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Uttam's Take: India's contrasts

Uttam's Take: India's contrasts

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Uttam Ghosh offers his perspective on India's contrasts -- the government's ambitious economic agenda vis-a-vis farmers' woes and social unrest.

US advisory for India warns of crime, rape; MEA says 'noted'

US advisory for India warns of crime, rape; MEA says 'noted'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2025

In the June 16 advisory, the US urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" due to crime and rape, and advised them not to travel to certain parts of central and eastern parts of the country due to terrorism.

Sebi extends rebalancing timeline rule to all passive MF breaches

Sebi extends rebalancing timeline rule to all passive MF breaches

Rediff.com26 Jun 2025

Market regulator Sebi on Thursday said that timelines for portfolio rebalancing in mutual fund schemes will now be applicable to all types of passive breaches across actively managed schemes, which was earlier limited to only asset allocation. A passive breach refers to unintended deviations from the mandated asset allocation or regulatory limits that do not arise from the direct actions or omissions of asset management companies (AMCs).

Uttam's Take: Terror on wheels

Uttam's Take: Terror on wheels

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the horrific terror attack in Nice, France.

Uttam's Take: Theatre of the Bizarre

Uttam's Take: Theatre of the Bizarre

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on this Theatre of the Bizarre.

Uttam's Take: Uff! What an election campaign!

Uttam's Take: Uff! What an election campaign!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

How the Gujarat elections are keeping the political parties pulling each other.

Govt for nil GST on insurance premium for individuals

Govt for nil GST on insurance premium for individuals

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

The Centre has proposed exempting life and health insurance policies for individuals from GST, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and convenor of insurance GoM Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday. Currently, health and life insurance premium attracts 18 per cent GST.

Startups go vertical in India's qcom race

Startups go vertical in India's qcom race

Rediff.com24 Oct 2025

As the quick commerce (qcom) race hots up, a new model - vertical qcom - is gaining investor attention. Unlike horizontal players such as Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart, which stock everything from groceries to gifts and gadgets, vertical platforms focus on depth over breadth.

Uttam's Take: Gurmehar's War

Uttam's Take: Gurmehar's War

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the spectacle where a martyr's daughter is trolled by all and sundry for speaking her mind.

Uttam's Take: And there was darkness and light...

Uttam's Take: And there was darkness and light...

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Sunday's event where millions of Indians lit diya

'We Are Poised For An Exciting 2026'

'We Are Poised For An Exciting 2026'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

'Earnings growth will be the main driver of India's market in 2026, with profits expected to rise 9% to 10% in H2 FY26 and accelerate to 12% to 15% in FY27.'

Uttam's Take: I Can't Breathe

Uttam's Take: I Can't Breathe

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the protests that have swept across America and President Trump's bizarre responses after George Floyd, an African American died in Minneapolis on May 25 after a white police officer pinned him to the ground.

Uttam's Take: Bye-bye multi-party democracy

Uttam's Take: Bye-bye multi-party democracy

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his response to the grah mantri's subtle call for single party democracy.

Jobless rate at 4-month low of 5.1% in Aug

Jobless rate at 4-month low of 5.1% in Aug

Rediff.com16 Sep 2025

Labour markets showed positive momentum in August as the unemployment rate fell for the second consecutive month to a four-month low of 5.1 per cent from 5.2 per cent in July. It was on account of the start of the sowing season.

GST rate cut: Banks face car loan cancellations

GST rate cut: Banks face car loan cancellations

Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

Banks are receiving requests for cancellation of approved car loans, in view of the implementation of GST rate cut, which will lower the price of passenger vehicles and also lead to subsequent reduction in the amount needed to purchase them. It is to be noted that the 56th GST Council meeting earlier this month, approved substantial reduction in the GST rate for cars for up to 1,200 cc to 18 per cent from the existing 28 per cent.

Uttam's Take: Whatever happened to Free Speech?

Uttam's Take: Whatever happened to Free Speech?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the decisions by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to file cases against several senior journalists and asks what happened to Narendra Damodardas Modi's commitment to free speech.

Fiscal deficit in Q1 at 17.9% of full-year target

Fiscal deficit in Q1 at 17.9% of full-year target

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

The Centre's fiscal deficit stood at 17.9 per cent of the full-year target at the end of June, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Thursday. It was at 8.4 per cent of Budget Estimates (BE) of 2024-25 in the first three months of the previous financial year.

Uttam's Take: What will Trump make America?

Uttam's Take: What will Trump make America?

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Uttam Ghosh imagines what a Trump Presidency might be like.

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 5.2% in Sep

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 5.2% in Sep

Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

The unemployment rate for those aged 15 and above increased marginally to 5.2 per cent in September, according to a government survey released on Wednesday. The unemployment rate (UR) was 5.1 per cent in August, 5.2 per cent in July and 5.6 per cent in May and June, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

Uttam's Take: Modi's incredible India

Uttam's Take: Modi's incredible India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

Uttam Ghosh believes India's best brand ambassador is neither Aamir nor Amitabh, but our very own NaMo!

Uttam's Take: Swamy and his Games

Uttam's Take: Swamy and his Games

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Subramanian Swamy's controversial utterances.

Uttam's Take: Delhi Confidential

Uttam's Take: Delhi Confidential

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com's take on Delhi's sensational corporate espionage scandal.

Uttam's Take: Kahan gaye woh achche din?

Uttam's Take: Kahan gaye woh achche din?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

Uttam Ghosh's take on the plunging rupee and the dizzy rise in petrol and diesel prices.

Uttam's Take: It's Poll Time, folks!

Uttam's Take: It's Poll Time, folks!

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

And so five states head to elections soon.

Banks make a killing from TERPs, standing deposit facility arbitrage

Banks make a killing from TERPs, standing deposit facility arbitrage

Rediff.com3 Jun 2025

Banks have been borrowing heavily from the Tri-Party Repo (TREPS) market and deploying those funds into the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is offering higher interest rate than the former, leading to increased volumes in the SDF window. The weighted average TREPS rate was trading at 5.66 per cent on Monday, 9 basis points lower than the SDF rate which currently stands at 5.75 per cent.

RBI's Rs 2.69 lakh crore bonanza for Modi govt for FY25

RBI's Rs 2.69 lakh crore bonanza for Modi govt for FY25

Rediff.com23 May 2025

The Reserve Bank on Friday announced a record Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend to be paid to the government for the fiscal ended March this year, 27.4 per cent more than the payout in 2023-24. The Reserve Bank had transferred Rs 2.1 lakh crore dividend to the government for the fiscal 2023-24.

'Inflation-targeting worked, no major revamp required'

'Inflation-targeting worked, no major revamp required'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

Almost a decade after India shifted to a formal inflation-targeting regime under the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a high-level panel of economists said that the flexible inflation targeting has largely worked in keeping it under control and no major revamp is required.

Uttam's Take: Games Vijay Goel plays

Uttam's Take: Games Vijay Goel plays

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

Uttam Ghosh's take on Vijay Goel's antics in Rio.

India falls out of favour, optimism returns for China: BofA survey

India falls out of favour, optimism returns for China: BofA survey

Rediff.com15 Aug 2025

Investor sentiment across Asian markets has shifted sharply in August, reveals the latest Bank of America (BofA) Fund Manager Survey, which found global growth expectations retreating after three months of improvement.

GST cut on drugs, medical devices to help patients

GST cut on drugs, medical devices to help patients

Rediff.com4 Sep 2025

The government's move to cut GST on medicines and medical devices while exempting lifesaving drugs from the levy is a bold step that will bring direct relief to patients and families while significantly reducing financial strain on them, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry players said on Thursday.

Andhra all set for huge investments from Adani Group, Reliance

Andhra all set for huge investments from Adani Group, Reliance

Rediff.com15 Nov 2025

Adani Group said on Friday it will invest around Rs 1 trillion in various sectors of Andhra Pradesh over the next ten years, deepening its commitment in the state where it will partner with Google for an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam.

Uttam's Take: The caging of JNU

Uttam's Take: The caging of JNU

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Uttam Ghosh offers his perspective on the Jawaharlal Nehru University controversy.

83% Of Sole-Earning Women In Gig Jobs Are Married

83% Of Sole-Earning Women In Gig Jobs Are Married

Rediff.com11 Sep 2025

Women are increasingly using gig work as a pathway to economic independence which has no entry barrier, especially as an alternative to traditional jobs.

Uttam's Take: Gabbar Singh Tax

Uttam's Take: Gabbar Singh Tax

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the tax that was meant to fiscally unite India, but which one leader described recently as the 'Gabbar Singh Tax', an allusion to the famed villain in Sholay.

Uttam's Take: Why is Imran singing Modi Modi?

Uttam's Take: Why is Imran singing Modi Modi?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Pakistan PM's statement about why he wants a Modi victory to improve relations with India.

Uttam's Take: Modi's Bihar poll promises

Uttam's Take: Modi's Bihar poll promises

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the BJP's poll promises in Bihar.

Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day

Uttam's take: Aam aadmi's Valentine's Day

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

Move over the chocolates and roses.

Uttam's Take: KCR's Telangana household survey

Uttam's Take: KCR's Telangana household survey

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

Uttam's Take: KCR's Telangana household survey

Uttam's Take: Sea plane and Gujarat Vikas

Uttam's Take: Sea plane and Gujarat Vikas

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

As the campaign for the Gujarat assembly election ends, Uttam Ghosh takes a look at how the campaigners -- including Prime Minister Narendra D Modi -- flew away from from the sea of issues, seeking refuge in accusations and allegations.

Uttam's Take: On the chopping block

Uttam's Take: On the chopping block

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Uttam Ghosh weighs in on the row between the Censor Board and the makers of Udta Punjab.