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After Bandhan, another micro lender in Bengal eyes the big league

After Bandhan, another micro lender in Bengal eyes the big league

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Why the National Stock Exchange should not be listed

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.

The true story behind HPCL's stake sale

The true story behind HPCL's stake sale

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.

Gadkari scores on highways test, fails on road safety

Gadkari scores on highways test, fails on road safety

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

The National Highways Authority of India will this year witness the highest ever growth out of the last decade. But Gadkari himself admits his biggest failure as India's roads minister has been his inability to curb loss of life in road accidents.

'Hold or exit from these stocks?'

'Hold or exit from these stocks?'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Savers in dark over Sahara's latest shadow banking schemes

Savers in dark over Sahara's latest shadow banking schemes

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Sahara and its founder Subrata Roy have been under scrutiny for years over its financial products, including for possible money laundering.

17 risks that can shake markets

17 risks that can shake markets

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.

DeMo: Jaitley's Report Card

DeMo: Jaitley's Report Card

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

'It is common knowledge that cash is anonymous.' 'When demonetisation was implemented, one of the intended objectives was to put identity on the cash holdings in the economy.' 'With the return of Rs 15.28 lakh crore in the formal banking system, the almost entire cash holding of the economy now has an address.' 'It is no more anonymous,' says Arun Jaitley.

An IITian's venture: Two years, dozens of firms, but no trace of money

An IITian's venture: Two years, dozens of firms, but no trace of money

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Investors and EOW waded through a maze of legal obstacles to get their hands on the 'kingpin'.

He quit a well paying job to write Bala

He quit a well paying job to write Bala

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:

What Freedom means for Women

What Freedom means for Women

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Most women are searching for freedom within families, not freedom from families. They want to find the 'I' within the 'We' as they navigate the world inside and outside their homes, says Deepa Narayan.

Divestment remains a forgotten promise

Divestment remains a forgotten promise

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The idea of strategic disinvestment seems to have been dropped by the government.

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit in the New Year

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit in the New Year

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.

Markets end lower as global stocks tumble; TCS Q2 results eyed

Markets end lower as global stocks tumble; TCS Q2 results eyed

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The market players are expected to react to the better than expected factory output data for the month of August, which revealed that the industrial production grew by 6.4%.

Are Indian stock markets moving ahead of reality?

Are Indian stock markets moving ahead of reality?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Does the rally reflect expectations of improving fundamentals or they are likely to correct?

'Advisable to invest in markets now?'

'Advisable to invest in markets now?'

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

The secret behind building brands

The secret behind building brands

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Faces are important in India, because people connect with people, not concepts.

IPOs are booming but who's making the money?

IPOs are booming but who's making the money?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2017

'It is a worrying trend as we are not seeing too much fresh capital being raised for new projects, plants, expansion or diversification. It's just private equity or venture capital or promoters cashing out.'

Stock advice: Buy, sell, hold or avoid?

Stock advice: Buy, sell, hold or avoid?

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis

How brands are bringing it on at Rio Olympics

How brands are bringing it on at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com8 Aug 2016

The organisers have become savvier about marketing the game.

'The rainbow has risen from the ashes!'

'The rainbow has risen from the ashes!'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

What's it like for two people of the same sex to be in love Mumbai? Anita Aikara/Rediff.com finds out.

How to make Money from Growing Old

How to make Money from Growing Old

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.

'We were lucky we got the disease late'

'We were lucky we got the disease late'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

'We were lucky, in many ways, that we got the disease late.'

Fortune names its World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Fortune names its World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other United States schools, Tim Cook, India's Indira Jaising and Mukesh Ambani. The names mentioned above have nothing in common... until now. They have all been named as Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders. Here are some of the prominent names mentioned in the list.

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.

FDI in retail and 'Two Cultures'

FDI in retail and 'Two Cultures'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

The e-commerce marketplace is like an information intermediary these days.

REVEALED! How the SBI chief plans to realign credit growth

REVEALED! How the SBI chief plans to realign credit growth

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

'The overall stress on asset quality is indeed coming down.'

Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore

Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data.

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

Making losses in stocks? Here's help

Making losses in stocks? Here's help

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Engineering conglomerate fended off three corporate raids but emerged stronger.

Bihar effect: Markets may feel aftershocks

Bihar effect: Markets may feel aftershocks

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Experts believe the market will fall between 1 and 3%.

'90 pc of Modi's achievements are due to decline in oil prices'

'90 pc of Modi's achievements are due to decline in oil prices'

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Economist S Janakarajan, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com warns that without proper infrastructure, India will never be able to build a market economy.

Drop in Infosys stock breeds caution among fund managers

Drop in Infosys stock breeds caution among fund managers

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Corrective measures are already being taken by fund managers - overall allocation to the IT firm has been pruned by 120 basis points, from 4.43 per cent in March to 3.24 per cent in July

Are you still holding these stocks? Exit NOW

Are you still holding these stocks? Exit NOW

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.

Why govt MUST use private healthcare to fight COVID-19

Why govt MUST use private healthcare to fight COVID-19

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.' 'Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are fully within the capabilities of the private sector.' 'Health policy should harness these capabilities,' says Ajay Shah.

Meet Sarvesh Agrawal, the mind behind Internshala

Meet Sarvesh Agrawal, the mind behind Internshala

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Expenditure on health in India is at a global low of 1.2% of GDP.