Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.
Air India buyer has to take over interest-bearing debt of Rs 16,500 crore a large portion of which is aircraft related, meaning they are backed by aircraft value
'Nehru's hegemonic politics has been responsible for many ills, which undoubtedly includes Kashmir'
HFCs and banks expect a drop in demand for housing loans in the short-term.
His finest years came when he served as deputy governor under C Rangarajan.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
There are some advantages of a falling rupee.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Not only is your privacy stripped stark naked, says Mitali Saran, the system itself is illegal and vulnerable.
For a few minutes, Nanjappa was on the road pleading for help while passersby looked on in horror. Some filmed his severed body, while others quickly informed the police, who dispatched an ambulance to the scene.
'The news that the once dashing, absolutely handsome, utterly charming Shashi Kapoor is no more makes me feel terribly sad.' Aseem Chhabra, author of Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star, pays rich tribute to the iconic actor.
Ways on how consumers can maximise benefits.
... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.
'By not even acknowledging China's occupation of Indian territory Modi signalled to Beijing that he was not prepared to used forceful means to vacate the Chinese occupation, and that his government was reconciled to this loss of territory and accepted the fait accompli engineered by the PLA.'
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
The Aadhaar Bill passed during Budget session last month, overruling amendments moved in Rajya Sabha.
'I can confidently say there will be another financial crisis soon enough, and probably more than one global crisis within the next century, given the increasingly integrated nature of the global economy.'
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
The focus is on corporate results at one level but global news will also have an impact
The India growth story is still intact, and fall in the Indian stock markets is an imported one and if the government succeeds in legislating the GST and Land Bill, India could yet emerge as a winner believe stock market experts
'If standing in a bank or ATM line is a test of patriotism, why is not a single leader standing in that queue too?'
The observation came in a judgment by which the court quashed criminal charges against bank employee Devidas Ramchandra Tuljapurkar.
'Just as the BJP has been harnessing the power of religion for political purposes, Modi needs to harness the power of religious and corporate institutions for poverty alleviation,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Rajan, who has also served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said he had no idea what statistics are pointing at currently and "a revamp" was needed "to really figure out what India's true growth rate is".
Discounts could be luring but onus of due diligence is always on buyer
Besides foreign flows, corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's testimony to the nation's legislature are also likely to impact investor sentiment.
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
As many as 68 artworks went under the hammer on Tuesday evening and included works by the greats like Raja Ravi Varma, V S Gaitonde, F N Souza, Jogen Chowdhury, and Akbar Padamsee among others.
On his 84th birthday, the much loved author shares his latest thoughts.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
President Donald Trump talked to the Saudi King, during which the latter flatly denied having any knowledge of the missing journalist.
Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini are trying to improve education across India.
'Reservation for the private sector is a bad idea.'
After yoga guru Baba Ramdev was banned from conducting programmes in Himachal on Monday and booked in Maharashtra and Rajasthan under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Atrocities Act for his honeymoon remarks targeting targeting Rahul Gandhi, the yoga guru said he would move the courts against the curbs.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Govt is keen to push reforms in the insurance sector.
Not being aware of your spending patterns or going overboard with your festive season spends on your credit card can land you in serious trouble later.
Industries with the highest number of top-rated companies at risk were hospitality/travel, media and entertainment, retail, financial services and consumer goods/manufacturing
A large number of companies, either based out of this eastern state or having a significant presence there, are being probed for running illicit 'collective investment schemes', while penal action has already been initiated by Sebi against over 20 other entities from the region.
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