The stock market is witnessing a slew of delisting offers — Alfa Laval, Carol Info, Patni Computers, UTV Software — due to various reasons. For investors in these, it is often a tough call on whether or not they should go along.

The department of posts will formulate a detailed project report for setting up a bank, in the XII Plan.

Entrepreneurship is wrought with challenges, ranging from scaling up and administration to resource issues and succession planning. While most of these issues get the entrepreneurs' attention, succession planning often remains a blip on their radar.

Planning a trip is never easy. No wonder, Bangalore-based Nidhi Iyer and friends are confused whether to take a leisurely trip of Europe (via free individual travel or FIT) or travel in a group, escorted.

Nidhi Iyer and two of her friends are planning a trip to the United Kingdom in April. This is the first time that the girls from Bangalore will be travelling aboard on their own.

Review their investments, see that appropriate asset allocation is maintained, consolidate bank accounts, streamline tax matters and insist that they make a will.

A consumer dispute cannot be decided on the basis of a complaint filed by a consumer or a reply filed by the defending party, unless it is supported by evidence. A consumer forum must avoid technicalities, but evidence is a must for disputes.

If you have additional cash, try daily or weekly plans.

Whether it is insurance or investments, one should not delay things because it will hurt in the long run.

Good response may allow the authority to close the issue this week.

Raise interests on these deposits for the second time since rates were deregulated by RBI.