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Ukraine crisis: US and allies target Putin's daughters, Russian banks

Ukraine crisis: US and allies target Putin's daughters, Russian banks

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

These sweeping financial sanctions follow the action earlier this week to cut off Russia's frozen funds in the United States to make debt payments.

Appellate Tribunal stays Kapil Wadhawan's DHFL offer

Appellate Tribunal stays Kapil Wadhawan's DHFL offer

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday stayed the order of NCLT Mumbai directing the lenders of DHFL to consider the offer by the debt-ridden mortgage firm's erstwhile promoter Kapil Wadhawan. A vacation bench of NCLAT comprising Acting Chairman Justice A I S Cheema and Member Technical V P Singh stayed the order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). On May 19, NCLT Mumbai had directed the settlement plan offered by Wadhawan to be considered by the lenders of DHFL, one of the lawyers engaged in the matter said.

Lankan presidential secretariat reopens after blockade; 3 held for theft

Lankan presidential secretariat reopens after blockade; 3 held for theft

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

The presidential secretariat which was occupied by the protesters from July 9 till Friday last is re-opened and the staff reported to work on Monday, officials said.

For Nirmalaji's immediate attention!

For Nirmalaji's immediate attention!

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

'No one seems to have looked at the extent of money that is being borrowed by individuals, and the rising levels of household debt.' 'At their present rates of growth, personal loans in India could well become the largest category of bank credit in just two or three years,' cautions T N Ninan.

How RBI rate cut will boost housing demand

How RBI rate cut will boost housing demand

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The real estate industry today hailed the RBI's decision to cut key interest rate, saying the move will boost housing demand and also improve sentiments in the sluggish property market.

Bookie odds, Tory voters discount Rishi Sunak's chances in UK PM race

Bookie odds, Tory voters discount Rishi Sunak's chances in UK PM race

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday extended her bookmaker odds as the favourite to win the Conservative Party leadership race, with former Chancellor Rishi Sunak also trailing in a poll among Tory voters.

How a determined father put Sankar on World C'ships podium

How a determined father put Sankar on World C'ships podium

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Sankar's father Subramanian encouraged him to drop out of the schooling system at an early age and pushed him to play in the upper age groups and senior circuits.

MF GURU: 'Annual SIPs of Rs 1.36L can return 2 cr in 7 yrs'

MF GURU: 'Annual SIPs of Rs 1.36L can return 2 cr in 7 yrs'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, will answers your queries.

10 SHOCKING Revelations on Lock Upp

10 SHOCKING Revelations on Lock Upp

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The reality show Lock Upp requires its celebrity contestants to confess a deep dark secret in order to go ahead in the game and save themselves from being evicted every week. And the contestants, it seems, don't hold back.

Air India saga: Taxpayers won't have to pay Rs 20 cr/day

Air India saga: Taxpayers won't have to pay Rs 20 cr/day

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

Two aborted missions, three different ministers, multiple rule changes and two decades later, Indian taxpayers will no longer have to pay Rs 20 crore per day to keep the loss-making Air India flying. While opposition Congress expectedly attacked the decision as selling the family silver, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said what Tata is getting is not a cash cow but an airline which is bleeding where money needs to be pumped in to refurbish obsolete aircraft and dust up strangled ones while being unable to touch any employee for one year and only be able to resize staff after paying a VRS. "It won't be a very easy task there. Only advantage is they (new Air India owner) are paying the price which they think they can manage. "They are not taking the excessive debt accumulated to fund years of losses. We are continuing it as an ongoing concern.... This process has also saved huge amount of taxpayers money going forward," Pandey told PTI.

Kotak Mahindra AMC barred from launching new FMPs for 6 months

Kotak Mahindra AMC barred from launching new FMPs for 6 months

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Sebi on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (AMC) and barred the fund house from launching new fixed maturity plan (FMP) scheme for six months for violating regulatory norms. The markets regulator has directed the fund house to refund a part of the investment management and advisory fees collected from the unitholders of the six FMP schemes along with a simple interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum. The case relates to the fund house's investment in certain FMPs. These FMPs of Kotak AMC had invested in Zero Coupon Non-Convertible Debentures (ZCNCDs) issued by Essel Group entities.

FMPs crisis: Lessons for all to learn

FMPs crisis: Lessons for all to learn

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

'Why are FMPs used as a vehicle for promoter funding against listed shares?' asks Debashis Basu.

Start Financial Planning for Retirement

Start Financial Planning for Retirement

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Those who have crossed 50 must show the greatest urgency. They need to achieve a corpus that can sustain them and their spouses for at least 25-30 years after retirement.

Reliance is 1st Indian co to cross $100 bn annual revenue

Reliance is 1st Indian co to cross $100 bn annual revenue

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 22.5 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended March on the back of bumper oil refining margins, steady growth in telecom and digital services and strong momentum in the retail business. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit rose to Rs 16,203 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 from Rs 13,227 crore, the firm said in a statement. Net profit, however, fell 12.6 per cent sequentially -- breaking a six-quarter chain of quarter-on-quarter improvement.

Why Franklin-type fiascos will keep happening

Why Franklin-type fiascos will keep happening

Rediff.com5 May 2020

'MFs acted as reckless lenders and not as prudent investors.' 'Clearly, how debt funds are being run is a systemic issue,' warns Debashis Basu.

ED raids National Herald office in Delhi, 11 other locations

ED raids National Herald office in Delhi, 11 other locations

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided a dozen locations including the head office of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper in New Delhi as part of an ongoing money laundering probe, officials said.

India now world's 5th largest economy: Sitharaman

India now world's 5th largest economy: Sitharaman

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Sitharaman also listed out various welfare schemes like affordable housing, direct benefit transfer and Ayushman Bharat.

ASK ANIL: 'Lost my job, which ITR form to fill?'

ASK ANIL: 'Lost my job, which ITR form to fill?'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

'Is taxable amount above 1 Lac is also to be shown as income from other sources?'

Post IL&FS crisis, MFs' exposure to NBFCs down 30%

Post IL&FS crisis, MFs' exposure to NBFCs down 30%

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

The financial services sector, including NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), have historically been the largest borrowers from MFs.

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 30 lakh in MFs'

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 30 lakh in MFs'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Sebi tightens norms for mutual funds

Sebi tightens norms for mutual funds

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.

New products that MFs plan to launch soon

New products that MFs plan to launch soon

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

ICICI MF recently filed for an ETF that will track the Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Index. It is part of the suite of smart-beta indices with the NSE, with the portfolio designed using a combination of two factors.

Bonus payouts to fund managers to take a hit

Bonus payouts to fund managers to take a hit

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Fund managers's compensation is largely tied to the assets they manage and scheme performance.

Franklin Templeton's 6 shut schemes generate Rs 15,272 cr

Franklin Templeton's 6 shut schemes generate Rs 15,272 cr

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has said its six shut schemes have received Rs 15,272 crore from maturities, coupons and pre-payments since closing down in April 2020. The fund house had shut six debt mutual fund schemes on April 23 last year, citing redemption pressures and lack of liquidity in the bond market.

'I'm 25; want to invest long-term in MFs'

'I'm 25; want to invest long-term in MFs'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

'Modi is guilty of taking farmers for a ride again and again'

'Modi is guilty of taking farmers for a ride again and again'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

'Nothing will stop India's top three-four corporates who have become aggressive players in the agri-markets after Modi came to power from acting in concert to drive down at will the prices at which they buy from farmers.' 'These corporate houses have the wherewithal to purchase all the farm produce at low prices and store them for a long period of time.' 'Once the harvest season is over they will sell the same produce at higher prices.'

After 20 years, privatisation programme in India off to 'Maharaja' start

After 20 years, privatisation programme in India off to 'Maharaja' start

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

After a hiatus of nearly two decades, the government's programme to privatise state-owned firms restarted with the handing over of debt-laden national carrier Air India to the Tata Group. With the new owner shelling out Rs 18,000 crore for the buyout of the 'Maharaja', this would be the highest-ever amount garnered through privatisation, and is even more than the cumulative sum mopped up through strategic sales from 1999-00 to 2003-04. The government had in October last year inked the share purchase agreement with the Tata Group for sale of national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Tatas would pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and take over Rs 15,300 crore of the airline's debt.

The Dangerous Ploy of Poll Freebies

The Dangerous Ploy of Poll Freebies

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

The culture of freebies burdens coming generations with the huge bill for the flagrant abuse of power by preceding governments, points out Virendra Kapoor.

MFs to purchase your dream home in 5-7 years?

MFs to purchase your dream home in 5-7 years?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

'MF Guru: Suggest a portfolio for wealth creation'

'MF Guru: Suggest a portfolio for wealth creation'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Reliance Q3 net jumps 41.5%

Reliance Q3 net jumps 41.5%

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

Reliance Industries on Friday reported a 41.5 per cent jump in its third quarter net profit as oil, retail and telecom businesses fired on all cylinders. Net profit of Rs 18,549 crore in October-December compared with Rs 13,101 crore a year back, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Income from operations rose to Rs 1.91 lakh crore from Rs 1.28 lakh crore.

Scared, but not leaving Kashmir as people are kind: Migrant workers

Scared, but not leaving Kashmir as people are kind: Migrant workers

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

"Darr to lagta hai par bhook say zyada darr lagta hai (I am scared but I fear hunger more than death)," he said as he pointed to his kids adding "back home we won't be able to find two square meals".

Ask Tax Guru: Your IT Queries Answered

Ask Tax Guru: Your IT Queries Answered

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

Amit Gupta, MD, Sag Infotech, answers your personal income tax queries.

'Never invest in equity MFs if...'

'Never invest in equity MFs if...'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

MF GURU: 'Invest VRS money in MFs?'

MF GURU: 'Invest VRS money in MFs?'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

Raymond forays into real estate with Thane project

Raymond forays into real estate with Thane project

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

The project will house 3,000 residential units across 10 towers in the first phase on a 20-acre land parcel that Raymond owns in Thane

Sunil Mittal on what telecom sector needs to remain viable

Sunil Mittal on what telecom sector needs to remain viable

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has expressed hope that the government and regulators will step in to ensure the sector remains a viable place for continued investments and asserted that the industry requires "long overdue" support to maintain its current 3+1 structure. In the latest annual report of Airtel, Mittal said as the sector's role in the economy becomes more pervasive, its challenges loom larger. Issues such as unsustainable pricing and low returns in a highly capital-intensive environment, coupled with legacy legal issues, "have extracted their toll", Mittal observed.

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Following the money and freezing anything unaccounted is the only way to set an example for others, suggests Debashis Basu.

Tatas, US-based fund among Air India bidders

Tatas, US-based fund among Air India bidders

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group was among "multiple" entities who on Monday put in preliminary bids for buying the government's stake in loss-making carrier Air India.