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Uttam's Take: Who Controls BCCI?

Uttam's Take: Who Controls BCCI?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the speculation about who's really in charge of the BCCI -- Dada or Dad's putra?

GST rate cuts spur credit growth in banking sector in Q3 FY26

GST rate cuts spur credit growth in banking sector in Q3 FY26

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

Banking sector has witnessed healthy growth in advances in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (Q3FY26) against the same period last year, as the full impact of goods and service tax (GST) rate cuts drove growth. Most of the lenders saw their credit growth outpace the deposit growth in the quarter.

Uttam's Take: Bengal under siege

Uttam's Take: Bengal under siege

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Didi's dharna.

Uttam and Dom's Takes: LPG@859.5

Uttam and Dom's Takes: LPG@859.5

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Uttam Ghosh and Dominic Xavier offer their respective takes on the Modi Sarkar's decision to hike cooking gas LPG prices.

Uttams Take: Facebook's Snake Charmer

Uttams Take: Facebook's Snake Charmer

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the controversy that erupted after The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook may have supported the Bharatiya Janata Party by permitting hate content to be posted on its platform.

Uttam's Take: My Two Indias

Uttam's Take: My Two Indias

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh is puzzled by the anger generated over Vir Das's observations -- at a time when so many serious issues confront this great nation -- and offers his take on 'Two Indias'.

Uttam's Take: The Citizenship Bill

Uttam's Take: The Citizenship Bill

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Uttam Ghosh's unique take on the Citizenship Bill.

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.

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: Assam and the NRC

Uttam's Take: Assam and the NRC

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the NRC.

Uttam's Take: Govt snoozes; SC takes charge

Uttam's Take: Govt snoozes; SC takes charge

Rediff.com11 May 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Supreme Court constituting a national task force to ensure that allotment of medical oxygen to the states and Union Territories is done on a 'scientific, rational and equitable basis'.

Divyansh Panwar and Khyati Chaudhary Win National Shooting Selection Trials

Divyansh Panwar and Khyati Chaudhary Win National Shooting Selection Trials

Rediff.com7 Mar 2026

Divyansh Singh Panwar and Khyati Chaudhary emerged victorious in the 10m Air Rifle events at the National Selection Trials, while Anish Bhanwala won the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event.

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: What should Modi do?

Uttam's Take: What should Modi do?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on how the Government, the opposition eyes the Galwan valley.

Uttam's Take: The Jobs Mess

Uttam's Take: The Jobs Mess

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his unique take on the No Jobs-Agrarian Distress state of the economy.

Uttam's Take: Maharashtra poll mood

Uttam's Take: Maharashtra poll mood

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Monday's assembly election in Maharashtra.

Uttam's Take: Does Didi Want Congress Mukt Bharat?

Uttam's Take: Does Didi Want Congress Mukt Bharat?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Uttam Ghosh asks if Mamata Banerjee plans to make the Congress redundant in the run-up to the 2024 elections.

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.

Uttam's Take: Attack JNU!

Uttam's Take: Attack JNU!

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Masked goons attacked the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening, wounding many students and at least one lady faculty member.

Uttam's Take: The New Quotas

Uttam's Take: The New Quotas

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his unique take on the 10% quotas proclaimed by Narendra Damodardas Modi's government.

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: And Didi gets hurt...

Uttam's Take: And Didi gets hurt...

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee.

$6-Billion Foreign Bet on India's Private Banks

$6-Billion Foreign Bet on India's Private Banks

Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

Cleaner balance sheets, regulatory support and strong growth prospects helped Indian private banks attract over $6 billion in foreign capital, with more deals expected in 2026.

Uttam's Take: Jharkhand: Another BJP debacle

Uttam's Take: Jharkhand: Another BJP debacle

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the election result in Jharkhand where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party failed to recpture power.

Uttam's Take: Who is internationalising Kashmir?

Uttam's Take: Who is internationalising Kashmir?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's accusing the Congress of internationalising the Kashmir issue.

Uttam's Take: Why 2070? Why Not Earlier?

Uttam's Take: Why 2070? Why Not Earlier?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh -- like most leaders at the COP26 summit in Glasgow -- is surprised at India's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070.

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: Star wars and elections...

Uttam's Take: Star wars and elections...

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

Uttam Ghosh reacts to the pradhan sevak's election-space-missile continuum declaration.

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: Bringing Migrant Indians Home

Uttam's Take: Bringing Migrant Indians Home

Rediff.com2 May 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the government's decision to transport migrant workers, stranded during the lockdown, to their villages.

Uttam's Take: BJP vs Nitish?

Uttam's Take: BJP vs Nitish?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Bihar 2020.

Uttams Take: Does the PM Care?

Uttams Take: Does the PM Care?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Prime Minister Modi feeding peacocks when hundreds of millions of his countrymen have been savaged by the lockdown-ravaged economy.

Uttam's Take: Meditating Amidst The Ruins

Uttam's Take: Meditating Amidst The Ruins

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi traveling to Indonesia to meditate at a time when his party is in severe disarray.

Uttam's Take: Kahan Gaye Vaccines, Modiji?

Uttam's Take: Kahan Gaye Vaccines, Modiji?

Rediff.com13 May 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on India's Vaccine Crisis.

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.

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.

Private capex likely to rise 21.5% to Rs 2.67 lakh crore in FY26

Private capex likely to rise 21.5% to Rs 2.67 lakh crore in FY26

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

Capital investment by the private sector is likely to rise 21.5 per cent to Rs 2.67 lakh crore in 2025-26 aided by robust macroeconomic fundamentals, and a 100-bps policy rate cut, according to an RBI article. Despite global uncertainties, Indian firms entered the 2025-26 fiscal year with healthier balance sheets, higher cash buffer, improved profitability, and greater access to diversified funding sources, said the article 'Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2024-25 and Outlook for 2025-26' published in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) August bulletin.

Uttam's Take: Petrol price erupt

Uttam's Take: Petrol price erupt

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the latest hike in fuel prices at a time when the economy is in its worst condition ever.

Uttam's Take: What will Modi2 bring?

Uttam's Take: What will Modi2 bring?

Rediff.com26 May 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Verdict 2019.

Uttam's Take: Get Lost Coronavirus!

Uttam's Take: Get Lost Coronavirus!

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

A billion of them could fit on a pinhead, yet this tiny coronavirus has pulverised life on our planet.