A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.'
The larger amount of black money either goes into domestic real estate or bullion, or is round-tripped back into India anyway.
The real estate sector presents a daunting picture with revival prospects appearing to be bleak.
'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those who assembled in Kolkata.'
Narendra Modi government is working for 'making India' whereas the Congress is working for 'breaking India'.
We should work in unison to boost growth: FM
Directors look at ways to avoid overstretched valuations.
The wealth of India's richest 1 per cent increased by over Rs 20.9 lakh crore during 2017.
No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of state finance', represent the 'state government in national and international events/meetings/committees' and examine 'important proposals/files and policy issues relating to financial matters referred to him for advice/views'.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
That is what you will hear again after Nirmala Sitharaman presents a speech that will prove to be meaningless and numbers that will show themselves to be wildly off the mark, observes Aakar Patel.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
India's 100 top billionaires have seen their fortunes increase by Rs 12,97,822 crore since March last year when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country and this amount is enough to give 13.8 crore poorest Indians a cheque for Rs 94,045 each.
Over lunch, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley breaks down his Budget. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
'You can't consume clean air if you won't pay for it just because it's a 30-day problem,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Corporate leaders said a stable government at the Centre will help boost infrastructure spend, address agricultural distress, and encouraging employment.
Enjoying the backing of the regulator, Gill has identified the core problems, ring-fenced the banks from "influencers" and is in the process of building a new team. Now, he needs to play a Vikram Pandit for YES Bank, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Goals like buying a car or travelling abroad are short-term goals whereas purchasing a house or retirement planning are medium and long-term goals.
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.
Liquidity, stable income generation, potential capital appreciation are the benefits from REITs
If borrowers don't have access to a bank's credit facility, it could make sense to use peer-to-peer systems.
Advertisers take to pitching family values and social causes, giving celebrity endorsers and flamboyance a miss. Nikhat Hetavkar reports.
A whole-life policy can also be a source of credit for other purposes.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
The need of the hour, as the Supreme Court readies to rule on the constitutionality of Aadhaar, is for the UIDAI to fix the bugs, says Geetanjali Krishna, in the second and final part of her series.
Balanced funds may be a good option for first-time investors.
'We are very watchful about inflation and growth. But the main challenge is economic revival and growth.'
It's time Rahul Gandhi became attuned to the reality of the 21st century instead of recycling failed political jargon of the 20th century,' argues Virendra Kapoor.
The government's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low returns making such projects "unaffordable".
Eleven years on, while 80% of scam-hit investors have been fully compensated, more than 50% of the sum is yet to be distributed.
'Against the backdrop of difficult administrative, political and economic problems, Imran's temperament and staying power will be the subject of intense expectation and public scrutiny,' says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
How could India@75 improve law and order, courts, social, physical and soft infrastructure, efficient cities, e-governance, ease of doing business and other essential state functions by 2022, asks Shailesh Pathak.
Modi sarkar will have to undertake reforms to prove its mettle.
To generate ample private sector interest, there is a need to introduce market-linked tariff rates.
While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.
