Electoral bonds: Who is lottery king Santiago Martin?

Future Gaming and Hotel Services whose director is the lottery magnate Santiago Martin is the top purchaser of electoral bonds having purchased bonds worth Rs 1,368 crores, according to data......

'What is predominant in India is disguised unemployment'

'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was euphoria in social media about India becoming a $4 trillion......

Markets see 70% chance BJP forming next govt

The key risk factors would be anti-incumbency, small vote share swings causing large impact on outcomes and the 2004 example. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the inauguration of various......

Mr PM, why so much fear, asks Rahul on Adani issue

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why there was no investigation into the investment of people's retirement fund in the Adani group even after various......

Ahead of FPO, Vodafone Idea garners Rs 5,400 cr from anchor investors

Just ahead of its mega FPO opening to public investors, Vodafone Idea (VIL) has announced closure of its anchor book allocation, raising about Rs 5,400 crore from marquee global as well as domestic......

Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Zomato on Jefferies hotlist for 5 years

Jefferies has identified 11 stocks set to benefit from long-term macro trends like capital expenditures, government manufacturing initiatives, and financialisation. Photograph: Eduardo......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

8 NBFCs eye ECB route to raise over $2 billion

Eight non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including a government-owned infrastructure finance company, are planning to raise over $2 billion through external commercial borrowing (ECB), with......