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SBI sees 15% loan growth in FY16

SBI sees 15% loan growth in FY16

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

SBI sees 15% loan growth in FY16.

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.

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Reliance Life to tap Gulf returnees

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

Company launches claim guarantee scheme for customers.

How Indian industry is tapping dengue opportunity

How Indian industry is tapping dengue opportunity

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Pharma, insurance and consumer goods companies try to tap the business opportunity

LIC launches Endowment Plus Policy

LIC launches Endowment Plus Policy

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Endowment Plus is a unit-linked product that offers investment-cum-insurance during the term of the policy.

GIFT City expects relief from the companies law

GIFT City expects relief from the companies law

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The GIFT City management is in talks with Hong Kong, London, and Singapore arbitration centres

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.

US believes India's economic reforms are on right track

US believes India's economic reforms are on right track

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

US trade body says, India's business climate is improving due to economic reforms.

The Rs 1,777,665,600,000 question

The Rs 1,777,665,600,000 question

Rediff.com29 Apr 2010

The Sebi-Irda tussle will change Ulips forever. What it means for millions of investors.

Can you really trust your LIC agent?

Can you really trust your LIC agent?

Rediff.com21 Mar 2007

Development officers and agents of LIC are promoting Money Plus claiming to offer astronomical returns

Will buying ULIPs earn higher returns now?

Will buying ULIPs earn higher returns now?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Here's a quick look at the likely changes proposed for selling unit linked insurance plans from September 1, 2010 and how they will impact investors.

Lockdown 3.0: What's open and what's closed

Lockdown 3.0: What's open and what's closed

Rediff.com1 May 2020

The Centre has announced an extension for two more weeks in the nationwide lockdown. However, several relaxations will be allowed as per zones.

DHFL promoters exit WGC Wealth to repay debts

DHFL promoters exit WGC Wealth to repay debts

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

Lenders to DHFL will meet early July to hammer out a rescue package, which will include the reworking of loan payments, fresh working capital support, roping in a financial investor, and the promoters ceding control.

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

There seems to be no dearth of funds to fuel this growth, report Peerzada Abrar and Shivani Shinde.

Economy gaining traction with pick-up in manufacturing activity: RBI

Economy gaining traction with pick-up in manufacturing activity: RBI

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The economy is gaining traction with gradual pick up in manufacturing activity and moderation in contraction of services, spurred by comfortable liquidity conditions, an RBI article on Tuesday said. Observing that the retreat of the second wave of coronavirus pandemic has been slow, the RBI in an article on the 'State of Economy' said, the aggregate demand conditions are buoyed by the release of pent-up demand post unlock, while the supply situation is improving with the monsoon catching up to its normal levels and sowing activity gaining pace. "Reaffirming the traction that the economy is gaining, the manufacturing activity is gradually turning around, while contraction in services has moderated.

All India bank strike on Sep 29

All India bank strike on Sep 29

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

Employees of public sector undertakings, banks, insurance companies and the central and state government have decided to participate in the Left Front sponsored strike on September 29.

What makes Ulips controversial

What makes Ulips controversial

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

Insurance and investment are two different needs. Then, there are Ulip pension plans with no sum assured. No wonder, there is confusion.

Worried about LTCG tax on your MF investments?

Worried about LTCG tax on your MF investments?

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

ULIP crisis resolved, for now

ULIP crisis resolved, for now

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

The government on Monday said that the two regulators, the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, have agreed to maintain the status quo that existed before market regulator's ban on 14 life insurers from raising funds for unit-linked schemes.

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws.

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

With clients increasingly looking at cost optimisation by passing on the risks to the IT vendors and IT services players demanding longer tenure deals to hedge their risks, a mix of these two factors are giving rise to large deals coming up in the market with a lot of strings attached.

MHA issues fresh guidelines on lockdown exemption

MHA issues fresh guidelines on lockdown exemption

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

The guidelines listed several services including government and private offices that will be out of bounds during the period, while exempting establishments such as hospitals, ration shops, dairies, banks, insurance offices, and print and electronic media. Delivery of all essential goods including food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce has also been exempted from the purview of the lockdown.

Sebi moves court over Ulip; notices sent to Centre

Sebi moves court over Ulip; notices sent to Centre

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

Sebi is locked in a turf battle with insurance regulator IRDA over who has jurisdiction over ULIPs.

Why it makes sense to choose bitcoins over gold

Why it makes sense to choose bitcoins over gold

Rediff.com19 Dec 2020

From its March 2020 low, Bitcoin has gained a massive 474 per cent and has surged 214 per cent year-to-date.

Looking for tax-saving options? Opt for ELSS

Looking for tax-saving options? Opt for ELSS

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

Investors must, however, be prepared for volatility in ELSS, cautions Sanjay Kumar Singh.

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'

Ban on new ULIPs to continue, says Sebi

Ban on new ULIPs to continue, says Sebi

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

A day after the finance ministry brokered a truce between two financial sector regulators, Sebi on Tuesday said any new ULIP scheme launched after April 9, 2010 by insurance companies will remain covered by its earlier ban order.

ASK AJIT: Are these stocks good to hold for one year?

ASK AJIT: Are these stocks good to hold for one year?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Chinese app plans to use India base to take on FB, Google

Chinese app plans to use India base to take on FB, Google

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

India isn't just a testbed for SHAREit to find and perfect a new business model, but also the start of the company's globalisation dreams.

Ms Sitharaman, You FAILED Us On The Budget

Ms Sitharaman, You FAILED Us On The Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

This was the one Budget that required radical departures on all these fronts, when it had none, asserts, Shreekant Sambrani.

Ask MF Guru: 'I want Rs 50 lakhs in 5 years'

Ask MF Guru: 'I want Rs 50 lakhs in 5 years'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Why Dalits are Angry with Yogi Adityanath

Why Dalits are Angry with Yogi Adityanath

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

'Is baar vote jati par nahi, kaam par milega.'

Sensex to touch 41,500 points by March 2021

Sensex to touch 41,500 points by March 2021

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

The liquidity-fuelled rally will continue for some time, however, fundamentals are getting stretched.

Regulators have not come down from Heaven: FM

Regulators have not come down from Heaven: FM

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Regulators are expected to work within their domain, says Pranab Mukherjee.

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.

India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest

India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India

Don't get swept by Ulip talk

Don't get swept by Ulip talk

Rediff.com5 Jul 2009

With the Securities and Exchange Board of India abolishing the entry load on mutual funds, sector experts believe distributors are likely to aggressively push high-commission insurance products. The quashing, applicable from August 1, will bring down their commission to less than half of what they earn right now. The result is likely to be aggressive selling of, for one, unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips).

Motown had little to cheer this festive season

Motown had little to cheer this festive season

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

PV registrations in this year's festive period stood at 287,717 units as against 333,456 units in the corresponding period last year, down 14 per cent. Two-wheeler registrations also fell by 13 per cent to 15,83,276 units as against 18,11,703 units in the year-ago period.

Ulip war: Why Sebi order may not be right

Ulip war: Why Sebi order may not be right

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

The cornerstone of any efficient financial market is certainty and coherence in its regulatory framework.

Why the FRDI Bill must be JUNKED!

Why the FRDI Bill must be JUNKED!

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Why do we need a cure here for peculiarly Western diseases when we don't have those diseases, and which the West itself is not trying to cure, asks Debashis Basu.