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Not as good as gold

Not as good as gold

Rediff.com1 Jun 2004

The uncertain times continue for banks

The uncertain times continue for banks

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

It is difficult to say if the banking sector will see the worst behind it by March 2020, warns Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Anti-BJP front: Opposition parties likely to hold mega meet on Nov 22

Anti-BJP front: Opposition parties likely to hold mega meet on Nov 22

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Naidu said that efforts are on to bring together all non-BJP parties and that he had met Congress president Rahul Gandhi to discuss measures on protecting democracy.

NOT AGAIN! Chit funds resurface in Bengal in a new avatar

NOT AGAIN! Chit funds resurface in Bengal in a new avatar

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

According to the consumer affairs department, these chit funds are operating at a small level.

Over Rs 3 crore in old notes seized after raid in Delhi hotel

Over Rs 3 crore in old notes seized after raid in Delhi hotel

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

The raid was carried out at a hotel in Karol Bagh in the national capital.

Wish to dedicate this post to women, says first female paramilitary chief

Wish to dedicate this post to women, says first female paramilitary chief

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Ramasundram, who was the Director of National Crime Records Bureau in her previous posting, is the first woman chief in over six-decade-long combined history of the five paramilitary forces.

New rules on how banks should report frauds to CBI

New rules on how banks should report frauds to CBI

Rediff.com10 May 2018

According to RBI's circular, cases of frauds involving more than Rs 25 crore and up to Rs 50 crore should be given to the CBI's Banking Security and Fraud Cell

Nirav Modi's paintings auctioned for Rs 59.37 crore

Nirav Modi's paintings auctioned for Rs 59.37 crore

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

As many as 68 artworks went under the hammer on Tuesday evening and included works by the greats like Raja Ravi Varma, V S Gaitonde, F N Souza, Jogen Chowdhury, and Akbar Padamsee among others.

Warning! Some govt banks may go bust

Warning! Some govt banks may go bust

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

'The entire government-owned banking system (excluding SBI) is now in the red.' 'But worse is to come,' warns T N Ninan.

What Chidambaram said in his defence

What Chidambaram said in his defence

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

The former Union home minister expressed the hope that the investigative agencies will respect the law.

Explained: The 3-month loan moratorium

Explained: The 3-month loan moratorium

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'Common sense says if one can afford, servicing the loans during this period is a better bet than postponing it by three months,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

First meeting of SIT on black money now on June 2

First meeting of SIT on black money now on June 2

Rediff.com30 May 2014

The first high-level meeting of the Special Investigation Team on the issue of black money and special probe into cases of unaccounted funds stashed away abroad by Indians has been advanced and will now be held on June 2.

4 Sebi officials under CBI lens in Saradha scam

4 Sebi officials under CBI lens in Saradha scam

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

The investigative agency plans to file a second chargesheet, naming more perpetrators in the Saradha scam.

No one has copyright over Sardar Patel: PM Modi

No one has copyright over Sardar Patel: PM Modi

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Some people were so great, Modi said, that attempts were made to make their contributions forgotten for 70 years but these met with no success.

Syndicate CMD bribery case may come before SIT on black money

Syndicate CMD bribery case may come before SIT on black money

Rediff.com10 Aug 2014

The case of alleged bribery of Syndicate Bank Chairman-cum-Managing Director S K Jain may come up for discussion in the meeting of Special Investigation Team on black money, as it is a "classic" case of how proceeds of corruption were transferred through hawala channels.

IAS topper Shah Faesal resigns, says Kashmiri Lives Matter in tweet

IAS topper Shah Faesal resigns, says "Kashmiri Lives Matter" in tweet

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Faesal, who recently returned from a foreign training and was awaiting posting, said he had decided to resign from Indian Administrative Service, "to protest against the unabated killings in Kashmir, and lack of any sincere reach out from the Union government".

Gold best option to raise emergency funds

Gold best option to raise emergency funds

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

Gold loans are a quick, easy and low-cost way to meet your immediate and emergency financing needs, but do ensure that you entrust your gold in safe hands after thorough due diligence, suggests Gaurav Gupta, founder and CEO, MyLoanCare.in.

PNB to provide for Rs 60 bn loss this quarter for NiMo scam

PNB to provide for Rs 60 bn loss this quarter for NiMo scam

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

"Our preliminary estimates show we may have to provide for around Rs 60 billion in the balance sheet for the quarter ending on March. The due date for LoUs amounting to Rs 60 billion is falling in the present quarter. This will be a contingent liability for the bank," said a senior executive, on condition of anonymity.

Government calls meet to review gold monetisation scheme

Government calls meet to review gold monetisation scheme

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

The scheme calls for banks, refineries and hallmarking centres to work together.

'Global terrorist' Masood Azhar, a blue-eyed boy of Pak's ISI

'Global terrorist' Masood Azhar, a blue-eyed boy of Pak's ISI

Rediff.com1 May 2019

For two decades after his release in exchange for passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999, Azhar has since been the darling of Pakistan's external snooping agency Inter-Services Intelligence.

Didi, her MP call PM a 'rat'; BJP hits back

Didi, her MP call PM a 'rat'; BJP hits back

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The West Bengal chief minister also accused the PM of 'removing crucial files' related to demonetisation.

Saradha scam: CBI searches former Union Minister's residence

Saradha scam: CBI searches former Union Minister's residence

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

There are four first information reports against Saradha Group in which it is alleged that thousands of investors were allegedly duped by the company officials and their associates who swindled their deposits.

Solar industry in search of brighter business

Solar industry in search of brighter business

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

Import curbs on Chinese panels and modules may help, but low demand and capacity remain problem areas, says Shreya Jai.

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

India is in a timidity trap with China

India is in a timidity trap with China

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

'The Panchsheel Agreement is unique in the annals of international relations as it stands out as a bizarre illustration of a prime minister trading his country's crucial national interests solely to buffer his personal international image,' feels R N Ravi.

Past imperfect, future tense for India Inc

Past imperfect, future tense for India Inc

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits.

Pawar slams BJP for defections; introspect, says Fadnavis

Pawar slams BJP for defections; introspect, says Fadnavis

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

Fadnavis claimed the BJP was "beyond running behind anyone" as the people of India were with the party and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ED arrests Agusta middleman Christian Michel, gets 7-day custody

ED arrests Agusta middleman Christian Michel, gets 7-day custody

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

A special court denied Christian Michel bail in the related Central Bureau of Investigation case.

CAG audit? Leave RBI alone

CAG audit? Leave RBI alone

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

The RBI is already audited under existing rules.

Will score 42 out of 42 in Bengal: Didi at mega opposition rally

Will score 42 out of 42 in Bengal: Didi at mega opposition rally

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

"Any fight with the Congress will remain in the state. At the national level, we will fight together, this I am saying from the heart..." she said.

Top cops meet to discuss ways to contain IS

Top cops meet to discuss ways to contain IS

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

The PM and home minister, along with all heads of various police and other security agencies, will attend the conference.

Security of Gandhi family not withdrawn, only changed: Shah

Security of Gandhi family not withdrawn, only changed: Shah

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

He asserted that the BJP does not carry out any action with a vindictive approach.

Mallya ready to smoke the peace pipe with banks

Mallya ready to smoke the peace pipe with banks

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Kingfisher Airlines owed Indian banks Rs 7,000 crore as of January.

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

Govt says RBI did not consult it over important decisions

Govt says RBI did not consult it over important decisions

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

'The PCA framework was revised and tightened in April 2017, but there was no discussion in any board meeting. The government does not know the rationale behind revising the framework and how the RBI arrived at it. Similarly, there was no discussion in the board meeting on the revised NPA framework,' said an official.

How Modi 2.0 plans to bring about changes in bureaucracy

How Modi 2.0 plans to bring about changes in bureaucracy

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

'In the process of re-setting the equation between the bureaucracy and the political executive, the features that traditionally defined the bureaucracy will undergo a gradual metamorphosis in the next five years and may acquire a distinctly different character.

Lessons to revive the public sector banks

Lessons to revive the public sector banks

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The need to allow government shareholding in public sector banks to come down below 51 per cent

Women voters in Bihar are no longer a silent force

Women voters in Bihar are no longer a silent force

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

This was the first major election in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, the women of Bihar were not intimidated by the pandemic and came out in large numbers to vote.

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Early Diwali for SBI borrowers

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Processing fee waived on car, gold and personal loans till December

MORE banking reforms coming soon!

MORE banking reforms coming soon!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Some measures announced in Indradhanush -- a 7-point Modi plan to revamp State-owned banks but not completed -- may be taken up again.