Nitin Sethi And Archis Mohan

Stories by Nitin Sethi And Archis Mohan

Can Project Sashakt take off in time to prevent NPAs from moving to IBC?

Can Project Sashakt take off in time to prevent NPAs from moving to IBC?

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2018

The cut-off date the RBI chose was March 1, 2018. This meant that by the end of August if these accounts were not resolved, then they would have to proceed through insolvency.

Will Donaldbhai grace Republic Day 2019?

Will Donaldbhai grace Republic Day 2019?

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2018

A US president graced the Republic Day parade in the first year of the Modi regime. Will another American prez turn up in the final year of the first Modi Sarkar?

Revealed: BJP wants to form J&K govt led by Hindu CM

Revealed: BJP wants to form J&K govt led by Hindu CM

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2018

The BJP can only form a government if the PDP splits.

How well is GST really doing?

How well is GST really doing?

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2018

Is the curated and limited data put out by the central government sufficient enough to pass a judgement on the trend in GST collections, particularly that of the Centre?

How GST changed Indian politics

How GST changed Indian politics

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2018

Shadow of elections may overshadow political consensus at GST Council meetings.

RS dy chairman's election a key test of Oppn unity

RS dy chairman's election a key test of Oppn unity

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2018

A suitable non-Congress candidate from a regional party could help influence even some of the NDA allies like the Shiv Sena and the Janata Dal-United to vote for a consensus Opposition candidate, reports Archis Mohan.

How Congress is targeting 150m first-time voters

How Congress is targeting 150m first-time voters

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has taken to invest in young people from non-dynastic backgrounds to build a core team of 100-odd youths in every state who believe in the Congress party's philosophy, reports Archis Mohan.

Why PM Modi picked Dehradun for Yoga Day

Why PM Modi picked Dehradun for Yoga Day

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2018

The state doesn't only have religious and spiritual significance, but also electoral significance as it is the last Yoga Day celebrations before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, reports Archis Mohan.

Opposition unites against Modi -- never mind the Congress

Opposition unites against Modi -- never mind the Congress

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2018

Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, and Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy lent support to the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government's fight with the Centre.

Weird case of a real estate company and IBC's debt recovery data

Weird case of a real estate company and IBC's debt recovery data

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2018

Of the Rs 4,405 crore unpaid debt of 12 companies, more than half was locked in just one Mumbai-based real estate company, Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code gets off to a slow start

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code gets off to a slow start

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2018

The first of a two-part series explores how the proceedings under the IBC have taken off and whether the code is helping banks recover their unpaid loans

Does TN govt's decision to permanently close Sterlite hold water?

Does TN govt's decision to permanently close Sterlite hold water?

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2018

When it closed close down the copper plant at Thoothukudi in 2013. Its orders were held illegal by the NGT on procedural grounds

Modi @ 4: How 'swachh' is our Bharat?

Modi @ 4: How 'swachh' is our Bharat?

Rediff.com   30 May 2018

While household toilets are only one part of the large challenge for the government, having liquid and solid waste management facilities, along with water delivery across the entire country, is a trickier one.

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

Did NDA govt help Vedanta's Tuticorin factory?

Rediff.com   25 May 2018

The environment ministry till May 2014 (still under UPA) ordered that cases like Vedanta's expansion plans need to consult people. But in December 2014, the NDA government reversed this position and in March 2015 the environment ministry extended Vedanta's environmental clearance till December 2018. This it did even while the question of the need for public hearing by projects in different kinds of industrial parks was being contested in the courts. This allowed the company to carry out construction.

How KCR helped the Congress-JD-S mission

How KCR helped the Congress-JD-S mission

Rediff.com   20 May 2018

A message from KCR on Thursday evening persuaded the Congress to take its MLAs to Hyderabad.

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?

Rediff.com   19 May 2018

JD-S sources read it as an attempt by Modi to sow seeds of doubt in the Opposition ranks.

Can Yechury step into Surjeet's big shoes?

Can Yechury step into Surjeet's big shoes?

Rediff.com   14 May 2018

Yechury could play the role Harkishan Singh Surjeet had played in 1996 and 2004 to unify the opposition, writes Archis Mohan.

Will Deve Gowda's citadel fall this time?

Will Deve Gowda's citadel fall this time?

Rediff.com   4 May 2018

With the family patriarch ageing, his successor H D Kumaraswamy not keeping well, and palpable anger against his other son H D Revanna in the family pocket borough of Holenarsipura, the clan is seemingly in decline.

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

Rediff.com   3 May 2018

Former PM H D Deve Gowda on his party's prospects in the coming elections.

Are BJP-Kumaraswamy on the same page in Channapatna?

Are BJP-Kumaraswamy on the same page in Channapatna?

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

The Congress is looking at Channapatna to take revenge on the JD-S which, it believes, has an underhand deal with the BJP to stop it from getting a majority.