Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
The government, he said, has implemented 'bold reforms'.
In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
Experts say one in every four mental health problems is due to depression and anxiety at the workplace.
MF investors may not be able to support markets fall if selling intensifies
'The IPO window has been more or less open since the new government in 2014.'
YES Bank, Bank of Baroda, SBI, IndusInd Bank, and RBL Bank are amongst the banks, Jefferies says, are most prune to "high risk" emanating from ADAG, Cox & Kings, CG Power, DHFL and Essar Shipping.
UP is an important state to roll out the government's agrarian reforms and job growth policies.
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
The Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after 19 sittings that saw the passage of 14 legislation while Rajya Sabha came to an end after passing nine bills.
The government has asked the Indian Banks' Association to make sure that IDBI Bank's wages are on a par with other banks.
'Don't panic. Believe in yourself.' 'This is a preventable illness. Only you can prevent it.'
RBI Governor cautioned against more volatility.
In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.
'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.
Expenditure on health in India is at a global low of 1.2% of GDP.
An Aadhaar card can fast-track the KYC procedure for some instruments.
Officials said Sebi first proposed to the FinMin to amend the relevant provisions in the Sebi Act to discontinue RBI's representation on its board, as it already has adequate presence of government nominees and in its over 25 years of existence the regulator has evolved as an "effective and one of the best in the world".
One can expect significant changes at India's banks in ensuing months.
Here are the key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
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Kamath also said that the new bank, set up by India and four other members of the BRICS grouping, will strive to approve its first loan before end of the current fiscal.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created a flutter with his first Independence Day speech. While diverted the national attention to social issues, Modi smartly avoided political traps.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
'We are rolling out a vaccine when we don't even have the phase 2 trial results; forget about phase 3 trial results.' 'Why are we playing with people's lives?'
The amount would depend on the time period that would elapse from the start to when capacity reaches 1.5 million cars
In his press conference on Wednesday, Trump targeted drug-makers and vowed to bring back production in the US.
A well-run non-banking company has better margins than a bank, but the objective of setting up Ujjivan was to provide comprehensive financial inclusion, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank MD & CEO Samit Ghosh tells Anup Roy in an interview.
Harassment, corruption and the burden of compound interest for years are also the reasons.
Banks are clear that lending rates are not going to fall further, say Hamsini Karthik and Anup Roy.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
NDA government has shunned populism.
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
A coalition of over 150 US-based academicians back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley next week and counter refute 130 US-based South Asian academics who oppose the Modi visit and his Digital India initiative.
People who have no access to or do not trust the financial system are the only ones for whom investing in gold makes sense, says Naval Goel.
According to latest data, FIIs have made a net investment of Rs 2,132 crore (Rs 21.32 billion) in the stock markets in December.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
The issue is likely to be discussed on Thursday at a meeting of Sebi's board, which would also be apprised of the impact of the Finance Ministry's decision for not agreeing to such a proposal from the capital markets regulator, sources said.
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