Retail inflation measured by the consumer price index has risen sharply across food and non-food constituents, including services, keeping inflation expectations high, the Reserve Bank of India said in its Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14.
Ahead of the International Fleet Review being held in Vizag, Naval chief Admiral RK Dhowan spoke of the changing perception of the navy and the many challenges it faces.
Bankruptcy Code will consolidate existing laws related to liquidation and sick industries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone call to Trump will help restore a degree of sanity to Indian statecraft and diplomacy, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.
Banks have not cut rates yet as March is typically a busy season.
CREDAI Chairman Lalit Jain said a long term status quo on interest rates would not help prospective home buyers.
The Financial Stability and Development Council meeting on Tuesday started with an air of tension in the room. An official present described the participants' body language as "tetchy". However, once presentations and discussions begun, the mood considerably eased.
The Indian intelligence brass may have snared a key Pakistani spy and Jadhav's arrest is Pakistan's way of getting even with India, says Rajeev Sharma.
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease of a seasoned oarsman, defying tidal waves of adversity
Dabba trades also allow investors to avoid SEBI registration requirements or the margin requirements set by exchanges.
A top-up loan could come to your rescue in an emergency. Here's why
In a bid to boost the dormant primary market, regulator Sebi said it is ready to review the mandatory grading of initial public offers.
Over 3,500 police personnel have deployed as the farmers began their march from the Ramlila Maidan to Parliament at 10.30 am.
Zed Plus allows a bunch of talented actors to rise above second rung roles and take centre stage, says Sukanya Verma.
The Reserve Bank of India kept its policy interest rate unchanged at a five-year low of 6.50 percent on Tuesday.
United Spirits had a tough time in recent past due to management related issues. Going ahead, corporate governance is a big challenge, say experts.
The girl lending the helping hand won her hearts and accolades, with Hero Cyles taking special note.
The apex court questioning the police about the arrests said that 'dissent is the safety valve of democracy and if you don't allow these safety valves, it will burst.'
RBI will review the monetary policy again on September 29.
'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.
Consensus continues to be cautious with analysts pointing towards tougher days ahead
'In plain simple English, these practices amount to a looting of our country's future by some in the business community, in cahoots with some lenders,' says RBI Governor Dr Urjit R Patel.
The step had been taken to lend the required 'authenticity' to electronic communications.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
With his strong views on Bharatiya economics, his appointment to the RBI board may well presage interesting times, says Archis Mohan.
Banks are in need of government support to manage the stressed assets
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
US president Barack Obama new initiative to help millions of proud Indian-Americans directly invest in India's future.
With the stock markets scaling new heights, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday sounded a note of caution and asked investors to guard against excessive exuberance.
Liquidity, stable income generation, potential capital appreciation are the benefits from REITs
These funds carry low risk and should be able to beat the returns from fixed deposits.
Progress on monsoons along with favourable base effect in 2HFY2017 continues to point towards RBI achieving its near 5 per cent inflation target by the year-end
India showed revival signs in the March quarter.
The more you know about using a new credit card, the more you reap!
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Brushing aside the strong opposition to it from separatist leaders, religious heads and some civil society groups, authorities have decided to go ahead with the high profile Zubin Mehta concert in Srinagar on September 7.
Former chairman of the UIDAI Nandan Nilekani, elucidates how Aadhaar could become the spine for alternative banking and could replace government services with cash benefits.
It has made everything public in the name of 10 lakh comments it got on draft net neutrality proposals.
'To treat a Hindu fleeing persecution and certain death in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan on par with a Muslim voluntarily sneaking into India for economic reasons or otherwise is callously cruel, blatantly perverse and grossly unjust.' 'The concept of equality cannot be invoked to perpetuate a historical wrong that needs to be righted,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
