News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Sitharaman cancels Myanmar trip at last moment citing launch of Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana.
Uber is facing sharp criticism from fellow taxi providers for not following strict security norms leading to the rape of a passenger in New Delhi.
The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.
'We have already sanctioned loans worth over Rs 3,000 crore to around 120,000 customers.'
Standard Chartered Bank is setting up an international banking unit primarily to look after Indian company requirements. The bank is looking for a $2-billion loan book in the first five years of business.
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The benchmark has gained 2 per cent this week on continued hopes the incoming Narendra Modi government would unveil substantial economic reforms.
'If you are looking to fulfil imminent long-term commitments, the new online Ulips are the right product for you,' notes Santosh Agarwal/Policybazaar.com.
India has got the second set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and entities under the automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, marking a key milestone in the government's fight against black money allegedly stashed abroad.
Aviva Life Insurance on Wednesday launched two new funds -- a secure guarantee fund and equity-oriented growth fund.
Because of India's weak fiscal position, the plethora of debt-burdened infrastructure companies and the poor asset quality of public sector banks, economic growth in 2015-16 may be limited to about six per cent, say Shankar Acharya.
Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of Cape Town, he is increasing his investments in the hospitality sector in South Africa.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
The new drugs to come under price control include commonly-used antibiotics and painkillers
Banerjee alleged a section of the media was trying to create a bad propaganda revolving around Haldia, particularly the Haldia Dock Complex where everything was 'fine' and work had not been affected.
Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Modi and Obama surely put India-US ties in fast-forward mode. But 5 things deserve careful attention.
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
One can see the scale of recalls going up as the market expands.
IRDA seems to be sleeping. It is bothered about the well-being of the insurance companies and not about the man on the street who is buying costly Ulips.
The e-commerce marketplace is like an information intermediary these days.
Centre might move swiftly on its next round of strategic sales in CPSEs
After the rationalisation and categorisation of mutual fund schemes undertaken by the Sebi in October 2017, overnight funds have emerged as a distinct category.
'Even during the lockdown, we have received many online enquiries and subsequent bookings.'
Belying all expectations, the Trinamool Congress registreted a landslide victory in West Bengal assembly elections, overcoming the might of the Bharatiya Janata Party after a bitter campaign that had turned into a virtual duel between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Records of millions of car owners are mined to generate leads, pitch sales and get feedback to develop vehicles, says Ajay Modi.
According to the report, financial assets of the Indian households are predominantly in the form of bank deposits, followed by life insurance - a pattern that got disrupted after note ban
'Access to finance is one of the most crucial needs in the economy.'
Consumers will thank the Modi government for this simple yet revolutionary move, which is long overdue, says Debashis Basu.
Even as you fight the ongoing health challenge, here are some tips to strengthen your personal finance in the time of coronavirus.
The Union home ministry has issued strict guidelines for the enforcement of the 21-day complete nationwide lockdown in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, invoking the National Disaster Management Act which may result in imprisonment of up to two years for any violation. All government offices, the offices of state and Union territory governments, autonomous institutions, public corporations, commercial, private, industrial establishments shall remain closed, the guidelines issued by the ministry said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to soothe the frayed nerves of India's financial regulators by saying the government would not undermine their autonomy. Mukherjee's assurance came a day after Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao went public with his "concerns" over dilution of the central bank's role in dealing with inter-regulatory disputes in the Ordinance issued last month.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
At a time when central banks around the world are getting empowered to deal with a range of market- and growth-related challenges, it is disturbing to see the government of India use the subterfuge of a weekend ordinance to diminish the status of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
