Cable raises questions over Help to Buy scheme

Cable raises questions over Help to Buy schemeUK's Business Secretary Vince Cable has raised questions over the `Help to Buy scheme' of the government seeking to offer equity loans of up to 20 per cent for buyers of new-build homes in England and will also provide guarantee party from next year for buyers across the UK.

Co-operative asks lads' mags to sell under protective covers

Co-operative asks lads' mags to sell under protective coversCo-operative, which runs around 4000 retail outlets, have said set a deadline of six weeks for lads' mags and other similar magazines that cover up their front pages or be removed from tis outlets.

The retailer said that it is moving following concerns from its members, customers and colleagues regarding the scantily clad women on covers. It has set a deadline for magazines like Front, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo until 9 September to cover up their magazines in protective covers if they wish to continue to be sold through the outlets.

Barclays planning to raise billions of pounds

Barclays planning to raise billions of poundsUK's banking giant, Barclays hinted that it is planning to raise billions of pounds from shareholders in order to make a provision for meeting expenses relating to past mis-selling scandals.

Panel ask Ofgem to make energy companies’ more transparent

Panel ask Ofgem to make energy companies’ more transparentA panel of MPs in the UK have asked the energy industry regulator, Ofgem to make sure that energy companies are transparent about the way they earn their profits.

Malkovich: Paid by classmates to do homework

Malkovich: Paid by classmates to do homeworkLos Angeles, July 29 :  Actor John Malkovich used to charge his classmates for doing their homework.

The 59-year-old admits his macho friends were not interested in the creative side of their college theatre course as he was, so they used to give him money for doing their work, which eventually has helped him forge a successful career in the fashion industry, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

Disconnect in India's rural telecom fund; $4.65 bn idling

rural-telecomNew Delhi, July 28 : A fund created 10 years ago to help link each of India's 638,596 villages with telecom and broadband connectivity with mandatory contributions by private service providers seems to be idling, with a whopping $4.65 billion in balance.

Thus far, around $8.4 billion (Rs. 50,682.95 crore) has been collected towards what is called Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) since 2002-03 when parliament approved the scheme. Official data shows $4.65 billion (Rs. 27,949.91 crore) remains unused.

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