Zeba Siddiqui And Manoj Kumar

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'India should review monetary policy, cut rates'

'India should review monetary policy, cut rates'

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2016

The RBI cut the rate several times last year to reduce it by 125 basis points to the current 6.75 percent.

Modi adviser Panagariya opposes 'tinkering' with fiscal deficit targets

Modi adviser Panagariya opposes 'tinkering' with fiscal deficit targets

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2016

India should not loosen its fiscal deficit targets in the forthcoming budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top economic adviser Arvind Panagariya said.

Union Budget on Feb 29, to focus on reforms, growth

Union Budget on Feb 29, to focus on reforms, growth

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2016

The Indian government will present the annual budget for 2016-17 on February 29.

Retail inflation picks up to 5.61% in Dec

Retail inflation picks up to 5.61% in Dec

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2016

Retail food inflation in December came in at 6.40 per cent.

Concerned about yuan's fall, India mulls steps on imports

Concerned about yuan's fall, India mulls steps on imports

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2016

Yuan's fall would worsen India's trade deficit with China.

India set to extend central bank term for Rajan's lieutenant

India set to extend central bank term for Rajan's lieutenant

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2016

Urjit Patel's reappointment will raise market hopes that Rajan, will also be offered an extension when his tenure ends in September.

Govt suggests more flexible timeline to inflation targeting

Govt suggests more flexible timeline to inflation targeting

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2015

Fiscal outlook to be little bit challenging next year: CEA

India to press for implementation of Bali deal at Nairobi trade talks

India to press for implementation of Bali deal at Nairobi trade talks

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2015

Trade ministers from 162 WTO countries will gather in Kenya's capital from Dec. 15-18 to work on an agreement to liberalise global trade.

India's economic growth seen picking up, RBI may hold rates steady

India's economic growth seen picking up, RBI may hold rates steady

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2015

RBI may hold rates steady as economic parametes are going strong, say experts.

Modi's gold deposit scheme fails to attract investors

Modi's gold deposit scheme fails to attract investors

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2015

Only 400 grams have been deposited so far.

Compliance worries hit shares in India's top two drugmakers

Compliance worries hit shares in India's top two drugmakers

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2015

Credit Suisse analysts cut their rating on Sun Pharma stock to 'neutral' from 'outperform

Rajan says bringing down inflation would help stabilise rupee

Rajan says bringing down inflation would help stabilise rupee

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2015

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said bringing down inflation would help stabilise the rupee.

India likely to cut corporate tax earlier than expected

India likely to cut corporate tax earlier than expected

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2015

Corporate tax is likely to be cut to 24%.

US warns Novartis on manufacturing violations at 2 India plants

US warns Novartis on manufacturing violations at 2 India plants

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2015

US firm Mylan NV received a stern warning from the FDA in August for faulty manufacturing practices at three of its India drugmaking plants.

India to pay savers less after RBI's latest rate cut, say sources

India to pay savers less after RBI's latest rate cut, say sources

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2015

After making a larger-than-expected cut of 50 basis points on September 29, Rajan urged the federal government to do its bit to accelerate growth through structural reforms.

How India can achieve 8-10% GDP growth

How India can achieve 8-10% GDP growth

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2015

The government is aiming for an 8-10 per cent annual economic growth.

State pension funds may invest more in stocks

State pension funds may invest more in stocks

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who wants pension and insurance funds to invest more in equities and infrastructure.

India's IPR regime: Another setback for a multinational drugmaker

India's IPR regime: Another setback for a multinational drugmaker

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2015

India rejects patent on Pfizer's arthritis drug

Cipla to acquire two US-based pharma cos for $550 million

Cipla to acquire two US-based pharma cos for $550 million

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2015

Cipla has agreed to buy two generics businesses in the United States in an all-cash deal worth $550 million.

Construction slowdown hits Modi's jobs promise

Construction slowdown hits Modi's jobs promise

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2015

Indebted developers are cutting staff as they slow work on existing projects and postpone new ones until they clear a backlog of 700,000 unsold homes