There is discrimination against women in insurance cover. As a flood of insurance companies tap the capital markets with public issues, there is however, hardly any reference to this asymmetry. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports
'The situation is so bad that they are now sleeping on bridges or footpaths.' 'Therefore, they want to go and die before their parents or wife in case they get infected with COVID-19.' 'Workers don't want to die a dog's death in cities.'
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'India is doing better than when we took office 17 months ago'.
ICICI Bank has 317 branches in hitherto unbanked villages.
'Under Modi Ji's 'Jan Dhan Loot Yojana', another scam!' he tweeted.
It was widely expected that this time around, the government would be less likely to initiate fresh reforms and rather loosen its belt a little to give various segments of the economy, especially the multitudes that truly constitute India, something to smile about, says Sudip Bandyopadhyay.
'While they claim to cherish Bapu's ideals, they cherish Godse as fervently.'
'Genuine mistakes can and must be forgiven,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
The BJP president came down heavily on the Opposition saying a shocking change has happened in the country's politics with those against the prime minister resorting to lies and speaking it loudly all the time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met business leaders to hear their grievances on issues ranging from high capital cost to ease of doing business to certainty on taxation matters, as he interacted for the first time with the Indian industry chambers since taking charge over a year ago.
'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'
Cap on bank withdrawals to be reviewed after Dec 30, says finance secy.
With a staff crunch, it seems the I-T department would now target only the big fish rather than go after small assessees.
Prime Minister Modi has said it is their small units that drive the Indian economy.
Payments banks are niche banks which will be allowed to function with several restrictions.
The Prime Minister stressed on achieving financial inclusion.
'Change is the rule of politics.'
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his third Independence Day speech on August 15, he is inviting ideas from citizens on issues he should speak on
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Make in India -- are not covered here.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday affirmed his commitment to enhancing India's 'voice and vote' in global financial institutions like IMF.
The most pressing issue facing the financial sector is the rising stock of non-performing assets in the banking system
Key questions remain about the operational and financial viability of a completely paperless bank such as India Post, says Mayank Jain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the electorate in Jharkhand to give a decisive mandate to Bharatiya Janata Party for a strong and stable government in the state and not opt for a coalition as "thekedars" (contractors) will then enjoy all power.
One of the big takeaways from the recently released data on India's merchandise trade is that gold imports have, once again, skyrocketed.
The government is doubling down on existing 'temporary' restrictions on the import of gold. Some were introduced under the last administration, and had a transitory effect, reducing gold imports through the official channel.
'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'
Steps taken by the government over the past few months signal a determined effort to reform the subsidy regime.
In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a day-long tour of his Lok Sabha constituency on Friday.
The Governor, who completes one year in RBI on Wednesday, has stabilised the rupee and is getting a fix on inflation.
The central bank dashed hopes of any steep interest rate reduction.
Sitharaman cancels Myanmar trip at last moment citing launch of Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana.
Hitting out at Prime Minister for calling note-ban a 'shuddhi yagna', senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said the move is nothing short of an "uncontrolled forest fire" that has claimed several lives and hit the economy.
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The first phase would comprise universal access to banking facilities. Under this, basic bank accounts with zero balance, RuPay debit card and financial literacy, will have to be completed in the next one year, officials said.
Prasad, who referred to the days when the saffron party had won just two seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha polls, slammed the BJP for shying away from declaring its 'face' for state polls.
To write a criticism of the finance minister's performance without having included the PM's role is deliberate. It is not difficult to see why Jaitley interpreted it as being Sinha's way of sucking up to Modi.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has few feathers in his cap for taking serious eff
Modi sarkar took few initiatives to uplift the poor strate of society.
