Zeba Siddiqui And Manoj Kumar

Stories by Zeba Siddiqui And Manoj Kumar

India's trade deficit widens to three-month high in May

India's trade deficit widens to three-month high in May

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2016

Imports dropped 13.16 per cent year-on-year

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

Rediff.com   30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes whose operators typically grab new deposits to meet their promise of guaranteed returns to existing savers, point out Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj.

India eyes oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela to recoup pharma cash

India eyes oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela to recoup pharma cash

Rediff.com   18 May 2016

Like pharmaceutical companies globally - which used to enjoy a preferential exchange rate in Venezuela - Indian producers have been left badly stung by the collapse of the bolivar currency

India to take on defaulters as parliament approves bankruptcy bill

India to take on defaulters as parliament approves bankruptcy bill

Rediff.com   11 May 2016

The insolvency and bankruptcy code will strengthen the hands of lenders to recover outstanding debts by setting a deadline of 180 days for companies to pay or face liquidation

RBI to get rates panel in policy shift

RBI to get rates panel in policy shift

Rediff.com   11 May 2016

Three members will be representatives from the government, and three from the RBI.

March infrastructure output grows fastest in 16 months

March infrastructure output grows fastest in 16 months

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Infrastructure accounts for nearly 38 per cent of India's industrial output

Ambitious new bankruptcy code may take years to clean up India's debt mess

Ambitious new bankruptcy code may take years to clean up India's debt mess

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Bankers back the new bankruptcy code, which would impose debt deadlines on failed firms and foresees up to five years in jail for debtors who conceal property or defraud creditors

Retail inflation hits six-month low in March

Retail inflation hits six-month low in March

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2016

Retail inflation has eased from double digits in 2013.

India eyes loans from China-led Asian Investment Bank

India eyes loans from China-led Asian Investment Bank

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2016

India, the bank's second biggest shareholder after China, is looking to borrow from the AIIB.

India defends right to issue drug 'compulsory licences'

India defends right to issue drug 'compulsory licences'

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2016

The USTR has placed India on its "priority watch" list for two years in a row, saying the country's patent laws unfairly favour local drug makers.

FDA warns India's Emcure Pharma, cites repeated data fudging at plant

FDA warns India's Emcure Pharma, cites repeated data fudging at plant

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2016

It is one of 42 drug-making factories in India that the FDA has banned in recent years

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2016

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a government-appointed committee of experts had found that the banned combinations were "likely to involve risk to human beings, whereas safer alternatives to the said drug are available."

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2016

Dinesh Thakur is famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems

Jaitley unveils fire-fighting Budget to placate voters, sustain growth

Jaitley unveils fire-fighting Budget to placate voters, sustain growth

Rediff.com   29 Feb 2016

A strong showing will be vital to Narendra Modi's chances of a second term.

Here's how Prabhu plans to cut costs, generate revenue

Here's how Prabhu plans to cut costs, generate revenue

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2016

'We need to look beyond the current approach'.

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

Railway Budget: More public cash eyed as turnaround remains elusive

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2016

A proposed 24 percent hike in the salaries of 2.6 million employees and pensioners, will land the railways with a wage bill of about $4.7 billion.

Budget: Arun Jaitley could squeeze business to balance books

Budget: Arun Jaitley could squeeze business to balance books

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2016

The corporate income tax breaks make up a relatively small part of $80 billion in business giveaways.

India can still emulate China's export miracle: Panagariya

India can still emulate China's export miracle: Panagariya

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2016

From parity in 1980, China's economy has outgrown India's fivefold to $10 trillion