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Congress manifesto to focus on jobs, farm and banking reforms

Congress manifesto to focus on jobs, farm and banking reforms

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

The party's research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda heads, has sifted through the suggestions received in the last five months, and the manifesto is slated to be released later this month, reports Archis Mohan.

RBI allows NRIs to invest upto 26% in insurance

RBI allows NRIs to invest upto 26% in insurance

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

The Reserve Bank said overseas investors, including FPIs and NRIs, can invest up to 26 per cent in insurance and allied activities through the automatic route.

India Post-BSNL tie-up likely for payments bank

India Post-BSNL tie-up likely for payments bank

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

The board is likely to take up the matter this month.

HDFC Bank scrip tanks 4% as RBI restricts FII purchases

HDFC Bank scrip tanks 4% as RBI restricts FII purchases

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

HDFC Bank's shares fell by 3.46 per cent to close the day at Rs 659 on the BSE. In intra-day session, the scrip lost 4 per cent to Rs 655.10.

PlanCom favours raising diesel price further

PlanCom favours raising diesel price further

Rediff.com4 Aug 2013

Oil and gold had accounted for 45 per cent of India's imports bill in 2012-13.

The man who donated a Rs 8-cr garland to Lord Balaji

The man who donated a Rs 8-cr garland to Lord Balaji

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Raju's grandfather had commissioned a similar sahasra nama mala for Lord Balaji 50 years ago. Raju now wanted to offer a new garland.

How brands are making a splash at Kumbh Mela

How brands are making a splash at Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Milk booths by Amul and Mother Dairy, a Kumbh phone by Reliance Jio, Dabur's toothpaste dispensers are among the many initiatives by brands steadying for a stint on haloed ground.

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

The PBD this year functions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been wooing the Indian diaspora through widely publicised events across the country. At the PBD, the mood was either largely pro-Modi, and when not, apolitical.

Banks cautious on growth in loans against property

Banks cautious on growth in loans against property

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

This comes at a time when competition has increased significantly.

Govt approves FDI worth Rs 4,000 cr in pharma sector

Govt approves FDI worth Rs 4,000 cr in pharma sector

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Torrent Pharmaceuticals' Rs 3,000 crore proposal for increasing FII investment limit to 35 per cent was the biggest in terms of value

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Complaints to NCM fall down sharply...4,000 Indian women deserted by NRI husbands since 2016...79 districts in India still don't have blood banks...

Laws that regulate black money in India

Laws that regulate black money in India

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

If any foreign account holder violates Indian laws, tax authorities can enforce repatriation of funds.

RBI to take every step to stem Re fall: Official

RBI to take every step to stem Re fall: Official

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

The rupee had lost more than 8 per cent since the first week of May, after the US Fed indicated it may start scaling back its monetary stimulus programme later this year.

Haryana police add gang rape charge in Murthal sexual assaults case

Haryana police add gang rape charge in Murthal sexual assaults case

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The Haryana Police has told the Punjab and Haryana HC that the section on gang rape had been added to the FIR in the case.

RBI to cut SLR gradually to 18% by mid-2019

RBI to cut SLR gradually to 18% by mid-2019

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

The move may release funds locked in government securities and add to liquidity. With inflation expectations lowered, this should not impact bond sentiment in the short run

When will restrictions on cash withdrawal go?

When will restrictions on cash withdrawal go?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Jaitley said, RBI will decide by assessing market situation

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.

The Jet Crisis: Please answer these questions!

The Jet Crisis: Please answer these questions!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'By August 2018, it was evident that Jet was heading into serious financial trouble.' 'Why didn't the DGCA stop all advance bookings right there and then?' asks Anjuli Bhargava.

Sliding rupee, RBI moves turn tide for NRI deposits in July

Sliding rupee, RBI moves turn tide for NRI deposits in July

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

All categories of NRI deposits saw net inflows in July.

PHOTOS: Jallianwala Bagh exhibition at a UK museum

PHOTOS: Jallianwala Bagh exhibition at a UK museum

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

The exhibition is conceived as a 'lived experience' creation, based on work with descendants and communities to collect stories related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919.

Gulf-based NRIs taking loans to reap benefits of rupee fall

Gulf-based NRIs taking loans to reap benefits of rupee fall

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Money exchangers and bankers in Muscat said that non-resident Indians have started resorting to personal loans as rupee touched an all-time low of 62.03 against the US dollar on Friday, Times of Oman reported.

Company set up by Kochhar bros failed to repay Rs 30 crore loans

Company set up by Kochhar bros failed to repay Rs 30 crore loans

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Kochhar brothers stepped down from the board of Credential Finance by 2009. While Deepak Kochhar started NuPower Renewables, Rajiv set up Avista Advisory Group

Ministries get 60 days to decide on FDI plans

Ministries get 60 days to decide on FDI plans

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

A panel led by the secretaries of the DEA and the DIPP would conduct a quarterly review on the pending proposals.

FinMin verifying outward remittances made in 2011-12

FinMin verifying outward remittances made in 2011-12

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

For 2011-12, there were 7,56,741 foreign remittances made from India with money worth Rs 3,56,461 crore (Rs 3,564.61 billion) going out of India

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Mallya slams CBI, ED, says their actions have no legal basis

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

The final hearing in the case at the London magistrate's court to extradite Mallya to India is scheduled later this month.

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

NRI investors sue ICICI Venture over losses

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

ICICI Venture denied the allegations, noting it had extended the lifespan of the Dynamic India Fund III by three years

Banks have no right over info on overseas assets: Mallya

Banks have no right over info on overseas assets: Mallya

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya on Thursday told the Supreme Court that banks have no right over the information of his overseas movable and immovable assets as he was an NRI since 1988.

10 laws that changed how India does business

10 laws that changed how India does business

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.

RBI won't answer why note exchange wasn't allowed till Mar 31

RBI won't answer why note exchange wasn't allowed till Mar 31

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

The Central Bank has stonewalled almost every RTI query pertaining to demonetisation citing one or the other reason.

4 reasons why Rera will bring cheers to homebuyers in 2018

4 reasons why Rera will bring cheers to homebuyers in 2018

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

It is expected to bring transparency and reinstate consumer faith in the industry, says Brotin Banerjee.

NRI remittances touch a new high at $6.5 bn

NRI remittances touch a new high at $6.5 bn

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

Remittances by non-resident Indians (NRIs) saw a 27 per cent jump at $ 6.5 billion (Rs 39,991.9 crore in present valuations) between January and September this year, as against 7 per cent growth during the same period last year.

Man behind NRI voting rights on his long struggle

Man behind NRI voting rights on his long struggle

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Nagender Chindam, founder and chairman of Pravasi Bharat, a UK-based right group that has been campaigning for the right to an absentee ballot, on his journey and experiences as a NRI professional turned voting rights campaigner. Exclusive to Rediff.com

RBI relaxes portfolio investment scheme for NRIs

RBI relaxes portfolio investment scheme for NRIs

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

In order to attract inflow of foreign currency, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday simplified rules governing investments by non-resident Indians (NRIs) portfolio investments like equities and debt.

SC: People with genuine reasons should be allowed to deposit old notes

SC: People with genuine reasons should be allowed to deposit old notes

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

"There can be a situation where a person has lost his/her money for no fault," SC said.

India leads global remittances with $70 billion in 2013

India leads global remittances with $70 billion in 2013

Rediff.com12 Apr 2014

India leads global remittances in the year 2013 with a whopping $70 billion in its kitty, of which USD 65 billion were earned from the country's flagship software services exports, the World Bank reported.

NRIs watch out: Stricter norms for you!

NRIs watch out: Stricter norms for you!

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

NRIs could run into difficulties if they possess discontinued currency notes amounting to a high value.

Why Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia is important

Why Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia is important

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

King Salman and Narendra Modi will find common ground to intensify cooperation against jihadi terrorism, says Tarun Vijay, MP.

AAP plans massive recruitment drive for volunteers

AAP plans massive recruitment drive for volunteers

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

After a nationwide membership drive, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to launch a campaign to add 500,000 people to its workforce.

Why the rupee will continue to be volatile

Why the rupee will continue to be volatile

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Analysts expect the central bank to remain watchful of inflation.

Rupee falls, NRI remittances surge

Rupee falls, NRI remittances surge

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

India received $70 billion in remittances during 2014.