Six areas of reforms to expect from Modi's banking retreat

The meeting will be attended by all heads and EDs of public sector banks It’ll be the biggest Gyan Sangam (knowledge confluence) for public sector bank (PSB) chiefs, who will be able to......

Bandhan's Ghosh must act fast on a succession plan

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, chairman and managing director of the upcoming bank, would do well to answer one simple question: 'After me, who?' Image: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan with......

'Strict action needed to stop corruption in NREGA'

Corrupt officials are killing rural employment programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, by overbilling and underpayment, says Sandip Sukhtankar, Assistant Professor,......

New finance catchphrase: Back to basics

Two weeks back, Amiya Patel (name changed) received a call from his banker, urging him to pay his credit card due of Rs 5,000, now that it's three days past the due date. When Patel reached the......

Sonam on National Awards: Didn't expect the critics award!

'I'm very, very happy.' Winners react after the 64th National awards announcement.From Akshay Kumar, Shoojit Sircar, Sonam Kapoor to Marathi film director Rajesh Mapuskar,......

What Rani, Konkona & Sonali have in common

Rani Mukerji's Laaga Chunari Mein Daag shares a similar story as that of K Balachander's 1977 film, Aaina, starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. But Pradeep Sarkar's film bears a closer resemblence to......

Devrai leaves you speechless

Speechless. That's how I felt after I watched the Marathi film Devrai. Starring Atul Kulkarni and Sonali Kulkarni, the film is a breath of fresh air after all those cheesy romantic movies. In fact,......