The rupee breached the 81-mark on Friday and crashed to yet another record intra-day low of 81.26 against the greenback. The Sensex plummeted 1020 points as the markets continued to be pounded by inte...

Asked to choose his favourite books, Brijesh falls silent for the first time, like a parent asked to choose between their children. He eventually says: “I love non-fiction and enjoy reading hist...

Struggling to finish your pre-Puja shopping? Gariahat will come to your rescue! With the festive season knocking at the door, south Kolkata’s popular shopping area is ready to meet all your shop...

As you enter Symphony, the landmark music store in Dharmatala, you are greeted in by a blast of Chand chhupa badal mein, the popular song from the 1999 film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Somehow you wonder ...

In the late afternoon, cars were being parked on the South City International School ground because the mall’s parking was full. The atrium, decked out in Puja decor, was the favourite spot to t...

What are target maturity funds and how do they work? Are there any risks to investing in these funds? J. Dutta, Calcutta Target maturity funds, recently in vogue, are open-ended debt funds that have...

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gave up early gains to close in negative territory on Thursday dragged down by IT and pharma stocks which fell amid fears of recession in the global economy. The 30...

Benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday after falling the previous day amid a largely positive trend in global markets. The 30-share Sensex climbed 329.15 points to 60,676.12 in early ...

Benchmark Sensex tumbled 530 points and the broader Nifty shed 172 points in early trade on Wednesday as concerns over further rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve to tame inflation and weak global cu...

Equities rallied for the fourth straight session on Tuesday with Sensex jumping 455 points and Nifty closing above the key 18,000-mark for the first time since April as foreign institutional investors...