The bill demanding a 33% reservation for women in the Parliament has been a hot topic of debate for quite sometime now, and while most were expecting the bill to get a clearance on International Women's Day, that did not happen, and now, the BJP is stressing that it would not vote on the legislation till an extensive debate has been undertaken.

A recent survey has come as a surprise to the rest of the world and a reason to celebrate for the Indians. It has been suggested that wages paid in companies across India are all set to rise at the fastest pace across the entire Asia-Pacific region. Incomes are expected to go up by a tenth over the ongoing year.

With the results of the survey, the speculation that local companies are more confident of growth as compared to their regional counterparts has been reinforced.

Despite the fact that the Reserve Bank of India has agreed to not implement the proposed base rate mechanism for at least another three months, the country's banks still do not seem to be very happy or comfortable.

Giving ear to the many requests sent in by banks, RBI today said that the implementation would not happen till June 1, but the bankers still feel that there is much confusion on calculation of cost of deposits, which is an important element for calculating the rate to begin with.

When it comes to cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is a name which has become iconic. In fact, the name is now synonymous with the very word. So it comes as no surprise that the Maharashtra Government is now pushing Sachin's name as a contender for the prestigious Bharat Ratna.

The news has garnered different reactions, with some cheering it, and some others criticizing the same, especially since the call for the award has become much louder after the cricketer managed to achieve the rare feat of hitting a double century in the one-day game format.

With the coming of 2010, Singapore's tourism seems to have been given a boost once again. During the year, the country is expecting to host 11.5 million to 12.5 million visitors and bag about S$17.5 Billion to S$18.5 Billion in tourism receipts. The figures have been shared by the Singapore Tourism Board and have been a result of the significant rise in tourist numbers recorded during the initial months of the year.

All throughout February, the budget concerns managed to shake up the Indian stock market, and it was more-or-less much volatile. However, a bit of consolidation was seen by the time the end of February rolled in. While the Rail Budget did not have much of an impact, the Union Budget was responsible for many upheavals.

On the day that the Budget was released, the Sensex added 175 points, which went down in history as the biggest single day gain for the month of February 2010. Except for the increase in fuel rates, it seems that the Budget was pretty decent overall.