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Women's Friendships: 10 Movies To Watch

Women's Friendships: 10 Movies To Watch

Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

Deepa Gahlot pick 10 films about women's bonding to watch on OTT.

Kriti Screens Do Patti For...

Kriti Screens Do Patti For...

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Kriti Sanon invited film folk over to watch her debut production, Do Patti, where she has a double role.

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. The central government has reconstituted the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI, the finance ministry said in a statement. Ram Singh is the director of the Delhi School of Economics, Saugata Bhattacharya is an economist, and Nagesh Kumar is the director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi.

'Asli Singham Main Hoon'

'Asli Singham Main Hoon'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Kajol and Kriti Sanon get together to pack a punch in their new film, Do Patti.

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Do Patti gives in to its basest impulses, but collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma.

Promises made in poll manifestos not corrupt practice: SC

Promises made in poll manifestos not corrupt practice: SC

Rediff.com27 May 2024

The Supreme Court has said that commitments made by political parties in their election manifestos will not amount to 'corrupt practice' under the election laws.

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%.

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The three day MPC meeting began on Monday and the decision will be announced on Wednesday by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

'Just Labelling Me An Actor Isn't Enough'

'Just Labelling Me An Actor Isn't Enough'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

'I will be whatever I want to be without you putting any kind of label on me.'

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate in October

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate in October

Rediff.com6 Oct 2024

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut the benchmark interest rate in its forthcoming bi-monthly monetary policy review later in the week as retail inflation is still a cause of concern, and there is a possibility of the Middle East crisis deteriorating further, impacting crude oil and commodity prices, say experts.

MPC Members Were Divided On Rate Cut

MPC Members Were Divided On Rate Cut

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

Deputy Governor Michael Patra warned about the spillover effects of food inflation.

Kriti's MOST CHALLENGING Role So Far

Kriti's MOST CHALLENGING Role So Far

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Kriti Sanon takes us to the sets of her new film Do Patti and shares pictures from the first day of the shoot.

MPC refuses to drop its guard on inflation

MPC refuses to drop its guard on inflation

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

Most members of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee (MPC) decided to stick to the course on bringing retail inflation to the target of 4 per cent while voting for maintaining status quo in the April review, except external member Jayanth Varma who voted for a 25 bps cut in the repo rate. "I believe that the extant monetary policy setting is well positioned," RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said in the minutes of the policy review, which came out on Friday. "Monetary policy transmission is continuing and inflation expectations of households are also getting further anchored.

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate on June 7, say experts

RBI unlikely to cut interest rate on June 7, say experts

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to cut the benchmark interest rate at its upcoming monetary policy review meeting, taking place soon after the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results, amid inflation challenges, said experts. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may also refrain from rate cut as economic growth is picking up, notwithstanding the elevated interest rate of 6.5 per cent (repo) prevailing since February 2023. The meeting of the Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed MPC is scheduled for June 5 to 7.

RBI's job to bring down inflation is not over: Das

RBI's job to bring down inflation is not over: Das

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) job to bring down inflation is not over, and any premature move on the policy front could undermine the success achieved so far on the price situation, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. RBI's rate setting panel, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), had met for three days from February 6-8. The panel decided to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the sixth time in row.

Spotted! Three Hrithiks, Two Saifs...

Spotted! Three Hrithiks, Two Saifs...

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

Dulquer hangs out with Pooja... Tamannaah chooses silver... Shraddha's casual date...

RBI may maintain status-quo on interest rate, say experts

RBI may maintain status-quo on interest rate, say experts

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

The Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status-quo on the key interest rates for the third time in a row in its upcoming bi-monthly policy review despite the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank hiking benchmark rates, as domestic inflation is within the RBI's comfort zone, say experts. The borrowing cost which started rising in May last year has stabilised with RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February when it was raised from 6.25 per cent. In the previous two bi-monthly policy reviews in April and June the benchmark rate was retained.

Plan A Plan B Review: Boring And Predictable

Plan A Plan B Review: Boring And Predictable

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

Tamannaah Bhatia and Riteish Deshmukh's rom-com is blah, complains Namrata Thakker. Plan A Plan B Review

FABULOUS pix from Veere Di Wedding

FABULOUS pix from Veere Di Wedding

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Girl power, bang on display!

RBI likely to hold repo rate at 6.5% on June 8

RBI likely to hold repo rate at 6.5% on June 8

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will maintain the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent during its upcoming June 8 announcement, considering the easing of retail inflation in April and the potential for further decline, indicating the effectiveness of previous policy rate actions, anticipate experts. Headed by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, a meeting of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled for June 6-8. The decision of the 43rd meeting of the MPC would be announced on Thursday, June 8.

Freddy Review: Agonisingly Dumb!

Freddy Review: Agonisingly Dumb!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

Things get murkier and moronic in this staggeringly dumb, dull thriller, feels Sukanya Verma.

RBI panel meets to finalise inflation report for govt

RBI panel meets to finalise inflation report for govt

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

The Reserve Bank's rate setting panel on Thursday met to finalise a report for the government on why it failed to keep retail inflation below the target of 6 per cent for three consecutive quarters since January this year, said sources. The report will be presented to the government as per the Reserve Bank of India Act, they added. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das.

4 Big Movies Coming To OTT In December

4 Big Movies Coming To OTT In December

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

December is set to be special because four original films see a straight-to-digital release.

Sanya's In The Mood For Comedy... And JACKFRUIT!

Sanya's In The Mood For Comedy... And JACKFRUIT!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

What happens when a talented group of Bollywood actors get together? They give us entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.

MPC members voiced different views on interest rate

MPC members voiced different views on interest rate

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

The members of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voiced different views on the interest rate and stance, with two of them indicating they may not vote for further rate increases even if Governor Shaktikanta Das and Deputy Governor Michael Patra maintain bringing down inflation as their primary objective, the minutes of the December review of the monetary policy showed. The other two members remained neutral. The MPC increased the policy repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) - which was lower than the previous three hikes of 50 bps. The repo rate has been hiked by 225 bps to 6.25 per cent since May this year.

Are You Ready To Cry?

Are You Ready To Cry?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Yes, there's going to be a lot of tears, laughs and thrills coming your way.

Reserve Bank's MPC to discuss inflation report on Nov 3

Reserve Bank's MPC to discuss inflation report on Nov 3

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

The Reserve Bank will hold a special meeting of its rate-setting committee on November 3 to prepare a report for the government on why it failed to keep retail inflation below the target of 6 per cent for three consecutive quarters since January. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will prepare the report on reasons for failure to meet the inflation target as well as the remedial measures the central bank is taking to bring down prices in the country. "Under the provisions of Section 45ZN of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act 1934... an additional meeting of the MPC is being scheduled on November 3, 2022," RBI said in a statement on Thursday.

War against inflation has not yet been won: RBI

War against inflation has not yet been won: RBI

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee brainstormed the impact of any future shocks on the inflation trajectory and stressed monitoring the cumulative effect of monetary policy actions over the past one year, which is still unfolding, revealed minutes of the rate-setting panel released on Thursday. The minutes of the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, also indicated it would be premature to declare an end to the monetary tightening cycle, which started in May 2022 to check high inflation following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. The central bank, which effected six back-to-back hikes in the key short-term lending rate (repo) since May 2022 to check high inflation, decided to take a pause early this month.

Governor Das against pause in rate hikes: MPC minutes

Governor Das against pause in rate hikes: MPC minutes

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

In a tightening cycle, a premature pause in monetary policy action would be a costly policy error, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das opined while voting along with five other members of the MPC for raising the key lending rate by 35 basis points earlier this month, according to the minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday. Prior to the December hike in repo rate, the RBI had raised the key short-term lending rate by 190 bps in four tranche.

MPC members argued for front-loading rate hikes in view of inflation

MPC members argued for front-loading rate hikes in view of inflation

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Most members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) argued for front-loading interest rate hikes in view of rapidly rising inflation during the off-cycle monetary policy review earlier this month - the minutes of the meeting published on Wednesday showed. In early May, the rate setting committee met unscheduled and unanimously decided to hike the repo rate by 40 bps. This was the first repo rate hike in four years, and an inter-meeting hike in more than a decade.

Jump in COVID cases, lockdowns add uncertainty to growth outlook: RBI's Das

Jump in COVID cases, lockdowns add uncertainty to growth outlook: RBI's Das

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

The uncertainty created by the jump in COVID-19 infections and localised lockdowns prompted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and other members of the rating setting panel MPC to unanimously vote for status quo in interest rates and an accommodative policy stance to support growth, as per minutes of the meeting released on Thursday. "The need of the hour is to effectively secure the economic recovery underway so that it becomes broad-based and durable," the Governor said during the three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which ended on April 7. The renewed jump in COVID-19 infections in several parts of the country and the associated localised and regional lockdowns add uncertainty to the growth outlook, he observed, as per the minutes of the meeting released by the central bank.

Sonam teams up with her Khoobsurat director

Sonam teams up with her Khoobsurat director

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Sonam will be part of an ensemble cast in the film to be directed by Shashanka Ghosh.

Are you ready for Veere Di Wedding?

Are you ready for Veere Di Wedding?

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

You're invited to a vibrant new world!

RBI remains laser-focused to bring inflation back to 4%: Guv Das

RBI remains laser-focused to bring inflation back to 4%: Guv Das

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

The Reserve Bank remains laser-focused to bring back retail inflation to 4 per cent over a period of time in a non-disruptive manner, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed while voting for status quo in interest rates, as per minutes of the October policy meeting released on Friday. The central bank has been mandated by the government to ensure the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation is at 4 per cent, with a band of 2 per cent on either side. The retail inflation, which was above 6 per cent during May and June, has started moving down and stood at 4.35 per cent in September.

Support from all sides needed to nurture economic recovery: RBI Guv

Support from all sides needed to nurture economic recovery: RBI Guv

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has pitched for policy support from all sides -- fiscal, monetary and sectoral -- to nurture recovery of the economy hit by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The dent on economic activity due to the second wave of the pandemic during April-May necessitated continuation of monetary measures to support the process of economic recovery to make it durable, Das had said while participating in the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) earlier in the month. "Overall, the second wave of COVID-19 has altered the near-term outlook, and policy support from all sides - fiscal, monetary and sectoral - is required to nurture recovery and expedite return to normalcy," Das said, as per the minutes of the meeting released on Friday.

Taimur and his mamma

Taimur and his mamma

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Kareena returns to the arc lights!

Awww! Don't Veere Di Wedding girls look lovely?

Awww! Don't Veere Di Wedding girls look lovely?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

Join the wedding celebrations on May 18.

Explained: Why RBI kept key rates unchanged

Explained: Why RBI kept key rates unchanged

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) felt that though the Indian economy was resilient in the third wave, it, however, lost some momentum and with inflation likely to soften, there is room to continue with the accommodative stance and support revival, the minutes of the MPC meeting released on Thursday revealed. The six-member MPC voted to keep the policy rate unchanged and continued with the accommodative stance at its meeting on February 10. However, external member Jayanth Verma voted against the stance because he felt a switch to neutral was long overdue and the current stance has become counterproductive and deflects focus away from addressing recessionary trends that date back to at least 2019.

Kareena, Sonam, Swara have got swag

Kareena, Sonam, Swara have got swag

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

Are you ready for Veere Di Wedding?

Economic recovery uneven, continued support crucial: RBI Guv

Economic recovery uneven, continued support crucial: RBI Guv

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

Amid prolonged uncertainty, continued policy support will be crucial for sustained economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said at the recent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee. "In this period of prolonged uncertainty, it would be wise to remain agile and respond in a gradual, calibrated and well telegraphed manner to the emerging challenges," opined Das, according to the minutes of the MPC meeting released by the Reserve Bank on Thursday. Observing that economic recovery from the pandemic remains incomplete and uneven, he said, "continued support from various policies remains crucial for a sustained recovery." The governor said the renewed surge in international crude oil prices, however, requires close monitoring.