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Rajan's reputation helped stabilise Rupee: Subbarao

Rajan's reputation helped stabilise Rupee: Subbarao

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

Former RBI Governor Subbarao blamed Chidambaram for undermining the autonomy of RBI and putting pressure on him to cut interest rates.

Cong, SP will run bulldozer over Ram temple: Modi

Cong, SP will run bulldozer over Ram temple: Modi

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed that the Congress and Samajwadi Party will run a bulldozer over the Ram temple if elected to power, and asked them to take 'tuition' from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath 'where to run bulldozers'.

BCCI to deposit Rs 9.72 cr to ED as penalty on behalf of former treasurer

BCCI to deposit Rs 9.72 cr to ED as penalty on behalf of former treasurer

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

It is learnt that Pandove had applied for indemnity under Rule 34 of BCCI constitution where the organisation pays on behalf of the member if he is slapped with a penalty while discharging his function.

PM to inaugurate first all-women bank on Nov 19

PM to inaugurate first all-women bank on Nov 19

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate country's first all-women Bharatiya Mahila Bank in Mumbai on November 19, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

IPL 2025: RCB splurge on Bhuvi; big names miss out

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, in Jeddah on Monday.

'India has adequate forex to manage challenges'

'India has adequate forex to manage challenges'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

India's forex reserves recently declined by $704 million to $354.517 billion.

Why Citi is exiting India

Why Citi is exiting India

Rediff.com10 May 2021

The Indian regulatory framework forced Citi to hibernate -- contrary to the claim that it never sleeps!

Ex-Sebi boss M Damodaran on what ails India's financial sector

Ex-Sebi boss M Damodaran on what ails India's financial sector

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

Regulatory capacity, hyperactivity and excessive prescription are the biggest challenges the financial sector is facing, said Meleveetil Damodaran, former chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Summit on Wednesday, Damodaran highlighted the need for simpler, clear, and continuous regulations in the financial sector. He opined that the industry had felt it challenging to keep pace with the changing regulations.

How the Kerala-based CSB Bank made a dramatic turnaround

How the Kerala-based CSB Bank made a dramatic turnaround

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

For FY21, CSB is looking at growth of around 25 per cent and is confident of doubling it in two years. And it is also exploring options to acquire a mid-size bank with a good client base and branches in the north to acquire an all-India presence.

Jalan panel to RBI: Keep tainted entities away from banking licence race

Jalan panel to RBI: Keep tainted entities away from banking licence race

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

The Jalan panel has recommended to the RBI to keep shady entities out of banking licence race.

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

In FY23, the State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 57.4 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 55,684.17 crore. But the chairman of the country's largest bank, Dinesh Khara's annual pay for this creditable performance was just Rs 37 lakh (his peers at state-run banks are no better off). Look at his private bank rivals - most pocketed in excess of Rs 7 crore annually - plus stock options.

It Won't Be An Easy Term For The BJP

It Won't Be An Easy Term For The BJP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2025

Delhi faces a severe financial crunch and the deficit is largely due to numerous welfare schemes without adequate revenue flowing in. The success of welfare schemes and electoral promises will need careful financial planning and out of the box thinking to whip up additional revenue, notes Ramesh Menon.

Rajan hopes India will continue to focus on low inflation

Rajan hopes India will continue to focus on low inflation

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

He warned low interest rates globally could distort markets and would be difficult to abandon

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

'The last year's growth is a foretaste of things to come in the retail credit market.'

How must govt use RBI's Rs 1.76 lakh crore

How must govt use RBI's Rs 1.76 lakh crore

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

'The Jalan Committee has now provided very clear guidelines on how the (RBI's) balance sheet should be looked at, what kind of disclosures should be made, what are the principles on which the Contingency Risk Buffer should be maintained, what should be the revaluation reserves, and the market risk to the Contingency Risk Buffer.'

Right Time To Invest In Silver ETFs?

Right Time To Invest In Silver ETFs?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

Invest with a 5 to 7 year horizon so that you are able to ride out price volatility and benefit from the long-term trends of demand and macroeconomic shifts.

Robust review before PSU bank chiefs are selected

Robust review before PSU bank chiefs are selected

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The move to make the appointment process more robust comes after last month's arrest of S K Jain, chairman and managing director of Syndicate Bank last month, over graft charges.

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

'Infusion of fresh capital, handsome growth in deposits and focus on recovery should bring Yes Bank back on the growth path in the next financial year,' observes Tamal Bandyopodhyay.

India processes record 41 mn real-time transactions per day

India processes record 41 mn real-time transactions per day

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

India saw growth of around 213 per cent in the number of real-time payments processed over the past year.

Meet the first CEO of all-women bank

Meet the first CEO of all-women bank

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Ananthasubramanian, 55, started her career in 1982 at Bank of Baroda as a specialist officer in the planning stream.

Is Raghuram Rajan Right Or Wrong?

Is Raghuram Rajan Right Or Wrong?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

'We should look at is full year's growth rather than quarter numbers.'

From PNB scam to Patels's exit, events that shaped India's banking sector

From PNB scam to Patels's exit, events that shaped India's banking sector

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

For the baning sector, 2018 was a 'Year of Exits' - borrowers fled from the country as loans went kaput and many bank CEOs were forced to leave

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Among possible new members, former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani's name is doing the rounds.

Barbs, name calling: Did LS poll campaign breach all limits?

Barbs, name calling: Did LS poll campaign breach all limits?

Rediff.com31 May 2024

As Election 2024 hurtles towards result day in a medley of mangalsutra, mujra, mutton, machli and other barbs, these may sound like character names from Hindi comics of yore. Instead, these are the mocking, sometimes vicious monikers given by political rivals to each other.

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

A corporate lawyer said that this is the biggest failure of corporate governance in this country. He pointed out that American investors can even take the bank to court for giving false statements to stock exchanges and even file class action suits. Some even questioned how RBI overlooked Kochhar's misdeed.

Should've asked Cong FMs: Sitharaman on Rahul's RBI remark

Should've asked Cong FMs: Sitharaman on Rahul's RBI remark

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

The committee had eminent people on it and making any allegations like this is 'outlandish', Sitharaman said.

Dept of Post, Mahindras, Sun Pharma join banking race

Dept of Post, Mahindras, Sun Pharma join banking race

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

The Department of Post, Tech Mahindra, Videocon Group and stock exchange NSE have joined big corporates like Ambanis and Birlas to seek entry into banking business through newly created niche category of Payments and Small Finance Banks.

Bank board picks Dinesh Khara as new SBI chairman

Bank board picks Dinesh Khara as new SBI chairman

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Khara will replace SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose three-year term comes to an end on October 7.

IFSCA looks to clear decks for startups' direct listing at GIFT City

IFSCA looks to clear decks for startups' direct listing at GIFT City

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has proposed key exemptions to the current listing framework and measures for setting up holding companies (holdcos) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to encourage domestic startups list at GIFT City, the country's only international financial services centre (IFSC). Under the current framework, to be eligible to list on IFSC exchanges, an issuing company should have operating revenue of at least $20 million in the preceding financial year and average pre-tax profits of at least $1 million during the preceding three financial years. An expert committee has noted these conditions have acted as hurdles to listing new-age companies, and they need a relook.

Paytm looks to rationalise employee costs by revising hiring strategy

Paytm looks to rationalise employee costs by revising hiring strategy

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Sources close to the development told Business Standard the company was exploring different ways to save on its employee costs and had laid off a few employees on "performance" grounds. "We will see a similar development for the next few months. "The company is fine-tuning its hiring policies and implement rigourous measures to look into employee performance," a source said.

RBI mulls making bank licencing process more frequent

RBI mulls making bank licencing process more frequent

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

RBI has already come out with a discussion paper on banking sector in India, on which the regulator has invited comments from stakeholders.

'Shehzada' vs 'shahidzada': Modi, Cong trade barbs over Rahul

'Shehzada' vs 'shahidzada': Modi, Cong trade barbs over Rahul

Rediff.com4 May 2024

The Congress leader also said that the BJP wants to change the Constitution, and reduce and weaken the rights given to the people through the statute book.

Revealed: How PM Planned Demonetisation

Revealed: How PM Planned Demonetisation

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

November 8 marks 6 years after demonetisation. A K Bhattacharya reveals how the prime minister and the RBI worked together for months before Modi's 8 pm speech. A riveting excerpt from The Rise Of Goliath: Twelve Disruptions That Changed India.

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's ED custody extended till Mar 16

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's ED custody extended till Mar 16

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

The ED said that the investigation further revealed that there are 78 companies owned by the accused and his family members and it needed to probe whether the money went into these companies.

Hasmukh Adhia nominated as RBI director

Hasmukh Adhia nominated as RBI director

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

His nomination is effective from November 11, 2014, RBI said on Monday.

Huge scam in YES Bank for many years, say ED

Huge scam in YES Bank for many years, say ED

Rediff.com26 May 2020

Proceeds of the crime had been siphoned off and laundered or concealed, or layered and integrated into the main financial system through the acquisition of properties. His wife Bindu Kapoor has been charged with being aware of the source of monies that were being routed through these companies.

Lapses in banking system: Govt seeks RBI's views

Lapses in banking system: Govt seeks RBI's views

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

In its letter, finance ministry has pointed to sections 35, 35A and 36 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to highlight the powers and functions of the RBI as regulator

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

Time To Make Budget More Transparent

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya.

MUST-READ: UPA's fiscal stance to blame, says Subbarao in last speech

MUST-READ: UPA's fiscal stance to blame, says Subbarao in last speech

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

The full text of RBI governor D Subbarao's last speech, where he blames the UPA government for the fiscal mess

NRIs can set up small, payment banks

NRIs can set up small, payment banks

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

This means individuals like Vikram Pandit, former Citibank chief, can be a promoter only if he comes back to the country permanently.