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RBI may have to restructure its key committees

RBI may have to restructure its key committees

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

The government has proposed "drastic changes" in the rules framed to retune the composition of three committees of the RBI: Board for Financial Supervision, the Board for Payment and Settlement Systems and the Committee of the Central Board.

India could become the fintech hub of the world

India could become the fintech hub of the world

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Leveraging global capital markets to give muscle to an innate competitive advantage in rapid mass transaction systems will lead to India becoming a petri dish for global enterprises and new-age innovation that it yearns to be.

Lehman crisis@10: Has the financial world changed for the better?

Lehman crisis@10: Has the financial world changed for the better?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.

India shows China the way to deal with bad debt

India shows China the way to deal with bad debt

Rediff.com6 May 2016

While Modi must worry about the electoral backlash of bailing out state-owned banks, China's communist rulers face fewer constraints.

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Britain's Cairn Energy has secured a French court order to seize 20 Indian govt properties to recover arbitration award, it is learnt.

Bad weather hits search for crashed Nepal plane, fate of 22 flyers unknown

Bad weather hits search for crashed Nepal plane, fate of 22 flyers unknown

Rediff.com29 May 2022

According to an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport, they was an unconfirmed report about a loud noise reported in the Ghasa region of Jomsom, according to the Post report.

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandaughter jailed for 7 years in a fraud case

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandaughter jailed for 7 years in a fraud case

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Lata Ramgobin, who is the daughter of noted rights activists Ela Gandhi and late Mewa Ramgobind, was also refused leave to appeal both the conviction and the sentence by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court.

'After Covid, demand will be back with a vengeance'

'After Covid, demand will be back with a vengeance'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

'When there is unlocking, there is demand revival.' 'This is going to be the main growth engine in this kind of an economic scenario.'

5 vital questions on India's credit

5 vital questions on India's credit

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small.

How Will Modi Shape The G20 Opportunity?

How Will Modi Shape The G20 Opportunity?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Will G20 showcase an India that is inclusive, culturally rich, diverse and tolerant, asks Ramesh Menon.

RBI deputy governor fires salvo at government

RBI deputy governor fires salvo at government

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

Governments that did not respect the central bank's independence would sooner or later incur the wrath of financial markets, ignite economic fire, and come to rue the day they undermined the regulatory institution, Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warned.

What The RBI Can Do About The Rupee

What The RBI Can Do About The Rupee

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

'To simply let the rupee depreciate to any level according to market forces will not be in the country's interests.'

Foreign employees to get PF money in their own countries

Foreign employees to get PF money in their own countries

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

As of now, foreign employees applying for withdrawal of provident funds are required to open bank accounts in India.

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

'Economic activities are expected to improve'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'We are very watchful about inflation and growth. But the main challenge is economic revival and growth.'

Valli Arunachalam issues legal notice to Murugappa family members

Valli Arunachalam issues legal notice to Murugappa family members

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

The development comes after the shareholders of Ambadi Investments, the holding company of the Rs 38,100-crore Murugappa Group, voted against the induction of 59-year-old Valli Arunachalam, the eldest daughter of former executive chairman M V Murugappan, into its board.

Ready to act on any 'disorderly behaviour': Rajan

Ready to act on any 'disorderly behaviour': Rajan

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Indian economy has good fundamentals and sizeable foreign reserves, RBI Governor Raghuram rajan said.

The dark side of lower oil prices

The dark side of lower oil prices

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Foreign exchange reserves of the oil producers have increased by $1.1 trillion over the past decade.

Is the NSE ready for extended trading hours?

Is the NSE ready for extended trading hours?

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'We will have to get together internally and figure how this will happen.' 'Suffice to say, it is feasible and will be done in a logical way.'

Currency slide: India, other emerging markets in soft spot

Currency slide: India, other emerging markets in soft spot

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

According to a new report published by Switzerland-based BIS, which is also referred as 'bank for central banks', the US Federal Reserve's announcement of a possible phasing out of easy money regime has resulted in 'abrupt and sizeable' equity market losses in both advanced and emerging markets.

Fed rate hike to have an adverse impact on emerging economies?

Fed rate hike to have an adverse impact on emerging economies?

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Economists warn of the impact that a Fed rate rise could have on emerging economies.

Lenders cautious as Cox & Kings defaults on commercial paper of Rs 200 cr

Lenders cautious as Cox & Kings defaults on commercial paper of Rs 200 cr

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Cox & Kings had a total debt of Rs 3,238 crore at end of FY19 and this included both short-term and long-term loans.

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

No service tax on debit, credit card transactions up to Rs 2,000

No service tax on debit, credit card transactions up to Rs 2,000

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

The government has been taking steps to promote cashless or digital transactions to take India towards a less-cash economy

Don't Be OVER-OBSESSED With Stocks

Don't Be OVER-OBSESSED With Stocks

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

Exposure to debt funds and gold is essential even if current returns from these asset classes are low, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.

India's debt burden: How politicians, business tycoons messed it up

India's debt burden: How politicians, business tycoons messed it up

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

India is Asia's other bad debt headache.

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and migration, points out Ramesh Menon.

For the Oswals, a 6-year, multi-billion-dollar legal drama ends

For the Oswals, a 6-year, multi-billion-dollar legal drama ends

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

After reaching a deal with ANZ in a six-year tussle, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal have left Australia and plan to start a new venture in New York

Will the US see a double-dip recession?

Will the US see a double-dip recession?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

The fact that the US recovery needs an elaborate defence suggests that things are far from certain.

e-Payment regulations stuck as RBI unwilling to cede control

e-Payment regulations stuck as RBI unwilling to cede control

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.

Why major currencies including the INR have slumped against dollar

Why major currencies including the INR have slumped against dollar

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

Many emerging economies have witnessed a flight of foreign portfolio capital and their currencies have slumped against the dollar.

Wipro to pay $5 mn to close US probe

Wipro to pay $5 mn to close US probe

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Six years ago, the company discovered an incident of embezzlement of about $4 mn by an employee.

How Goldman Sachs V-P siphoned off Rs 38 cr

How Goldman Sachs V-P siphoned off Rs 38 cr

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Based on a complaint by the legal head of the company Abhishek Parsheera, a case under various IPC sections including criminal breach of trust and cheating was registered against the two.

Jet Airways flyers grapple with late refunds, soaring airfares

Jet Airways flyers grapple with late refunds, soaring airfares

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The sudden massive cancellations of Jet have put travel agents and customers in jeopardy

Football Briefs: Ranieri to manage French club Nantes

Football Briefs: Ranieri to manage French club Nantes

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

News of that transpired on and off the football field

Afghanistan can't be terror haven: China warns Taliban

Afghanistan can't be terror haven: China warns Taliban

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The remarks by China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Geng Shuang, came during an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday after the sudden and rapid takeover of the Afghanistan government by the Taliban insurgents.

Why all Budget numbers must be suspect

Why all Budget numbers must be suspect

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

For 2017-18 and 2018-19, investors are better off focusing on the quality of measures announced in the Budget and outside it rather than on the Budget numbers themselves, says T T Ram Mohan.

NSE asks brokers to strictly follow rules for investor funds

NSE asks brokers to strictly follow rules for investor funds

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

NSE asks brokers to strictly follow rules for investor funds.

I am not an absconder, says Mallya

I am not an absconder, says Mallya

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

'I have been most pained at being painted as an absconder'.

Cairn has identified India's assets for seizure in case of non-payment

Cairn has identified India's assets for seizure in case of non-payment

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

British oil firm Cairn Energy Plc on Tuesday said it has identified Indian sovereign assets overseas, which it can seize in the event of New Delhi failing to return over USD 1.7 billion that an international arbitration tribunal has ordered after rescinding a retrospective tax demand.