News for 'Revising Committee'

Govt provides for OROP, pay panel despite earlier doubts

Govt provides for OROP, pay panel despite earlier doubts

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

It should be noted that the CPC allocation is provisional.

'Rs 600 bn worth of IPOs yet to hit markets'

'Rs 600 bn worth of IPOs yet to hit markets'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

'IPOs not clicking is cause for worry,' says Sebi chairman.

Ranatunga slams SLC for capitulating to ICC's reforms for 'Big Three'

Ranatunga slams SLC for capitulating to ICC's reforms for 'Big Three'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has slammed Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) stance on the Big Three- India, Australia and England, and said that it could have an adverse impact in the longer run.

GST regime to have 8 forms for filing tax returns

GST regime to have 8 forms for filing tax returns

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

GST seeks to subsume many indirect taxes at the Central and state levels.

Govt hikes scholarship amount for ST students

Govt hikes scholarship amount for ST students

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

The government on Thursday decided to substantially hike the post-matric scholarship amount and other benefits given to students from scheduled tribes and those disabled.

Sebi to crack down on 'mule accounts'

Sebi to crack down on 'mule accounts'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

The regulator is also planning to widen the ambit of 'deemed fraudulent activities'.

Mobile hazard: Call for changes in radiation norms

Mobile hazard: Call for changes in radiation norms

Rediff.com3 Feb 2011

According to the report submitted by the IMC, radiation from mobile phones and towers could lead to symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbance, dizziness and lack of concentration.

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Faulty hip implants: Centre to ask J&J to compensate victims

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Once the patients are identified, the government will decide on the quantum of compensation in each case and then approach J&J for claim settlement.

RBI hikes agri loans limit, expects 7.4% GDP growth in FY20

RBI hikes agri loans limit, expects 7.4% GDP growth in FY20

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

Here are the key decisions announced by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday.

Deadlock ends, Rajasthan assembly session from Aug 14

Deadlock ends, Rajasthan assembly session from Aug 14

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

"He also gave verbal directions to make the necessary arrangements for the prevention of COVID-19 spread during the session," the spokesperson added.

Indian players satisfied with modified DRS

Indian players satisfied with modified DRS

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

The Indian cricket team has given a thumbs up to the Decision Review System (DRS) in its revised form which makes the ball-tracker technology optional in bilateral series.

US Senate's N-Bill facilitates spy operations

US Senate's N-Bill facilitates spy operations

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

The US appears to be using the Indo-US nuclear deal as a vehicle to facilitate a formal entry for the US National Nuclear Security Administration, widely suspected to be involved in a variety of covert nuclear interventions, into India

Ministries' nod to Navi Mumbai airport

Ministries' nod to Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com26 Oct 2010

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel in New Delhi to decide the fate of the airport which has been embroiled in 'green' wrangle.

RBI keeps lending rate unchanged at 6.25% for second time in a row

RBI keeps lending rate unchanged at 6.25% for second time in a row

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

In the last policy review in December, RBI had decided to keep policy rate unchanged.

RS not to adjourn for day if sitting member dies in inter-session period

RS not to adjourn for day if sitting member dies in inter-session period

Rediff.com31 May 2016

However, the convention of adjourning the proceedings for the day if a sitting member dies during session, will continue.

Shareholders force head honchos of Apollo Tyres to take pay cut

Shareholders force head honchos of Apollo Tyres to take pay cut

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

The move comes after Neeraj Kanwar's reappointment as managing director was rejected by minority shareholders owing to his salary, which increased in spite of a fall in the company's profitability.

US Fed bows to market's more dovish view of soaring dollar

US Fed bows to market's more dovish view of soaring dollar

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Strong currency and sagging oil prices are spooking policymakers.

Bank, insurance strike on Feb 24 for wage hike

Bank, insurance strike on Feb 24 for wage hike

Rediff.com23 Feb 2004

The staff and officers of banks and insurance companies are expected to go on a day long strike following a call by major central trade unions on Tuesday (February 24) demanding a wage revision.

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Booked between 2007 and 2011, out of the total 32,700 residential units under various Jaypee Infratech (JIL) projects, at least 20,000 homes are yet to be delivered. Supreme Court documents show that, till last March, Jaypee had issued 7,997 offers of possession to homebuyers while executing only 6,530 sub-lease deeds. These deeds offer homebuyers possession rights but, unlike registration, does not guarantee absolute ownership.

Amid citizenship row, Pranab cautions against majoritarianism

Amid citizenship row, Pranab cautions against majoritarianism

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

'We think we can do anything and everything when we have an overwhelming majority in the legislature. But that should not be the case'

'Commercial pact with Etihad not to override Jet board powers'

'Commercial pact with Etihad not to override Jet board powers'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Naresh Goyal-led Jet has also changed the shareholders agreement and amended the investment agreement and the articles of association, as suggested by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, headed by DEA Secretary Arvind Mayaram, official sources said.

State FMs to meet next month to solve GST riddle

State FMs to meet next month to solve GST riddle

Rediff.com24 Nov 2010

They will hold discussions on the requirement of a constitution amendment bill for rolling out the proposed GST, which is all set to miss even the revised deadline of April one, 2011.

A year of Shaktikanta Das: The hits & misses as RBI guv

A year of Shaktikanta Das: The hits & misses as RBI guv

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

The career bureaucrat-turned-central banker walked into the 19th floor corner room of the Reserve Bank on December 12, 2018. Since February 2019, the Das-led RBI has cut the repo rate by a whopping 135 basis points to support the sagging growth, including an unprecedented 35 bps reduction in August. As he completes one year at the helm, woes in the NBFC sector, overall health of the banking sector and steeply falling economic growth are among the major challenges that needs to be tackled sooner than later.

Why no-fly list is still not ready

Why no-fly list is still not ready

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

Government officials favoured compulsory biometric identification but said it did not happen because of the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar

Pakistan tour decision later today

Pakistan tour decision later today

Rediff.com23 Sep 2003

Delhi should prepare for 15,000 daily covid cases during winter: Report

Delhi should prepare for 15,000 daily covid cases during winter: Report

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

"Coming festivals (Chhat, Puja, Dussehra, Deepavali, Id, Xmas, New year) pose a huge challenge in the pandemic control. It has been seen that Onam in Kerala and Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra escalated the pandemic seriously. This must not be allowed to happen in Delhi," the report stated.

RBI will keep PSBs under strict watch

RBI will keep PSBs under strict watch

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

RBI says haste in easing norms for banks harmful to economy.

Large co-op banks may come under Banking Act

Large co-op banks may come under Banking Act

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Large urban co-operative banks may come to be solely under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, even as the smaller among them are to remain within the exclusive fold of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The upcoming changes will bring the curtains down on the vexed issue of dual control of UCBs, which has been in vogue for 54 years. The new framework will affect 1,551 UCBs in the country, which had a total business of Rs 7.36 trillion.

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

SBI may raise rates to grab bonus money

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

In an effort to grab a share of the hefty Diwali bonus to employees in government and corporate sector, country's largest lender State Bank of India may raise the interest rate on term deposit rates in next few days.

'Differences between the two GDP series are minimal'

'Differences between the two GDP series are minimal'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

N R Bhanumurthy, professor of economics at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and the author of the series, presented in a report to the National Statistical Commission, explains to Abhishek Waghmare various aspects of the methodology.

Vice chiefs get free hand to boost security at terror targets

Vice chiefs get free hand to boost security at terror targets

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

"In an unprecedented move, the ministry of defence (MoD) has decided to delegate substantial financial powers to the Armed Forces for undertaking works for perimeter security of sensitive military installations," the ministry said in a statement.

'US working very hard to solve Kashmir imbroglio'

'US working very hard to solve Kashmir imbroglio'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2009

American Senator John McCain, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee and erstwhile presidential nominee, has said he is aware that the Obama administration is working very hard to help resolve the Kashmir imbroglio, sans any US mediation of the issue between India and Pakistan.

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in LS on Monday

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in LS on Monday

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Its passage in the Lok Sabha is all but certain due to the massive majority the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have, and the Union government is confident of its passage in the Rajya Sabha as well with the support of several non-aligned regional parties which have often joined the treasury benches in the past.

NCW wants domestic violence law to be strengthened

NCW wants domestic violence law to be strengthened

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

The National Commission for Women said on Wednesday that the law to protect women from domestic violence needs to be given more teeth at the level of implementation and people working on it should ensure that its provisions are not watered down in revision.

Government adopts UPA's Aadhaar Bill

Government adopts UPA's Aadhaar Bill

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The Bill neither plans to make the Aadhar mandatory or limit its issuance to citizens.

More trouble brews for Jet Airways

More trouble brews for Jet Airways

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

Jet Airways HQ owner wants resolution professional to vacate premises. The licence for occupying the place has been terminated, on account of the airline having not paid the rent after March.

Navy probe indicts senior officer

Navy probe indicts senior officer

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday said a Navy inquiry has established a senior officer's connections with a Russian woman, but it was yet to be probed whether the link had influenced the price hike of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier.

Details of bank staff pay hike in 90 days

Details of bank staff pay hike in 90 days

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Banks and staff unions had settled on a 17.5 per cent salary hike, to benefit about 702,000 public sector employees, besides agreeing to make 332,000 serving and retired employees eligible for pension.

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde directed that the inquiry commission should start functioning within a week and the probe be concluded within two months.

RBI may ease rates by 25 bps, while maintaining a neutral stance

RBI may ease rates by 25 bps, while maintaining a neutral stance

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

The central bank had revised its inflation forecast significantly downward in the last policy