Veena Mani &Amp;Amp; Nitin Sethi

Stories by Veena Mani &Amp;Amp; Nitin Sethi

NEET: The CBSE Factor

NEET: The CBSE Factor

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

Data from Tamil Naduindicates that NEET favours likely CBSE students. CBSE students took every third seat available in government medical colleges in the state.

Over 100,000 shell firm directors disqualified for five years

Over 100,000 shell firm directors disqualified for five years

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2017

26 chartered accountants associated with such shell companies have also been identified

McDonald's, Indian partner begin fresh war

McDonald's, Indian partner begin fresh war

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2017

Vikram Bakshi says the 169 stores will remain open, McDonald's says it will take steps to enforce termination.

Supreme Court opens new door in debt battles

Supreme Court opens new door in debt battles

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2017

Since the inception of the code, the threat of insolvency has brought many debtors in line

'Insolvency professionals are a new genre in India'

'Insolvency professionals are a new genre in India'

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2017

'A 180-days period -- for insolvency resolution -- is aggressive, but by no means inadequate.'

Slow to start, banks wrestle with insolvency regime

Slow to start, banks wrestle with insolvency regime

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2017

Insolvency professionals feel the bankruptcy code will deter defaulters, but NPAs will not cease unless banks are sensitised on credit appraisal and experts are hired by banks to inspect what is happening with their loans.

Proprietary firms to come under bankruptcy code

Proprietary firms to come under bankruptcy code

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2017

Once the bankruptcy provisions are notified, these proprietary firms will benefit, as Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board plans to consider them as individuals

CAs, bankers in a rush to pass insolvency exam

CAs, bankers in a rush to pass insolvency exam

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2017

Test on lines of IIT-JEE

New fund raising norm for start-ups

New fund raising norm for start-ups

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2017

Deposit amount can equal investor's stake, won't impact his holding as it is a loan

People's medicine scheme is a non-performer

People's medicine scheme is a non-performer

Rediff.com   17 May 2017

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana or PMJAY has not been a runaway success by any yardstick. Not all stores are running, and many are poorly stocked.

BJP bids to win 2019 polls on PM's 'pro-poor' image

BJP bids to win 2019 polls on PM's 'pro-poor' image

Rediff.com   15 May 2017

According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government's re-election campaign.

US pat for stent price cut

US pat for stent price cut

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

NPPA's decision would also benefit domestic stent makers.

It's fiscal! Centre-state ties to undergo drastic change

It's fiscal! Centre-state ties to undergo drastic change

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2017

There will be a dramatic alteration in the role the Centre and the states will play to shape India's fiscal and economic destiny, report Nitin Sethi and Ishan Bakshi.

No govt deadline to implement long pending forest policy

No govt deadline to implement long pending forest policy

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

The fact that the government has no specific deadline to impose this policy was revealed through a response to an RTI application in February 2017.

Govt leniency to help projects without green clearance

Govt leniency to help projects without green clearance

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

Projects to pay for clean up if environmental damage is found

Insolvency professionals seek more protection

Insolvency professionals seek more protection

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2017

They play a key role in managing rescue and liquidation processes envisaged under the Code

NPPA heat on hospitals for failing to provide stent details

NPPA heat on hospitals for failing to provide stent details

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2017

The regulator is now probing 24 hospitals, including Max Hospital in New Delhi and Lilavati in Mumbai, for allegedly overcharging patients for stents

Ballooning condom prices bring in regulator, 2 tiers likely

Ballooning condom prices bring in regulator, 2 tiers likely

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2017

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has decided to have one price for basic utility condoms and the other for pleasure condoms.

Cap on stent prices brings Chinese maker to India

Cap on stent prices brings Chinese maker to India

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2017

MicroPort entered the market on Feb 15 and its stent was used in a Mumbai hospital.

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2017

Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.