How Sasikala took control of Jaya TV from jail

Did Jayalalithaa, who was also in jail then, know about these transactions?N Sundaresha Subramanian reports. Sasikala, a confidante of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, had bought a......

Why not a 'Bad Bank'?

'Let's walk on two legs: Facilitate better resolution under the present system and set up PARA as well by transferring loans amounting to, say, Rs 1 lakh crore,' says T T Ram Mohan.Illustration:......

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Maybe Modi could ask a patriarch of the stature of the late G D Birla to flesh out the details of a new company to manage government land privatisation. Of all the parts of the divestment......

'Bad banks' make a comeback

The ‘bad bank’ -- which will help banks clear their balance sheets by transferring the NPAs to special purpose vehicles -- has been one of the most debated ideas for stressed......

New NPA resolution plan finds few takers among bankers

Rather, the existing ones should be implemented speedily to clean up the mess. The proposal, announced on Tuesday, to float two asset management companies to tackle bad debt in banks, is not seen......