It's official -- EC plumps for polls in September-October
The mid-term polls will be held in September and the first week of October, the Election Commission (EC) announced here on Tuesday.

Finance ministry modifies Relief Bonds scheme
The finance ministry has modified the existing scheme of Relief Bonds to enable the Reserve Bank of India and public sector banks offer these bonds to investors in a dematerialised form, namely bond ledger account.

Sinha plans to get tough with telecom licence fee defaulters
After communications minister Jagmohan, finance minister Yashwant Sinha seems to be getting into the act of wielding the stick on telecom licence fee defaulters.

  Asian crisis no excuse to abandon currency convertability
  Centre seen paying extra $1-2 bn as oil rallies
  RBI deputy governors Talwar, Capoor get 2-year extension
  Technology fund outlay to be raise if needed -- Rana
  High costs plague Sri Lankan poultry firms
  Cheaper loans okayed for PSUs
  Banks are shying away from Orissa
  Financial briefing
  Madhya Pradesh offers slew of sops for SSI units
  Bengal Paper's bankers to renegotiate dues
  Executive briefing
  BJP defends powers as caretaker government
  BJP, Cong gear up to face the polls
  Market Briefing
  Commodity Briefing
  `We are responsible for upgrading the construction industry'
  Operators feel short-changed by DoT's instalment plan
  CCEA nod for Rs 100cr IT venture capital fund
  Briefing