News for 'J N Chaudhuri'

Kingfisher's race against time: Bankers to grill Mallya

Kingfisher's race against time: Bankers to grill Mallya

Rediff.com14 Nov 2011

Come with full data, put in more equity, get other creditors on board and begin homework for RBI okay: SBI chief.

Rise of the Gen X neta in Uttar Pradesh

Rise of the Gen X neta in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

A new crop of politicians is redefining the dynamics of politics in Uttar Pradesh. Neerja Chowdhury analyses the mood change in the poll-bound state.

PIX: Aamir, daughter Ira launch a book on Nasir Hussain

PIX: Aamir, daughter Ira launch a book on Nasir Hussain

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

The entire Khan family makes its way to MAMI.

SBI hopes govt will act fast on fund injection after downgrade

SBI hopes govt will act fast on fund injection after downgrade

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

Seeking to downplay the impact of the downgrade by Moody's, the country's largest lender SBI on Wednesday admitted that the action will marginally increase medium term borrowing costs, and said it is a "reminder" to the government to urgently capitalise it.

Mid-size corporate loans, agri portfolio worries SBI

Mid-size corporate loans, agri portfolio worries SBI

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

SBI says the downgrade will not hurt the bank that much.

For PSBs, loss and succession go together

For PSBs, loss and succession go together

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

RBI slams public sector banks for the strange phenomenon of profits dipping when a new chairman takes over.

Will the stalled dialogue be 'unlocked' in Thimpu?

Will the stalled dialogue be 'unlocked' in Thimpu?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2011

India is looking towards "unlocking processes" and exploring "doables" to revive the stalled dialogue with Pakistan, officials said on Friday, as Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao prepares to meet her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir next week in Thimpu.

Freeing savings rate may not be needed: SBI

Freeing savings rate may not be needed: SBI

Rediff.com4 May 2011

The savings bank deposits in banks in the country are already deregulated in a sense, with the swipe system allowing them to convert the deposits to fixed deposit to enjoy the higher rates, said Pratip Chaudhuri, chairman, SBI.

SBI raises lending rates by 0.50%

SBI raises lending rates by 0.50%

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

SBI held its asset liability committee meeting on Thursday evening to finalise its rate hike move.

Amid China fears, Bhutan stands out

Amid China fears, Bhutan stands out

Rediff.com23 Dec 2010

It is time India valued this relationship and paid more attention to the Land of the Thunder Dragon, says Nilova Roy Chaudhury.

IIM-C widens net to catch more students

IIM-C widens net to catch more students

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

For those who fail to make it to the famed IIMs or other premier management institutes, IIM-Calcutta has plans to offer quality online courses to more than 5,000 students in the coming years.

TMC or BJP, big-ticket projects still a pipedream for Bengal

TMC or BJP, big-ticket projects still a pipedream for Bengal

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

In power, Mamata Banerjee has tried to bury the ghost of the past, but it might still be work-in-progress. Big-ticket and eye-grabbing (in terms of investment size) projects are still few and far between, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Engineering exports to cross $50 bn this fiscal

Engineering exports to cross $50 bn this fiscal

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

Engineering exports grew by 61 per cent to $38.80 billion during the April-December period this fiscal from $24.08 billion in the same period last year.

4 ways Nirmalaji's Budget is different

4 ways Nirmalaji's Budget is different

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

But it is disappointing to note that Sitharaman's third Union Budget continues to promote a few problematic ideas, observes A K Bhattacharya.

With profits down, SBI readies for a clean-up act

With profits down, SBI readies for a clean-up act

Rediff.com19 May 2011

SBI sources said the other reason to clean up the balance sheet was to avoid any embarrassment at a later stage, when stressed assets would be thrown up by technology.

Urea to come under NBS from April 1

Urea to come under NBS from April 1

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

The long-awaited move to bring urea under the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme is likely to be announced in the coming Union Budget, to be unveiled on February 28, even as the government would decontrol its prices gradually.

Ramanathan Nicco Ucco MD

Ramanathan Nicco Ucco MD

Rediff.com10 Feb 2003

Nicco Ucco Alliance Credit Ltd named P N Ramanathan managing director. He replaces M K Ray Chaudhury.

From sport to spectacle and tamasha

From sport to spectacle and tamasha

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Cricket has been subsumed by the hyperbole surrounding the political summit. Whatever the result, one prime minister will be disappointed, and add to the emotional quotient of the contest, where victory and defeat will not be just a result but also a matter of national pride, says Nilova Roy Chaudhury.

SBI to raise $5 bn this year via offshore loans

SBI to raise $5 bn this year via offshore loans

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

MTN is a kind of bond note with a maturity period usually between 5 to 10 years continually offered through various brokers, rather than issued all at once like other bonds.

SBI hikes base rate by 25 bps to 9.50%

SBI hikes base rate by 25 bps to 9.50%

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

The deposit rates are up by one percentage points.

Is Cameron willing to take a risk with India?

Is Cameron willing to take a risk with India?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2010

A new India-UK relationship would need to include an annual strategic dialogue, cooperation on counter terror and enlarging the role of the G-20, writes Rahul Roy-Chaudhury

Why India would keep pushing the envelope

Why India would keep pushing the envelope

Rediff.com10 Nov 2010

As the Indian government basked in the afterglow of the visit, with even the principal opposition party, the BJP, praising the US President, it categorical states that there would be no quid pro quo from New Delhi in terms of a positional shift on issues like Iran or democracy in Myanmar, writes Nilova Roy Chaudhury

Three Indian authors shortlisted for prize

Three Indian authors shortlisted for prize

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

Manju Kapur's The Immigrant, Neel Mukherjee's A Life Apart and Amit Chaudhuri's The Immortals have been shortlisted for the prestigious award.

New SBI chief is on a clean-up mission

New SBI chief is on a clean-up mission

Rediff.com31 May 2011

Insiders say some issues that demand immediate attention include improving asset quality and conservation of capital.

The general who saved Punjab in the 1965 War

The general who saved Punjab in the 1965 War

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Lieutenant General Harbakhsh Singh, GOC, Western Command, disobeyed the then army chief and took on a superior Pakistani armoured column. The Indian Centurion tanks outgunned the more modern Pakistani Patton tanks in the battle at Khem Karan, that proved the turning point of the 1965 War. Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd) salutes the Soldiers' General.

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Bhubaneswar to get India's first energy-sufficient building

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd, under the Odisha government's energy department.

SBI's rate increase signals shift in strategy

SBI's rate increase signals shift in strategy

Rediff.com13 May 2011

Sharp increase is a major departure from those during former chairman O P Bhatt's regime.

SBI chairman welcomes savings rate hike

SBI chairman welcomes savings rate hike

Rediff.com3 May 2011

"For a bank like ours, it (hike in interest rate on savings deposits) does (augurs well)... (People are) keeping Rs 9.5 lakh crore at home in cash because of the low interest rate (on savings deposits). They are not comfortable in committing money in long-term deposit," SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri told reporters after the post-policy meet with the RBI Governor.

SBI's Rs 20,000 cr rights issue this year

SBI's Rs 20,000 cr rights issue this year

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

The bank is in dialogue with the government and the proposed rights issue should happen this year, SBI chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said in New Delhi.

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Who will be the next SBI chief?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The next chairman at the country's largest lender could enjoy a four-year tenure.

'Does a shack on a footpath count as home?'

'Does a shack on a footpath count as home?'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

All that the children at Kolkata's CINI Asha shelter want is a real home, discovers Sandip Roy

Maoists kill five villagers in Bengal

Maoists kill five villagers in Bengal

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

Maoists on Friday killed five Forward Bloc workers at Jhalda in Purulia district on the suspicion that they were working as police informers. "Chapala Garai, Tapan Singh Sardar, Kinkar Singh, Rajesh Singh and Gopeswar Mahato were shot dead by armed Maoist cadres at Baghbinda village," said Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Chaudhuri.

With 10 central ministers, UP gets maximum berths in Modi 2.0

With 10 central ministers, UP gets maximum berths in Modi 2.0

Rediff.com31 May 2019

The new Council of Ministers has representation from almost all the states, except Andhra Pradesh and the north-eastern states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.

Terror reigned at Allied Nippon: Workers

Terror reigned at Allied Nippon: Workers

Rediff.com18 Nov 2010

The killing on Saturday of Joginder Chaudhury, the assistant general manager of Allied Nippon, the auto parts maker, allegedly stoned to death by angry workers, was the culmination of a battle of nerves for the past two months in which, the workers say, they could take no more.

PIX: Sonam, Anushka, Ranveer attend Filmfare party

PIX: Sonam, Anushka, Ranveer attend Filmfare party

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

A look at the arrivals.

Three arrested for Delhi serial honour killings

Three arrested for Delhi serial honour killings

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Three youths who allegedly carried out the sensational honour killing of three of their relatives in Delhi on Sunday were on Thursday arrested at Garhmukteshwar area near Ghaziabad.Mandeep Nagar, 23, Ankit Chaudhury, 22, and Nakul Khari, 21 were arrested from Garhmukteshwar, nearly 90 kms from Delhi, and a country made pistol was recovered from them, Senior Superintendent of Police Raghubir Lal said, adding that they have also seized a car.

REVEALED: Moments after IAF's pilot Abhinandan was captured

REVEALED: Moments after IAF's pilot Abhinandan was captured

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

A village head says that after the IAF pilot landed on Pakistani soil he attempted to destroy documents in his possession.

Anatomy of a proud Indian

Anatomy of a proud Indian

Rediff.com14 Aug 2010

Nilova Roy Chaudhury on what Independence Day means to her.

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The pandemic is set to become even more challenging, with migrant workers returning home, relaxations in lockdown rules, and the approaching monsoon. However, states are looking at community participation to ramp up testing and home treatment of patients

How Amazon Prime Video is pushing the envelope

How Amazon Prime Video is pushing the envelope

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

From convincing film-makers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago.