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Lisbeth Salander returns

The late Swedish journalist/author Stieg Larsson was the man behind Lisbeth Salander — the undeniably twisted and talented female protagonist of his “Millennium” trilogy. The second part in the series, The Girl Who Played With Fire, translated from Swedish by Reg Keeland, continues from where the first book left off — asocial heroine Salander once again back to her punch-throwing, expert computer hacking ways that she honed as a former security analyst in Stockholm, spinning yet another edge-of-the-seat crime thriller. Interestingly, Larsson’s father Erland Larsson, while receiving an award for his late son last year, revealed in an interview that the character of Salander seems to have been inspired by his son’s niece Terese, to whom the author had been very close.

YES Bank to focus on eastern Uttar Pradesh

New-age private banker YES Bank is now focusing on eastern Uttar Pradesh and will soon expand its footprint in the region.

QIP shares jump 23%, IPOs lag

Investors who bought shares in the primary market through qualified institutional placements (QIPs) have reason to celebrate as their money in 50 QIPs has grown 23 per cent in 2009. On the contrary, investments in initial public offers (IPOs) during the period have come down 3 per cent. It means that Rs 37,040 crore of investments in 50 QIPs have risen by Rs 8,545 crore, while IPOs saw a value erosion of Rs 268 crore.