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House panel raps FinMin over dated NPA data

House panel raps FinMin over dated NPA data

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

RBI will make a presentation on January 24 before the panel on the state of NPAs and stressed loans.

How RBI's tough rules impact audit companies

How RBI's tough rules impact audit companies

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

The central bank's tough new rules spell major changes in the competitive landscape for financial services audits.

Chanda Kochhar contests bonus clawback, ESOP termination

Chanda Kochhar contests bonus clawback, ESOP termination

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Until June 2018, the ICICI Bank board had given a clean chit to Kochhar with full backing and had said there was no question of favouritism, nepotism or conflict of interest on her part in granting loans to Videocon Industries or any other company. However, the stance changed soon after the regulatory and probe agencies initiated enquiry in the matter.

Markets gain for 5th straight session; bank shares rally

Markets gain for 5th straight session; bank shares rally

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.

Why Jaitley feels all subsidies must be rationalised

Why Jaitley feels all subsidies must be rationalised

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

The government's subsidy bill towards oil, fertilisers runs into lakhs of crores of rupees.

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

Valli Arunachalam had alleged that the group promoters have a gender bias against women getting into the family business and, hence, she and her sister were denied a berth on AIL's board.

Carlyle deal: SAT allows PNB Housing Fin to hold EGM

Carlyle deal: SAT allows PNB Housing Fin to hold EGM

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Setting aside Sebi's direction, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Monday allowed PNB Housing Finance to go ahead with the shareholders' meeting on Tuesday to consider the proposed Rs 4,000 crore-investment by private equity firm Carlyle and others in the mortgage firm. However, results of the shareholders' voting will not be disclosed till further directions from the tribunal. The ruling comes hours after PNB Housing Finance informed stock exchanges that it has appealed against Sebi's direction on June 18 wherein it was asked to defer consideration of the proposed capital infusion proposal till a valuation of the company's shares is done by a registered independent valuer.

RBI wants 'prominent' banker to be deputy governor

RBI wants 'prominent' banker to be deputy governor

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

A rule change may make Nachiket Mor, among others, eligible to replace Chakrabarty.

Worst is yet to come: Manmohan Singh on demonetisation

Worst is yet to come: Manmohan Singh on demonetisation

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

He dismissed as "hollow claim" Prime Minister Narendra "Modi's propaganda" that things have started looking up

Unconventional policy tool? Rajan has doubts

Unconventional policy tool? Rajan has doubts

Rediff.com10 May 2016

'Helicopter drop' was first proposed as an alternative to quantitative easing.

Media report on Rajan's 2nd term gives rupee the jitters

Media report on Rajan's 2nd term gives rupee the jitters

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Anandabazar Patrika reported that Rajan would prefer to go back to the United States after his three-year term expires in early September

Rs 17cr cash seized in ED raid on Kolkata-based gaming app operators

Rs 17cr cash seized in ED raid on Kolkata-based gaming app operators

Rediff.com10 Sep 2022

A picture released by the federal agency showed bundles of seized Rs 500 currency notes along with a few in the denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 200 stacked together on a bed.

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Relying on the private sector to undertake infrastructure investment may not be a realistic proposition.

How home loan borrowers stand to gain from this RBI move

How home loan borrowers stand to gain from this RBI move

Rediff.com15 Dec 2018

Linking all new floating rate loans to an external benchmark won't impact existing borrowers, so customers who have taken long-term home loans recently should watch things carefully, say Joydeep Ghosh and Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Can Shaktikanta Das be a peacemaker between RBI, govt?

Can Shaktikanta Das be a peacemaker between RBI, govt?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

If the new governor can think out of the box even as he signals that he can bat for the RBI cadre and respect its institutional memory, that will go a long way in getting out of the current impasse.

Nifty ends above 8,700 at fresh 52-week closing high; RBI policy eyed

Nifty ends above 8,700 at fresh 52-week closing high; RBI policy eyed

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.

Day after: Corporate tax relief may worsen fiscal deficit

Day after: Corporate tax relief may worsen fiscal deficit

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

The immediate revenue loss could worsen the Centre's fiscal deficit, from the budgeted 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 3.7 per cent of GDP -- a massive 40-basis-point increase. It was stabilised at 3.4 per cent since 2016-17, report Abhishek Waghmare and Dilasha Seth.

Why the team for Budget 2019 will be different

Why the team for Budget 2019 will be different

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia vacates his post on November 30 and Expenditure Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha, the second seniormost bureaucrat in the finance ministry, retires on January 31, the day before Jaitley presents the 2019-20 interim budget.

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.

Industry unhappy on RBI's move

Industry unhappy on RBI's move

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

Expressing disappointment over the RBI's move for not cutting the key policy rates, India Inc on Tuesday asked the government to take immediate action to revive growth and boost investments.

RBI is changing rules like PM changes his clothes: Rahul Gandhi

RBI is changing rules like PM changes his clothes: Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The Congress vice president took to twitter to lash out at Modi after the All India Congress Committee demanded rollback of the restriction under which an amount over Rs 5000 in scrapped currency can be deposited only once per account till December 30.

PNB to provide for Rs 60 bn loss this quarter for NiMo scam

PNB to provide for Rs 60 bn loss this quarter for NiMo scam

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

"Our preliminary estimates show we may have to provide for around Rs 60 billion in the balance sheet for the quarter ending on March. The due date for LoUs amounting to Rs 60 billion is falling in the present quarter. This will be a contingent liability for the bank," said a senior executive, on condition of anonymity.

RBI under rate cut pressure as growth slips

RBI under rate cut pressure as growth slips

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Official GDP data for the second quarter of the current fiscal year ending March are due to for release this Friday.

Did Jaitley have prior knowledge of Urjit Patel's decision?

Did Jaitley have prior knowledge of Urjit Patel's decision?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

Highly-placed sources in the government say that none of the senior ministers had any inkling of Patel's resignation

Govt wants Rs 10,000 cr interim dividend from RBI to bridge fiscal gap

Govt wants Rs 10,000 cr interim dividend from RBI to bridge fiscal gap

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

This demand comes at a time when the government is falling short of its revenue targets due to dwindling tax and low disinvestment receipts. It could account for the dividend in the upcoming Union Budget on February 1. RBI is, however, yet to take a final call on the government's demand and might decide on this at its central board meeting scheduled for February 15 in New Delhi.

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

Economists tell Sitharaman to focus on reviving growth

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

At a pre-Budget meeting, the FM was asked to ensure that NBFCs come out of the liquidity crisis they are facing with the help of RBI. They also spoke about the futility of trying to achieve a 3 per cent fiscal deficit target over the medium term.

The chinks in India's arbitration laws

The chinks in India's arbitration laws

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

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Surgical strike on poverty: Rahul on minimum income

Surgical strike on poverty: Rahul on minimum income

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Addressing a rally in Suratgarh town of Ganganagar district, a day after declaring his party would roll out the scheme if voted to power, Gandhi alleged that Prime Minster Narendra Modi gave money to the rich and top industrialists of the country, but the Congress would serve the poor.

Pranab, Modi, Demonetisation

Pranab, Modi, Demonetisation

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

'Modi had not discussed demonetization with me prior to his announcement on 8 November 2016. 'I learnt of it along with the rest of the country. 'I was not surprised when he did not discuss the issue with me prior to making the public announcement. 'It fitted in with his style of making dramatic announcements.' A fascinating excerpt from Pranab Mukherjee's The Presidential Years: 2012-2017.

Devi Shetty to be health minister?

Devi Shetty to be health minister?

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Among the other names tipped to make it to the Cabinet are Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Baijayant Panda.

'Expect K-shaped, not V-shaped, recovery'

'Expect K-shaped, not V-shaped, recovery'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

'This is happening regardless of the Budget.'

Markets end choppy session on a flat note

Markets end choppy session on a flat note

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Colombo seems to be veering to the middle path between China and the US on global matters, but in regional matters of strategic security, it is increasingly identifying with India, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

India's anti-corruption campaign makes quiet strides

India's anti-corruption campaign makes quiet strides

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

The government has made it much harder for tycoons to get special dispensations from Delhi

BJP's Himachal manifesto promises UCC, 33% quota for women

BJP's Himachal manifesto promises UCC, 33% quota for women

Rediff.com6 Nov 2022

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs in Himachal Pradesh while releasing the party's manifesto for the state assembly polls.

'Modi govt will have to prove its mettle in 1st Budget'

'Modi govt will have to prove its mettle in 1st Budget'

Rediff.com29 May 2014

He noted that the Rupee has firmed recently but cautioned that the currency should not lose its competitiveness in global trade.

Why RBI should have cut rates

Why RBI should have cut rates

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

A cut in rates would have encouraged the banks to lend aggressively on the retail front.

Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely': Panagariya

Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely': Panagariya

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

The Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely' from the pandemic-induced disruptions, former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Tuesday, while expressing hope that the recovery will be sustained and the growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent will be restored. Panagariya suggested that the government must now signal its intention to wind down fiscal deficit by cutting it by half-to-one percentage point in 2022-23. "The Indian economy has recovered handsomely, returning to its pre-COVID GDP... "Only private consumption is still below its pre-COVID-19 level," the eminent economist told PTI in an interview.

Rajan warns of risks from yuan devaluation

Rajan warns of risks from yuan devaluation

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

The rupee has fallen more than 2 per cent against the dollar since the yuan devaluation

Is RBI's forex swapping window actually useful?

Is RBI's forex swapping window actually useful?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

RBI's forex swap window for oil marketing companies addresses an urgent issue but what happens when the dollars have to be returned?