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Uttam's Take: Sibal Finally Exits Congress

Uttam's Take: Sibal Finally Exits Congress

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Kapil Sibal's revelation that he quit the Congress, a party of which has been a member of for 30 years, last week.

Deposit Rate Cuts Tough For Banks As Govt Retains Small Savings Rates

Deposit Rate Cuts Tough For Banks As Govt Retains Small Savings Rates

Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

'The government's decision to keep interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes will certainly constrain banks' ability to cut deposit rates further.'

Uttam's Take: HEALTHY, HAPPY, KIND 2022!

Uttam's Take: HEALTHY, HAPPY, KIND 2022!

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

Uttam Ghosh wishes all our readers a Healthy, Happy, Kind and Successful 2022.

Uttam's Take: Happy Diwali!

Uttam's Take: Happy Diwali!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh's hopes for India this Diwali.

Uttam's Take: HUH? What Price Rise?

Uttam's Take: HUH? What Price Rise?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the constant rise in the prices of commodities, but for the Modi government, alas!, other issues appear far more relevant

Uttam's Take: 'Abba Jaan'

Uttam's Take: 'Abba Jaan'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Mohan Bisht's controversial statement where he proclaimed that before 2017 only those saying 'abba jaan' were getting rations in the state.

Govt in talks to streamline FDI, FII processes: Goyal

Govt in talks to streamline FDI, FII processes: Goyal

Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

The Centre is regularly holding consultations with stakeholders to streamline foreign direct investments (FDIs) and foreign institutional investments (FIIs) related processes to enable faster and more efficient investment flows into the country, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, adding one such meeting with stakeholders was held on Tuesday.

Uttam's Take: Vaccine RACISM!

Uttam's Take: Vaccine RACISM!

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Britain's controversial travel advisory wherein Indian travellers who received both doses of the Covishield vaccine will be considered unvaccinated and have to undergo self-isolation for 10 days.

Uttam's Take: Sorry Sardar!

Uttam's Take: Sorry Sardar!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the renaming of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium in Ahmedabad to the Narendra Modi stadium.

Tata Capital's Rs 15,512 cr IPO subscribed 1.95 times

Tata Capital's Rs 15,512 cr IPO subscribed 1.95 times

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

The initial public offering of non-banking financial company Tata Capital Ltd got fully subscribed on the final day of bidding on Wednesday. The company's Rs 15,512 crore share sale received bids for 45,84,78,044 shares against 33,34,36,996 shares on offer, translating into 1.38 times subscription, according to NSE data till 13:36 hours.

Uttam's Take: Amrit Kaal Budget

Uttam's Take: Amrit Kaal Budget

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers yet another take on the Budget.

Equal work, unequal wages: pay gap persists for gig workers

Equal work, unequal wages: pay gap persists for gig workers

Rediff.com26 Oct 2025

Even as festive hiring for the year surged, wage parity between gig and permanent employees remained unresolved, with 47 per cent of respondents believing there is a pay gap, a report has revealed.

At $4.4 bn, Shriram Fin to get India's largest financial-sector FDI

At $4.4 bn, Shriram Fin to get India's largest financial-sector FDI

Rediff.com20 Dec 2025

Leading non-banking financial company (NBFC) Shriram Finance on Friday said Japan-based MUFG Bank would invest Rs 39,618 crore, or $4.4 billion, to acquire a 20 per cent stake on a fully diluted basis through a preferential issue of equity shares.

Up to 4 banks may have to tap buffers in adverse scenarios

Up to 4 banks may have to tap buffers in adverse scenarios

Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its Financial Stability Report (FSR), cautioned that stress tests indicate two scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) may have to dip into their capital conservation buffers (CCBs), unless stakeholders infuse capital, under a scenario involving a gradual slowdown in domestic GDP growth and a moderate rise in inflation, with limited policy easing space available to the central bank.

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis -- 'ED', as Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera quipped, a jibe at the Enforcement Directorate filing cases against opponents of the BJP -- taking charge as Maharashtra's new chief minister and deputy chief minister on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Uttam's Take: Udta Punjab

Uttam's Take: Udta Punjab

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the weekend's whirlwind political developments in Punjab.

US Senator Proposes Tax On Companies That Hire Foreigners

US Senator Proposes Tax On Companies That Hire Foreigners

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

'If companies want to hire foreign workers instead of Americans, my bill will hit them where it hurts: Their pocketbooks.'

Uttam's Take: Didi Cozying Up To Modi?

Uttam's Take: Didi Cozying Up To Modi?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's startling remark in the state assembly that she believed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not behind the alleged misuse of the CBI and ED in the state and that it the handiwork of some BJP leaders.

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Lataji

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Lataji

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh pays tribute to the Incomparable Legend, Lataji Mangeshkar, Bharat Ratna.

Wholesale price inflation is negative for second month

Wholesale price inflation is negative for second month

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month at (-) 0.58 per cent in July, as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, even though prices of manufactured items increased, government data showed on Thursday.

Uttam's Take: No Dissent From MPs Too

Uttam's Take: No Dissent From MPs Too

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Rajya Sabha firman.

Uttam's Take: Democracy. India. 2021.

Uttam's Take: Democracy. India. 2021.

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the current state of Indian democracy.

Uttam's Take: Coming Home

Uttam's Take: Coming Home

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Mukul Roy's return to the TMC.

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Danish

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Danish

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Uttam Ghosh salutes Danish Siddiqui, the incomparable photojournalist who was murdered by the Taliban and whose images of our times will live on for eternity.

Uttam's Take: Sidhu's Stunt

Uttam's Take: Sidhu's Stunt

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Sidhu's latest drama.

Uttam's Take: TRUTH And Tripura?

Uttam's Take: TRUTH And Tripura?

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the events in Tripura, which led to several people being charged under the draconian UAPA, for questioning the state government's version on the recent violence in the state.

Uttam's Take: Jashn-E-Price Hikes

Uttam's Take: Jashn-E-Price Hikes

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the rise in the price of fuel and cooking gas

Uttam's Take: The Gati Shakti Jab

Uttam's Take: The Gati Shakti Jab

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Budget.

Private banks' mcap fell in Jul-Sep: S&P

Private banks' mcap fell in Jul-Sep: S&P

Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

Private sector banks slipped in market capitalisation (mcap) during the July-September quarter, underperforming their government-owned peers as trade uncertainties dragged market sentiment, said S&P Global Market Intelligence. According to its analysis, HDFC Bank shed 4.8 per cent in mcap during the third quarter, while ICICI Bank's dropped 6.7 per cent.

Uttam's Take: Empty Chairs, Security Breach

Uttam's Take: Empty Chairs, Security Breach

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the brouhaha after the prime minister could not attend what critics describe as a sparsely attended BJP rally in Ferozepur, Punjab, because protesters blocked part of the route.

Credit card transactions surge; debit cards' decline: RBI

Credit card transactions surge; debit cards' decline: RBI

Rediff.com24 Oct 2025

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) Payment Systems Report highlighted that between 2019 and 2024, credit card transactions doubled in volume and almost tripled in value. During the same period, however, debit card transactions witnessed a decline, both in volume and value.

When Votes Come With a Price Tag, Is It Still Democracy?

When Votes Come With a Price Tag, Is It Still Democracy?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2026

The Maharashtra municipal elections showed a troubling shift, where votes were traded for cash, convictions no longer mattered, and ideology became an afterthought, observes Ramesh Menon.

Uttam's Take: Fuel Prices Rise Again!

Uttam's Take: Fuel Prices Rise Again!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

offers his take on the constantly zooming fuel prices in the country.

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Gota's flight in the middle of the night.

Uttam's Take: Speak Hindi Or Else...

Uttam's Take: Speak Hindi Or Else...

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad's comment that who don't speak Hindi should leave India.

Uttam's Take: Mamata: 1 Modi: 0

Uttam's Take: Mamata: 1 Modi: 0

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Trinamool Congress vanquishing the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal.

SC urges Hindu women to make wills to avoid property disputes

SC urges Hindu women to make wills to avoid property disputes

Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

The Supreme Court of India has appealed to women, particularly Hindu women without sons, daughters, or husbands, to make wills to avoid potential property disputes, highlighting the increasing number of women with self-acquired property.

Uttam's Take: Photofinish in Bihar

Uttam's Take: Photofinish in Bihar

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Bihar 2020.

Uttam's Take: Is Aakar Patel A Flight Risk?

Uttam's Take: Is Aakar Patel A Flight Risk?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on why writer Aakar Patel -- who is also chairman of the Amnesty International India board -- is being prevented from traveling abroad.

Sexual offences against children up by 94 pc in 5 years: Report

Sexual offences against children up by 94 pc in 5 years: Report

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

A new report indicates a significant rise in reported sexual offences against children in India, but also highlights strong prosecution rates and detection systems.