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To get what it thinks are its dues, its brass have directed; construction, realty, renting of property, personnel supply, security & goods transport among those under lens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the vote of thanks to the President's speech on the opening day of the Budget session.
Disclose foreign assets, redesignate NRO a/c and open a Resident Foreign Currency a/c to park forex earnings
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The outcome is beyond the market's expectation and will be a sentimental boost, say analysts.
The differently-abled deserve a normal life. Nothing will stop Poonam Natarajan from ensuring that India, slowly but surely, gives it to them, discovers Shobha Warrier.
The idea of the payment banks is to provide access to banking for people, especially in rural areas.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived.
Seeking to woo Muslims as well as upper castes, the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday promised quota in police and other government jobs for minority community, release of "innocent" youths jailed on terror charges and constitution of an upper caste commission in its manifesto brimming with sops.
As the Centre faces multiple hurdles, BJP-governed states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have swiftly moved in to usher in radical reforms as they aim to take a larger share of the FDI pie.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
Supreme Court allows more instruments to use the biometric card.
Mohandas Pai took part in an hour-long chat on rediff.com
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation each to the two school-going girls gang-raped last year in Betma town of Indore district and issued show cause notice to a senior police officer as to why criminal case be not lodged against him for disclosing the names of victims in his affidavit.
'Independence Day has been India's annual general meeting. For the most part, it has been a forgettable experience of ritual observances. Not so this year... Mr Modi instead presented what I call a moral balance sheet of India,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
Whether this happens because DGCA actually cares about the future of the national carrier or for other motives is not clear.
The central probe agency has also issued a notice asking general public 'to furnish information and particulars of properties, both movable and immovable as well as bank accounts, in the state of West Bengal and other places, if any, related to Saradha group known to them, with specific details' to it.
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
A six-point comparison by Anil Chopra, Group CEO & Director, Bajaj Capital
Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
About two dozen car & SUV models and two-wheelers lined up for launch
If you are one of those who is now staring at your credit card bill and wondering how to go about it, here is the way out.
The elections were recently postponed.
'When he first came to office, my belief is that the PM's reading of the landscape was that, with a vanquished Congress and fragmented Opposition, he was looking at least at two terms in office. This reading perhaps allows for a more cautious, gradual approach.' 'It was only a matter of time before the government was forced to come face-to-face with a serious corruption scandal. This is not a commentary on the BJP, but a statement about India's political economy.' 'There is growing concern about the government's commitment to freedom of expression, religious tolerance, and an independent civil society. Thus far, the positive movement on strategic and economic matters has crowded out these concerns, but they are lingering beneath the surface.'
Ishan Bakshi studies the Budgets of six states, their expenditure priorities and outlays to understand the trend.
Paris-based international advisory firm Mazars predicts four per cent growth in India's automobile sector this financial year.
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Modi government has taken some interesting policy decisions in the 100 days since the time he met President Pranab Mukherjee to present his claim as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy, says Tanmaya Nanda.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian's interview.
'The finance minister and the government have met the immediate challenge. The wine this time is new and also in a new bottle, which, though not full, is less than half empty.'
Indian economy about to take-off
Days after the PM announced a financial inclusion package, a look at how banks and insurance firms are going about it and what lies ahead.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on range of issues -- from Rafale deal to Ram temple and triple talaq.
There is no clearly defined right or wrong answer since both target different needs of a portfolio.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Despite criticism of a lack of transparency and communication from the Modi-led government, BJP leaders point to "good beginnings" on several fronts to defend its performance. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
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