News for 'Reserve Bank of India Act'

No public interest in disclosing details of donors of political parties: CIC

No public interest in disclosing details of donors of political parties: CIC

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

'There appears to be no larger public interest overriding the right to privacy of the donors and donees concerned'

RBI asks banks not to levy processing charges on loans

RBI asks banks not to levy processing charges on loans

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The main objective is to determine whether among these companies there are NBFCs that ought to have registered with the RBI for carrying on their NBFI activities.

'Karnataka does not survive on Centre's largesse'

'Karnataka does not survive on Centre's largesse'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

'Karnataka's finances are much healthier than the Union government's, which is indebted to nearly twice the extent of the state.'

'Bandhan should not fall for corporate banking'

'Bandhan should not fall for corporate banking'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Tamal Bandyopadhyay discusses his latest book Bandhan: The Making of a Bank at Bandhan headquarters in Kolkata.

Close extra bank accounts

Close extra bank accounts

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

Three or four accounts are enough for one family. Having more increases paperwork and can be misused as well.

RBI Governor Is A Trapeze Artist

RBI Governor Is A Trapeze Artist

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Shaktikanta Das is a master of the finest balancing act who listens to all but takes his own decisions, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

When you can't access your spouse's bank account

When you can't access your spouse's bank account

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

How can you access the bank account of an incapacitated person?

The Credila Success Story

The Credila Success Story

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector. There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Why Did Supreme Court Strengthen UAPA?

Why Did Supreme Court Strengthen UAPA?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Reversing the burden of evidence means that the principle of innocent until proven guilty does not apply. It is exactly the opposite: Guilty as charged, until you can convince the judges of the contrary, points out Shekhar Gupta.

'RBI's whatever-it-takes approach insulated teconomy'

'RBI's whatever-it-takes approach insulated teconomy'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'A strong foreign exchange reserve is the best safety net against global spillovers.'

Nepal bans new Indian Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes

Nepal bans new Indian Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

These notes will be legal in Nepal only when India issues a FEMA notification as per the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Is Election Commission Scared Of Modi?

Is Election Commission Scared Of Modi?

Rediff.com25 May 2024

This election will be remembered for being the first election where the Election Commission failed to take action on gross violations involving the ruling party that repeatedly used religion, communal slurs, lies and undocumented allegations, observes Ramesh Menon.

Govt may infuse Rs 19k cr into PSU banks in FY16

Govt may infuse Rs 19k cr into PSU banks in FY16

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Banks will need more funds, as they have to provide more capital.

RBI mandates banks to link fresh retail loans to external benchmark

RBI mandates banks to link fresh retail loans to external benchmark

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

All public sector banks have moved to such a regime voluntarily, while private banks are yet to. The state-run banks have introduced repo-linked products for floating-rate home and auto loans, but the RBI said loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) should also be linked to an external benchmark.

When The Party Ends And Reality's Cold Light Shines Through...

When The Party Ends And Reality's Cold Light Shines Through...

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy.

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

IMF monitoring situation in India, bats for RBI's independence

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The IMF expressed its opposition to any move that compromises the independence of central banks anywhere in the world.

Why status quo by RBI disappoints India Inc

Why status quo by RBI disappoints India Inc

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

The rate cut, the industry chambers argued, could have given a positive signal to the manufacturing sector, which is undergoing difficult times.

'Rajputs Will Abandon The BJP'

'Rajputs Will Abandon The BJP'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

'We want to send a notice to the BJP that Rajputs are no longer their slaves.'

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank board draws flak for giving clean chit to Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

A corporate lawyer said that this is the biggest failure of corporate governance in this country. He pointed out that American investors can even take the bank to court for giving false statements to stock exchanges and even file class action suits. Some even questioned how RBI overlooked Kochhar's misdeed.

Why Is It An Attack On India?

Why Is It An Attack On India?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2023

India's Right-wing has sought to own our democracy by making itself appear the stuff of majority, and sometimes, a national ethos older than the Constitution on which our democracy is based, argues Shyam G Menon.

For 6th time in a row, RBI leaves key rate unchanged, lowers GDP to 9.5%

For 6th time in a row, RBI leaves key rate unchanged, lowers GDP to 9.5%

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to leave benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent but maintained an accommodative stance as the economy faces heat of the second Covid wave.

RBI urged to provide names of big loan defaulters

RBI urged to provide names of big loan defaulters

Rediff.com27 May 2019

The CIC's directive came while deciding on a plea by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur, who had based her RTI application on some media reports that RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya in a lecture in 2017 had said accounts of some loan defaulters have been sent to banks for resolution.

Will govt restart rupee-rouble trade?

Will govt restart rupee-rouble trade?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

The government may soon give the green light to bilateral trade between Russia and India in their national currencies to avoid any trade disruptions, multiple people aware of the matter said. While the Department of Commerce has recommended the proposal, an announcement is likely to be made by the finance ministry after further deliberations between the Department of Economic Affairs and Department of Financial Services. "The finance ministry will take a call on how to peg the two currencies," a senior government official told Business Standard. In the past, the two nations have had rupee-rouble trade, and when such an arrangement is implemented again, it will bypass the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West.

Mastermind of Chinese shell firms arrested

Mastermind of Chinese shell firms arrested

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has arrested a person who the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) said has emerged as the mastermind of the racket of incorporating a large number of shell companies with Chinese links in India.

RBI may 'kill excess demand' in economy in 6-8 months

RBI may 'kill excess demand' in economy in 6-8 months

Rediff.com19 May 2022

With inflation remaining at elevated levels, central banks around the world, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will kill excess demand in economy over the next six to eight months, sources in the know said. They also indicated that there could be a rate hike in June, when the inflation forecast for the current financial year would be raised. The RBI, the sources said, might announce more steps such as raising the limit on held-to-maturity (HTM) bonds to support government borrowings but might not come out with any further quantitative easing GSAP (Government Securities Acquisition Programme) measures.

Black money: Dos & don'ts of operating a foreign bank account

Black money: Dos & don'ts of operating a foreign bank account

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

Of the 700-odd Indians having foreign bank accounts, not all can be deemed to be operating these illegally.

What Cards Will BJP Play For Elections?

What Cards Will BJP Play For Elections?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

Elections may be a few months away, but the government may get into election mode much earlier than that, predicts A K Bhattacharya.

NPAs: Why debt recovery has become a huge headache for banks

NPAs: Why debt recovery has become a huge headache for banks

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

According to a government reply in Lok Sabha, as on June 30, 2017, there were about 109,598 cases pending across debts recovery tribunals, with recovery dues of Rs 635,500 crore.

Banks seek leeway from RBI

Banks seek leeway from RBI

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Say 30 days not enough to resolve stress; want higher provision norms deferred till economy picks up

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all

Rediff.com30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes whose operators typically grab new deposits to meet their promise of guaranteed returns to existing savers, point out Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj.

FinMin may not allocate more funds to banks

FinMin may not allocate more funds to banks

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

The Arun Jaitley-led finance ministry reiterated banks should act tough on wilful defaulters.

Monetary policy making: 2022 was year of reset, 2023 could be a long pause

Monetary policy making: 2022 was year of reset, 2023 could be a long pause

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

The year 2022 saw the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) start acting on the policy repo rate after a gap of two years. The six-member monetary policy committee of the RBI reduced interest rate sharply - by 115 bps - when Covid-19 struck in 2020. In March 2020, days after the nationwide lockdown was announced, MPC in an unscheduled meeting reduced the repo rate by 75 bps, followed by another 40 bps in May. Status quo was maintained for the next two years since the May repo rate hike.

Banks see new bad debt rules as step in right direction

Banks see new bad debt rules as step in right direction

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Bad debt rules are steps in right direction.

Wrong to say SC upheld demonetisation: Congress

Wrong to say SC upheld demonetisation: Congress

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

'Once the Hon'ble Supreme Court has declared the law, we are obliged to accept it. However, it is necessary to point out that the majority has not upheld the wisdom of the decision; nor has the majority concluded that the stated objectives were achieved,' the senior Congress leader said in a tweet.

Banks' rush unlikely for insurer licence

Banks' rush unlikely for insurer licence

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Prior RBI permission a hurdle, given its views; business interest needs to be clearer.

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Banks in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme

RBI against separate regulator for payments system; issues dissent note

RBI against separate regulator for payments system; issues dissent note

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

The regulator said that it is vested within its purview to regulate the bank account for payment systems and the settlement systems are finally posted in the books of account of banks with the RBI to attain settlement finality.

Two years on, RBI ignores SC order to disclose defaulters list

Two years on, RBI ignores SC order to disclose defaulters list

Rediff.com23 May 2017

On December 16, 2015, the apex court ordered disclosure of the defaulters' list, and upheld a Central Information Commission order to this effect.

CIC summons PMO officials having records related to note ban decision

CIC summons PMO officials having records related to note ban decision

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

They've also asked to explain how the disclosure of the documents would impact the country's economic interests.

SC asks poll panel for data of funds received by political parties till Sep 30

SC asks poll panel for data of funds received by political parties till Sep 30

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to produce before it in sealed cover the "up to date" data of funds received by political parties through electoral bonds till September 30, 2023.