Ramdev wants a ban; will he succeed?

'The wonderful thing about being a journalist is that when someone tries to muzzle your work, it's a badge of honour.''You know you've done something right,' Priyanka Pathak-Narain, the author of......

Exclusive! 'By 2012, we brought China boundary row to point of solution'

'Now it is really a question of whether both political leaderships wish to do it now. It is a big thing to do because it means that we have to change the way we learnt to draw the map of India in......

EXPLAINED: The Saradha chit fund scam

  What is the Saradha scam all about, who are the main players behind it? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com presents an faq. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ministers won't forget......

'FDI policy will spell doom for farmers, small traders'

Opposition National Democratic Alliance and estranged United Progressive Alliance ally Trinamool Congress on Friday criticised the decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail,......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

Is Technology Important In Banking?

'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

India’s mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under......

RBI Governor Wants Bankers To Be Like Dravid

The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......