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'Today, even the RBI is under political pressure'

'Today, even the RBI is under political pressure'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'

Net closing in on PNB, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, AugustaWestland

Net closing in on PNB, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, AugustaWestland

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

'The web of transactions is so complex that it requires expertise to understand the strategies involved in each fraud.'

Terror funding: India freezes assets of 37 entities, blocks Rs 2.12 crore

Terror funding: India freezes assets of 37 entities, blocks Rs 2.12 crore

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

In related findings for India, the FATF in a report brought out last month, chronicled the use of banking channels to fund the activities of the banned terror group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.

Enforcement Directorate questions BCCI vice-president TC Mathew

Enforcement Directorate questions BCCI vice-president TC Mathew

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Enforcement Directorate officials, on Thursday, questioned Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) president and BCCI vice-president T C Mathew on the foreign exchange transactions involving KCA and a London-based architect firm.

Ad lines blur as political leaders turn quasi brand ambassadors

Ad lines blur as political leaders turn quasi brand ambassadors

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The Prime Minister and and President gracing ads for Reliance Jio and Bandhan Bank have put the spotlight on this trend.

AP: Employees call off stir; power stations resume operation

AP: Employees call off stir; power stations resume operation

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Two thermal power stations at Vijayawada and Kadapa went into steam on Friday as power employees in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh resumed work after calling off their indefinite strike "temporarily" in view of cyclonic storm Phailan.

The secret behind Xiaomi's success in India

The secret behind Xiaomi's success in India

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

The Chinese smartphone maker's focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India.

Red flag flies high in Bihar: Left parties win big

Red flag flies high in Bihar: Left parties win big

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Inarguably the biggest gainer in the Grand Alliance, the CPI-ML, often working in the margins of mainstream politics, had 19 candidates in the fray, most of them students and youth leaders.

2016: The year Hollywood gave Bollywood a scare

2016: The year Hollywood gave Bollywood a scare

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Movies like Jungle Book, Conjuring 2 helped Hollywood capture its biggest share of the Indian box office this year. Can Bollywood keep up? Urvi Malvania reports.

Furious India hits back, strips US diplomats of privileges

Furious India hits back, strips US diplomats of privileges

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

In a strong retaliation, India on Tuesday initiated a slew of steps to strip US diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all airport passes and stopping import clearances for the US embassy, terming as "barbaric" the arrest and strip searching of India's Deputy Consul General in New York Devyani Khobragade.

How fast is India growing?

How fast is India growing?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

The estimates of national income and growth do not pass the 'smell test'.

Govt cancels registration of 4,470 NGOs in fresh crackdown

Govt cancels registration of 4,470 NGOs in fresh crackdown

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

The fresh round of cancellation process of the 4,470 NGOs started on May 6.

Want to know how to use family to save tax? Read this

Want to know how to use family to save tax? Read this

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.

Allow sale of non-essentials: Retailers to govt

Allow sale of non-essentials: Retailers to govt

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

Retailers are also demanding that home delivery across all forms of retail should be allowed to ensure a level playing field.

India Inc likely to go on a hiring spree in 2018

India Inc likely to go on a hiring spree in 2018

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

With the negative impact of demonetisation waning and the implementation of the GST, 80% of the CEOs surveyed said they were planning to hire more people in 2018

Why RBI's risk draft has little to cheer NBFCs

Why RBI's risk draft has little to cheer NBFCs

Rediff.com27 May 2019

An initial reading of the guidelines indicates two factors - potential rise in borrowing cost and lower returns on investment book - could hit the spread of NBFCs.

How Maha govt plans to probe cyber crimes fast

How Maha govt plans to probe cyber crimes fast

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

A specialised force with 1,000 personnel to be formed in the state for the same.

Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Rediff.com29 May 2019

He is set to be produced from custody before Judge Emma Arbuthnot for the first management hearing in the case, during which a broad timeline is expected for his extradition trial.

Modi's OBOR counter: Asia-Africa growth corridor, backed by Japan

Modi's OBOR counter: Asia-Africa growth corridor, backed by Japan

Rediff.com23 May 2017

'During my visit to Japan and after meeting with Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe, I gladly recall that in our joint declaration we mentioned Asia-Africa growth corridor and proposed further conversation with our brothers and sisters of Africa,' Prime Minister Modi said.

Jet employees' union says will never let airline go down

Jet employees' union says will never let airline go down

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

"We will not let this company go down and will not tolerate this casual talk to dismantle this company piece by piece and give it as doles to airlines of your choice," an open letter said.

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

'If we chose to do the right things, it is possible to avoid job losses at a mass scale,' ABB MD Sanjeev Sharma tells Raghu Krishnan.

How COVID-19 has impacted private equity firms

How COVID-19 has impacted private equity firms

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Investors say they see large companies going through the grind, as their promoters struggle with liquidity because they are levered up at the holding company level and are starting to get margin calls thanks to the crashes in the stock market, and in the next six months, the targets that will come up for PE companies will make for a harvest season like never before.

Why retailers are angry with the government

Why retailers are angry with the government

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

While brick-and-mortar retailers have been the most vocal in their protests, e-tailers do not seem to be in a hurry.

'Putin won't risk improving relations with Pakistan at India's expense'

'Putin won't risk improving relations with Pakistan at India's expense'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2018

'But Russia is well aware of Pakistan's nuisance power on its border.'

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

FinMin had, recently, notified changes in FDI rules that made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share a land border with India. Hong Kong was ranked 14th on the list of countries with FDI flows to India, contributing $4.2 billion between April 2000 and December 2019, the data from DPIIT shows. India received FDI worth $2.34 billion from China in the same period.

Walls of hatred erected in name of religion: Naseeruddin Shah

Walls of hatred erected in name of religion: Naseeruddin Shah

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

"Is this where our country is headed? Had we dreamt of a country where there was no space for dissent, where only the rich and powerful are heard and where the poorest and most vulnerable are oppressed? Where there once was law, there is now only darkness," he said in the video in Urdu.

Corporate India gets jittery over black money Bill

Corporate India gets jittery over black money Bill

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

Companies were consulting law firms and consultants to understand the Bill.

Bofors: After 12 years, CBI challenges HC order acquitting accused

Bofors: After 12 years, CBI challenges HC order acquitting accused

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

The CBI filed the appeal against the May 31, 2005 decision of the high court by which all accused, including Europe-based industrialists Hinduja brothers, were discharged from the Rs 64-crore pay-off case.

ED questions Raj Kundra for over 9 hours as witness in bitcoin case

ED questions Raj Kundra for over 9 hours as witness in bitcoin case

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The businessman was summoned at the ED's office and was asked questions about the purported links of the alleged main accused of the case Amit Bhardwaj with his businesses.

Battle lines are hardening against govt's e-commerce draft

Battle lines are hardening against govt's e-commerce draft

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Smaller Singapore- and US-based venture capital funds, retail associations and trader bodies such as the CAIT and SJM are all planning to approach the government to put pressure on the commerce ministry.

Foreign operations set to get a leg up at SBI

Foreign operations set to get a leg up at SBI

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

One of the MDs, R Sridharan, is focusing on associates and subsidiaries. Another managing director, S K Bhattacharyya, who retired in October, 2010, was the chief credit risk officer.

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Pak had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate created by Inter-Services Intelligence, won't be able to deliver any more

Rajan issue: Rating action depends on policies, not personalities, says Fitch

Rajan issue: Rating action depends on policies, not personalities, says Fitch

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

For India, Fitch Ratings has 'BBB-' rating.

How To PROTECT Yourself Against Online Scams

How To PROTECT Yourself Against Online Scams

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

'The major worry for everyone using Internet-linked devices today is whether the latest download on his smartphone or laptop is a bait from a digital hacker who is out to secure access to his hard-earned money,' notes T A Ramalingam, chief technical officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.

Of murky alleys, credit cards and faceless staff

Of murky alleys, credit cards and faceless staff

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Many placement agencies are fly-by-night operators in New Delhi.

GIFT City expects relief from the companies law

GIFT City expects relief from the companies law

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The GIFT City management is in talks with Hong Kong, London, and Singapore arbitration centres

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

What the scourge of COVID-19 has exposed...

Rediff.com10 May 2020

'...are the deep ruts and fissures in the rotting fabric of our cities and the incompetence of elected leaders and administrators,' notes Sunil Sethi.

Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary: Govt

Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary: Govt

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The ministry further stated that it was advisable to receive a complete schedule of the anti-coronavirus vaccine irrespective of past history of infection with COVID-19 as this will help in developing a strong immune response against the disease.

If you find a bag of money on the road, don't pick it!

If you find a bag of money on the road, don't pick it!

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

'Many theories are doing the rounds on how to declare unaccounted income.'
'One of the more interesting ideas I have heard,' says Harsh Roongta, 'is that the tax payer can state that he found the currency notes in a bag on the street.'