Nikhat Hetavkar And Namrata Acharya

Stories by Nikhat Hetavkar And Namrata Acharya

Why wallet cos want full KYC for transactions below Rs 10K waived

Why wallet cos want full KYC for transactions below Rs 10K waived

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2018

Customers have other options available to them to do low-value transactions, if wallets start mandating full KYC and would switch to those.

Parking woes hit India's border trade with Bangladesh

Parking woes hit India's border trade with Bangladesh

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

While the Bongaon municipality accommodates 1,200 trucks, the rest are at the mercy of private parking lots, where contractors charge an upfront fee of about Rs 4,000 per day.

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

RBI seeks detailed report on what happened between 2011 and now; bankers to recall loans to Nirav Modi entities.

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Digital push slows down banks' branch expansion plans

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2018

Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.

World Bank arm to sell 1.8% stake in Bandhan Bank

World Bank arm to sell 1.8% stake in Bandhan Bank

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2018

Bandhan Bank has filed a draft red herring prospectus with Sebi for an IPO of up to 119 million equity shares, with face value of Rs 10 each.

National Insurance IPO will happen only after April 1, 2018

National Insurance IPO will happen only after April 1, 2018

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2017

Analysts say large issue sizes and high prices were key reasons for the poor response to IPOs of other public sector insurance entities. The high share price meant small investors did not foresee any listing gain

HDFC Bank plans mega fundraising exercise

HDFC Bank plans mega fundraising exercise

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

If the entire amount of Rs 24,000 crore is raised, then it would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian company ever.

Why govt's digital payment app has lost steam

Why govt's digital payment app has lost steam

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2017

The start of BHIM's declining share coincided with the launch of Google Tez in mid-Septem

DeMo@1: Banks happy as digital activity picks up

DeMo@1: Banks happy as digital activity picks up

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2017

While digitisation and automation have made internal processes more efficient, front-end products are being enhanced digitally through robotics, artificial intelligence and botchats.

Small banks plan to lower deposit rates

Small banks plan to lower deposit rates

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2017

However, despite the reduction, their interest rates would be about 50-100 basis points higher than those of banks

Emotions are the new celebrities of advertising

Emotions are the new celebrities of advertising

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2017

Advertisers take to pitching family values and social causes, giving celebrity endorsers and flamboyance a miss. Nikhat Hetavkar reports.

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

The Mondelez portfolio in India also includes brands like Bournvita, 5-Star. Nikhat Hetavkar finds out how it stays relevant amid strong pushback from millennials over health effects of its products.

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

Processing fee waived on car, gold and personal loans till December

To save Kolkata's crumbling heritage

To save Kolkata's crumbling heritage

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2017

Namrata Acharya finds out more about a movement aimed at preserving not only the mansions of north Calcutta and the grand colonial buildings of central Calcutta, but also the architecturally modest, yet unique, houses of south Kolkata.

Will the Calcutta Stock Exchange survive?

Will the Calcutta Stock Exchange survive?

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Close to 20 regional stock exchanges, including the big exchanges of Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru, have voluntarily exited in the face of SEBI's stringent regulations. Namrata Acharya finds out what makes CSE continue to fight its lone battle.

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

'You can't fault this government for what it's done...'

Rediff.com   9 May 2017

Srei Infrastructure's vice-chairman -- and former Assocham president -- Sunil Kanoria discusses the Kanoria businesses and his impression of the Modi government with Ishita Ayan Dutt and Namrata Acharya.

Note ban: MFIs seek more time for loan repayments

Note ban: MFIs seek more time for loan repayments

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

In December 2016, RBI had granted additional 60 days for repayment of certain loans

These banks are betting on local hiring in face of cost-effective staff crunch

These banks are betting on local hiring in face of cost-effective staff crunch

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2017

These banks are finding it hard to pick up seasoned bankers at the pay they are offering

Onion prices crash 40% in wholesale markets

Onion prices crash 40% in wholesale markets

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2017

The cost of production of onion is around 800-900 per quintal, while prices are hovering around 500 per quintal across major wholesale markets.

Kolkata is shell companies' favourite address

Kolkata is shell companies' favourite address

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2017

In Kolkata, there is a community of chartered accountants, and it is easy to find 'directors', who for Rs 5,000 will sign anywhere.