositors. HDFC bank is hiking its interest rates by 1 per cent from Saturday. SBI on Friday announced special lower home loan rates for the first few years which are, however, higher than the...

06:56 AM, Jan 01, 2011

Melbourne: Cricket Australia's hopes of attracting some star power in the inaugural edition of Big Bash in absence of its international players has suffered a blow as former Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist said his participation in the league is "highly unlikely". Most of Australia's international players will be unavailable for the league's early seasons, so CA desperately needs marketable cricketers to promote the event. Gilchrist, who has just returned to...

10:03 PM, Jan 29, 2008