News for 'Standard and Poor'

Economic Survey calls rating agencies' bluff

Economic Survey calls rating agencies' bluff

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

S&P in November ruled out an upgrade in the country's rating for some considerable period, citing India's low per capita GDP and relatively high fiscal deficit.

Indian pharma cos well positioned for global growth: S&P

Indian pharma cos well positioned for global growth: S&P

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The growth prospects are particularly high for Indian companies in the speciality and complex generic drugs segment in the US, the report said.

We are not reliant on toss: Kohli

We are not reliant on toss: Kohli

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

'It's always good to get 40-50 extra and we want to bat the opposition out of the game. Rohit and KL were outstanding, the opening partnership set it up. Shreyas and Rishabh, the way they played, was outstanding'

Jewellers may miss Diwali sparkle this year

Jewellers may miss Diwali sparkle this year

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

As gold prices turn prohibitive, traders fear a drop of as much as 50% in sales over the previous season.

S&P retains India rating, unlikely to change till at least 2016

S&P retains India rating, unlikely to change till at least 2016

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

S&P expects India to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2015, similar to the central bank's forecast for the fiscal year ending in March.

Cycling: Canada's Mitchell cruises to women's sprint gold

Cycling: Canada's Mitchell cruises to women's sprint gold

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

Mitchell, 27, becomes only the second Canadian to win an Olympic track cycling gold after Lori-Ann Muenzer took the women's sprint title in 2004.

'This unfit pitch was no advert for Test cricket - India should be docked WTC points'

'This unfit pitch was no advert for Test cricket - India should be docked WTC points'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series and the result garnered varied reactions from the British media.

Budget 2021: No evidence of an economic strategy

Budget 2021: No evidence of an economic strategy

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

There are several welcome standalone reforms, but these do not add up to a coherent strategy to achieve a $5 trillion economy or secure Aatmanirbharta, observes Rathin Roy.

Budget numbers in graphs shows Sitharaman's fiscal maths gone awry

Budget numbers in graphs shows Sitharaman's fiscal maths gone awry

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

The impact of economic slump was visible in the Budget's fine print, as this step-by-step explanation show how the Budget math was worked out, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

Crisis: Most A-Pac economies to be buffered

Crisis: Most A-Pac economies to be buffered

Rediff.com6 Nov 2008

Most of the Asia-Pacific economies would be cushioned by healthy foreign exchange reserves in the last quarter of the current calendar year, global ratings agency, Standard & Poor, said in a report.

Subir Gokarn, a fierce proponent of RBI autonomy, is no more

Subir Gokarn, a fierce proponent of RBI autonomy, is no more

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Gokarn was the first Indian central banker who regularised warnings to the government, through the monetary policy statement, on the need to reduce fiscal deficit.

Ashes: Ponting speaks up after umpiring howlers

Ashes: Ponting speaks up after umpiring howlers

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

'But it's not a good spectacle when pretty obviously wrong decisions are made'

Jaitley targets CBI over Kochhar probe

Jaitley targets CBI over Kochhar probe

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

One of the reasons why conviction rates in India are poor is that "adventurism and megalomania overtakes our investigators and professionalism takes a back seat," Jaitley said on Twitter.

India needs to become competitive in infra, tax policy: FM

India needs to become competitive in infra, tax policy: FM

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

India needs to become globally competitive from infrastructure to taxation.

Financial woes clip Air India's wings

Financial woes clip Air India's wings

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

$3.6 billion worth of aircraft - by today's prices - are lying idle or are in hangers due to poor maintenance and management

Govt to relax approval system for food products

Govt to relax approval system for food products

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Around 11,500 ingredients have been put on the website for the public opinion.

What Sindhu needs to do to win medal in Tokyo Olympics

What Sindhu needs to do to win medal in Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

World champion P V Sindhu remains India's best Olympic medal prospect but she has to give more attention to her recovery process between matches to achieve the feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games, said former India badminton coach Vimal Kumar.

Tsunami's coming: Rahul warns of economic devastation

Tsunami's coming: Rahul warns of economic devastation

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Gandhi also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the economic situation in the country, saying the PM should get his head "out of the sand" to deal with the problem facing the country.

'Government should get out of agriculture'

'Government should get out of agriculture'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.'

India needs urgent infra funding: S&P on July outages

India needs urgent infra funding: S&P on July outages

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

Lack of fuel security is a major constraint to the growth of the generation capacity, and the slow pace of tariff reforms is hindering infrastructure investment at the state-level.

Why Does All Of Nagaland Have To Be Under AFSPA?

Why Does All Of Nagaland Have To Be Under AFSPA?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

AFSPA can be safely lifted from almost 90 per cent of Nagaland, argues Shekhar Gupta.

S&P sees India's GDP growth at about 6% in '09

S&P sees India's GDP growth at about 6% in '09

Rediff.com13 Mar 2009

Further, the agency said it expects signs of a pick-up to emerge in the second half of the year.

Workload during IPL: Focus on injury-prone India players

Workload during IPL: Focus on injury-prone India players

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Skipper Virat Kohli had put in a lot of emphasis on workload management before the IPL last year. It has been learnt that the national selectors will sit down and take a call after checking the workload and medical database of all centrally contracted players.

India, the third-largest Asian economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UN

India, the third-largest Asian economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UN

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

However, 63 per cent Indians were "satisfied" with their standard of living

S & P assessment not gospel truth: Congress

S & P assessment "not gospel truth": Congress

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

The Congress on Tuesday dismissed as "not gospel truth" the Standard and Poor's report which said roadblocks for reforms in India are on account of division of roles between party President Sonia Gandhi and 'unelected' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

How Life has CHANGED for Bihar's Bicycle Girl

How Life has CHANGED for Bihar's Bicycle Girl

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

'Thanks to monetary help from several people, we are comfortable and living with dignity.'

PCB disbands selection committee after World T20 debacle

PCB disbands selection committee after World T20 debacle

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Monday, disbanded its national selection committee in the wake of the national team's debacle in the Asia Cup and the just-concluded World T20 cricket tournament.

Oxford Covid vaccine under lens after error: Report

Oxford Covid vaccine under lens after error: Report

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford are facing questions about their Covid-19 vaccine and whether regulators would quickly authorise its emergency use after the pharma company acknowledged an error in the vaccine dosage received by some participants and other irregularities and omissions, according to the New York Times.

Markets end higher on firm Euro cues

Markets end higher on firm Euro cues

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Infy, L&T key movers while auto stocks dropped

'I'm willing to give more than Rs 35,000 crores for vaccines'

'I'm willing to give more than Rs 35,000 crores for vaccines'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

'I'll give it to the vaccine manufacturers without guarantees, take the payment in advance and give me the supplies.' 'The moment you give me one lot of supply, I'll give you more.'

S&P launches Rupee index

S&P launches Rupee index

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Leading index provider Standard & Poor's on Thursday announced the launch of currency indices - Indian Rupee index and Chinese Renminbi index. Global investors would get access to the currencies of the two emerging economic superpowers, it will also serve as a reliable and relative benchmark for currency performance. The indices will replicate the performance of the Chinese Renminbi & the Indian Rupee versus the US Dollar. The indices will also have an excess return version.

Personally monitoring quality of food served to Army: Parrikar

Personally monitoring quality of food served to Army: Parrikar

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

The Comptroller and Auditor General in 2012-13 had made certain observation in a report and 'we are improving it', he said.

Did the Perth Test pitch deserve 'average' rating?

Did the Perth Test pitch deserve 'average' rating?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

The ICC's rating is presumably due to the uneven bounce that became more prevalent later in the recently-concluded second Test between Australia and India.

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

Coming Soon! RBI's CBDCs Revolution

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

If the CBDCs don't offer interest, why will people shift from cash to CBDCs?, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Why are rooms at Maharashtra Sadan out of bounds for ordinary people?

Why are rooms at Maharashtra Sadan out of bounds for ordinary people?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2014

'By their actions, the Sena MPs diverted attention from the original issue that sub-standard food and services are offered at Maharashtra Sadan. It is disconcerting that the state's official guest house in the national capital has such poor standards,' says N Suresh.

Pitch was good, batting was not: Kohli

Pitch was good, batting was not: Kohli

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

India captain Virat Kohli said poor batting and not the pitch was responsible for the day-night third Test against England winding up inside two days, and described the performance of batsmen on both sides as "bizarre".

Public transport may resume soon with guidelines: Gadkari

Public transport may resume soon with guidelines: Gadkari

Rediff.com6 May 2020

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said opening of transport and highways will go a long way in instilling confidence among the public and cautioned towards maintaining social distance and adopting all safety measures like hand wash, sanitizing, face masks, etc while operating buses and cars.

Tata Motors to cut delivery time with regional stockyards

Tata Motors to cut delivery time with regional stockyards

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

This will ensure its vehicles reach dealers much faster and delivered to buyers in a maximum of three days, reports Shally Seth Mohile.

How real is the 'revival' in auto sector?

How real is the 'revival' in auto sector?

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

Component makers don't see any recovery yet, but manufacturers believe the end of poor sales is nearing its end.

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

Every political party loves to use the bait of loan waiver to woo the electorate. If their hearts bleed for the poor, they can always use the party funds to pay off the lenders, suggests Tamal Bandyopadhyay.