'Banks are being encouraged to lend instead of parking their resources with the RBI and earn risk-free interest income,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
While the situation Sitharaman finds herself in may not be that good, how does it stack up against her three immediate predecessors Pranab Mukherjee, P Chidambaram and the late Arun Jaitley?
Leading Israeli IT company, Ness Technologies, has submitted a prospectus to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for launching its initial public offer to raise capital for investments in India.
'MFs have a combined exposure of Rs 3.2 lakh crore to NBFCs, out of which Rs 1.1 lakh crore matures by September 2019.'
A group of three banks has wrested control over the companies controlling Formula One's commercial rights from supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
'This is for the first time home loan rates have dropped below 7 per cent,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Former RBI governor admits to being a 'greenhorn' as he started his stint at the central bank.
Infrastructure and real estate prominently feature as wealth destroyers.
Tiger Woods broke out of his title slump, firing a final round four-under 68 to claim the Buick Invitational tournament.
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
Indian corporates might face higher borrowing cost in the overseas market in short-run due to the Greek debt crisis.
'At this point, it does not appear to be a Lehman Brothers kind of crisis, which had a domino effect on the financial system.'
The net sales growth declines 4.4% in September quarter, the second worst in eight years.
'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'
Design thinking refers to solving traditional tech problems using newer, different and innovative methods
'No one cares about fiscal deficit now. Or for that matter, inflation.' 'The focus is on growth and growth alone.' 'RBI needs to break the risk aversion of banks and infuse adrenaline in their veins', says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Kotak Mahindra Bank's acquisition of ING Vysya Bank is the country's first ever amalgamation of a profit earning entity post the global financial meltdown in 2008.
Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Infy to cast wide net in CEO search, may go back to 'alumni'
'Rate cut should reiterate RBI's commitment in providing confidence to consumers and small business.'
Have a Plan B in place if the tide turns against you.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, the three bulge-bracket banking groups of the US, are likely to get active in Indian real estate after a long gap, according to executives with property funds and consultancies.
Experts believe there are more such decisions in the offing, which along with a recovery in economic growth and India Inc.
Eight Sensex biggies such as Reliance, L&T, BHEL, SBI and ICICI Bank are among the worst hit.
Meet Sam Zell or the 'Grave Dancer' who made billions using his business acumen.
Tension between the government, specially the finance ministry, and RBI is as old as the central bank itself.
Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1% led by Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank and IDBI Bank
Many lay folks cannot fathom the arcane language of the corporate governance brouhaha. I found that a mythological story connects very well, says R Gopalakrishnan.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
India VIX has been mirroring the CBOE Volatility Index.
'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection.'
The results will give an indication whether Nilekani would continue with the software plus services strategy adopted by Sikka, or tweak it to reflect his worldview of the explosion in data.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has praised captain Steve Smith's handling of an outburst by Mitchell Starc that cost the left-arm quick half his match fee from the first Test against New Zealand.
Please appreciate that first impressions matter, especially when interviewers must meet at least thirty to forty students in a day, says Jeevan J Arakal.
