Aneesh Phadnis &Amp; Anup Roy

Stories by Aneesh Phadnis &Amp; Anup Roy

Indian airlines take detour to Doha

Indian airlines take detour to Doha

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2017

Flights from Mumbai and Kerala will also have to transit through these routes due to restrictions

Why dealers are spooked about GST roll-out

Why dealers are spooked about GST roll-out

Rediff.com   31 May 2017

FMCG, durables, pharma firms say they remain unclear about transition gains and losses

Airlines collected UK airport tax despite exemption

Airlines collected UK airport tax despite exemption

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

The travel agents have demanded refunds for customers

Why banks will have fewer branches

Why banks will have fewer branches

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'

Vistara, BA in code share talks?

Vistara, BA in code share talks?

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Vistara Chief Executive Officer Phee Teik Yeoh is expected to meet the senior management of BA over the next few days to discuss the partnership.

Despite jobless Indian pilots, why are Indian airlines still hiring expat pilots?

Despite jobless Indian pilots, why are Indian airlines still hiring expat pilots?

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Airlines tell Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis they are forced to look at expats due to a lack of commanders, a position that requires experience.

NPA war: Bankers welcome new powers to RBI, but...

NPA war: Bankers welcome new powers to RBI, but...

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Question remains, what happens when the overseeing committees' members themselves are questioned by investigative agencies?

KLM has really BIG plans for India

KLM has really BIG plans for India

Rediff.com   5 May 2017

Together with Jet Airways we will have 61 flights to Amsterdam and Paris during the winter season. That also makes us the second largest airline group after Lufthansa, which has 67 weekly flights, and we are catching up to become the first, says KLM CEO Pieter Elbers.

Is a bubble building up in debt MFs?

Is a bubble building up in debt MFs?

Rediff.com   2 May 2017

'Indian non-bank lenders stand exposed to a deteriorating credit quality environment.' 'Such a deterioration could put at risk the value of NCDs purchased by the mutual funds and expose investors in bond and liquid funds to a risk of capital loss.'

RBI proposes wholesale, long-term finance banks

RBI proposes wholesale, long-term finance banks

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

SBI wants to be among the world's top 30 banks in three years: Arundhati Bhattacharya

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Arundhati Bhattacharya talks about SBI's strategies, its aim to be among the top 30 banks globally, and stressed assets resolution.

'India going to be one of the largest economies in the world'

'India going to be one of the largest economies in the world'

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2017

Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics and political science, University of California, Berkeley, analyzes the transparency of the Reserve Bank of India, the growth rate of the Indian economy and why he feels globalisation can never be rolled back.

Banks want RBI to relax norms for loans to highly indebted firms

Banks want RBI to relax norms for loans to highly indebted firms

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2017

The limit of indebtedness comes down to Rs 15,000 crore from 2018-19, and then Rs 10,000 crore from April 2019 onwards

Travelling India in a wheelchair

Travelling India in a wheelchair

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2017

Travel companies Cox & Kings and Thomas Cook explore initiatives aimed at tapping the niche market of travel packages for kids and the disabled.

RBI to keep rates unchanged, focus on cash control

RBI to keep rates unchanged, focus on cash control

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

However, RBI would continue to nudge banks to cut lending rates

Govt, RBI may introduce gradation system to deal with bad debts

Govt, RBI may introduce gradation system to deal with bad debts

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2017

Banks to get more aggressive and act like PE investors

50% America-bound flyers to be impacted by US govt curbs on e-items

50% America-bound flyers to be impacted by US govt curbs on e-items

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2017

Over 1.3 million, or 49% of passengers flew to the US via airports in the Gulf in FY16

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2017

Demands include 5-day banking, PF to be calculated on total salary and allowances, not only on basic

IndiGo taps in expats as it soars higher

IndiGo taps in expats as it soars higher

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2017

IndiGo which has close to 40 per cent market share, at present has 129 aircraft and operates 883 daily flights to 44 destinations. It also has around 400 aircraft on order.

Costly bonds make bank loans attractive

Costly bonds make bank loans attractive

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2017

Banks are clear that lending rates are not going to fall further, say Hamsini Karthik and Anup Roy.