Jun 27, 2022, 06:24PM ISTSource: TIMESOFINDIA.COM We invest in financial products like stocks, gold, bonds, mutual funds etc. to earn good returns from them and the search almost always starts with the past returns, which is what we typically refer…
Jun 27, 2022, 06:46PM ISTSource: TIMESOFINDIA.COM Floating rate bonds are issued by financial institutions, corporations and governments to borrow money from the public. Now, unlike regular bonds that pay a fixed rate of interest, floating rate bonds have a variable…
NEW DELHI: Angry protests have erupted in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana against the Centre’s “Agnipath” scheme — a radical new recruitment plan for India’s armed forces. The Agnipath scheme, announced on Tuesday, seeks to recruit soldiers in…
In a significant development on Tuesday, the Jammu and Kashmir government ordered cessation of academic activities in all schools run by the ‘Falah-e-Aam’ trust, an affiliate of the local Jamaat-e-Islami. Why J&K administration ordered suspension of all academic activities of…
(This story originally appeared in on Jun 14, 2022) India’s military is overhauling its recruitment process for personnel below officer rank, aiming to deploy fitter, younger troops on its front lines, many of them on short contracts of at most…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha elections this year was a prestige battle for the BJP in Maharashtra, which was relegated to the opposition role after the assembly elections of 2019. But the saffron party not only scripted a surprise victory…
NEW DELHI: Voting is being held for 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states — Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan and Karnataka — in a closely-fought elections that are taking place ahead of the crucial presidential polls next month. The biennial elections…
