The government is planning on removing the lock-in on trading in capital market instruments such as Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) issued by real estate companies. This is consistent with the government's decision to review

Taking a cue from biggies like SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC, state-owned IDBI Bank today joined the home-loan war by offering 8.25 per cent fixed rate for all its new loans till March 2012. The offer is applicable to all

As the business of real estate has become more complex in structure and more international in scope, industry felt the shortage of trained real estate professionals and recognised the need for specialised real estate education. Infact, the total absence of

The mutual fund industry has not invested a single rupee in the real estate commercial paper in the three months of August to October as Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mutual fund deployment data shows. This is in

Dec 16, Colombo: A United States federal grand jury Tuesday indicted the Sri Lankan born Galleon Group founder billionaire Raj Rajaratnam for his involvement in a 21 million dollar inside trading scheme.

Dec 16, Colombo: The United States Department of State says that it is aware of an ongoing United Nation investigation on allegations of human right violations by the government of Sri Lanka and it fully supports the investigation.

Dec 16, Colombo: British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Dr. Peter Hayes is on a three-day visit to the Uva Province from Monday, December 14th.

Dec 15, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government must ensure that all the Internally Displaced Persons of Sri Lanka can vote at the upcoming presidential elections for a genuine political reconciliation, top British official said today.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's medical doctors and specialist physicians representing all the regions of the country met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (14) at the Temple Trees and pledged their support to the President at the upcoming elections.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa may be battling 20 contestants at the upcoming presidential polls.

Dec 15, Colombo: A parliamentarian from Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance is to contest the presidential polls to be held in January next year.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is taking measures to develop tourism along the Mannar beach in the islands of Karainagar and Velanai in the Jaffna District under the "Northern Spring" program, Governor of the Northern Province, Major General GA

Dec 15, Colombo: The historic Keerimalai Naguleswaram Kovil at Kankasanthurai in Northern Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula will be open for Hindu devotees from today.

Dec 15, Colombo: Following a directive from Sri Lanka's Central Bank all private banks in the country have agreed to reduce the interest rates on the credit cards

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police Department has strengthened the security at the Election Commissioner's Office in Rajagiriya from Monday (14) ahead of the upcoming presidential polls.

Dec 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to appoint a committee to probe and clarify the accusations made by the former Army commander General Sarath Fonseka in an interview to the Sunday Leader newspaper against Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

Two British and two Afghan soldiers are killed by a suspected suicide bomber while on patrol in Helmand province.

Researchers in Bangladesh reach the final stage of testing new rice varieties which they say will survive the country's floods.

The Government is to seek the advice of the Attorney General with a view to getting the CID to recor..

JVP Trade Union Chief K. D. Lal Kantha is known for his brilliant Utopian ideas. He says a pay hike ..