News for 'Uttam Ghosh'

Uttam's Take: Elvis is in the Building

Uttam's Take: Elvis is in the Building

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Donald J Trump's comment on Narendra Damodardas Modi: 'They love this gentleman to my right. People went crazy, he is like an American version of Elvis', referring to the Howdy Modi event.

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.

Uttam's Take: India slips in Global Democracy Index

Uttam's Take: India slips in Global Democracy Index

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on India slipping 10 places to the 51st position in the 2019 Global Democracy Index.

Uttam's Take: Who is the real fascist?

Uttam's Take: Who is the real fascist?

Rediff.com18 May 2019

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on this week's election violence in Bengal.

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Rediff.com5 Oct 2025

Trading sentiment in the equity market will be guided by macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and quarterly earnings from IT major TCS this week, analysts said. Stock markets would also be tracking trading activity of foreign investors who remained net sellers of Indian equities in September.

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.

Average cost of data breach in India rises 13% in 2025

Average cost of data breach in India rises 13% in 2025

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

The average cost of an organisation for a data breach has risen 13 per cent to Rs 22 crore in 2025 from Rs 19.5 crore in the year-ago period, according to a report released on Thursday. However, despite the surge in costs, the security in artificial intelligence is still lacking, the report by global tech major IBM said.

Uttam's Take: A 'Caged Parrot'

Uttam's Take: A 'Caged Parrot'

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Is the 'caged parrot' at work again, asks Uttam Ghosh.

Uttam's Take: What did DeMo achieve?

Uttam's Take: What did DeMo achieve?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on DeMo: A Year On.

Uttam's Take: Trump Calls

Uttam's Take: Trump Calls

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Will it be "Donald" and "Narendra" when the American president and Indian prime minister speak on Tuesday evening?

Uttam's Take: Shaheen Bagh's jolt to BJP

Uttam's Take: Shaheen Bagh's jolt to BJP

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Delhi election results.

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.

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.

Uttams Take: No Iran-US war?

Uttams Take: No Iran-US war?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on US President Donald J Trump's tweet 'All is Well' after Iran launched missile strikes on US bases in Iraq, on January 9, 2020.

RBI allows banks to give loans to manufacturers using gold as raw material

RBI allows banks to give loans to manufacturers using gold as raw material

Rediff.com30 Sep 2025

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to grant need-based working capital loans to manufacturers using gold as raw material, extending the provision currently available only to jewellers. Banks are generally prohibited from lending for the purchase of gold/silver in any form, or lending against the security of primary gold/silver.

No changes in FDI policy for Pak, China and few others

No changes in FDI policy for Pak, China and few others

Rediff.com4 Jun 2025

The government has not made any amendments to the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for countries sharing land border with India, sources said on Wednesday. In 2020, the government issued Press Note 3 under which investors from these land bordering countries have to mandatorily take prior approval of the government for making investments in any sector.

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: 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.

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: 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: 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.

GST revamp to see rates of 5%, 18%; 40% tax on 7 items

GST revamp to see rates of 5%, 18%; 40% tax on 7 items

Rediff.com15 Aug 2025

The central government has proposed just two tax rates of 5 per cent and 18 per cent in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, highly placed sources said.

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

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.

LIC drags new business premiums of life insurers by 5.2 %

LIC drags new business premiums of life insurers by 5.2 %

Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

New business premiums of life insurance companies dropped 5.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in August to Rs 30,959 crore, owing to a double-digit decline reported by state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), data from the Life Insurance Council showed. LIC recorded a 17 per cent YoY fall in new business premiums to Rs 16,023 crore during the month, while private life insurers reported a 12 per cent YoY increase to Rs 14,936 crore.

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.

Kerala couple flees Bengaluru after duping investors of Rs 50 cr

Kerala couple flees Bengaluru after duping investors of Rs 50 cr

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

A couple from Kerala, running a chit fund company in Bengaluru, has allegedly fled after cheating over 1,300 investors of more than Rs 50 crore. Police have launched a manhunt and are investigating the extent of the fraud.

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.

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data

Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

India's labour market in the second quarter (July-September/Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26) showed resilience, with the jobless rate easing even as more people entered the workforce. However, a rise in youth unemployment and a fall in the share of salaried workers remain areas of concern.

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Rediff.com28 Sep 2025

Stock markets will be driven by RBI's interest rate decision, tariff-related developments, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said.

Electronics to chemicals: Govt identifies critical sectors to boost FDI

Electronics to chemicals: Govt identifies critical sectors to boost FDI

Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

The government has identified critical sectors, including electronics, chemicals, leather and footwear, and toys, where value chains can be strengthened to facilitate and drive foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. Invest India, the investment promotion and facilitating agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has been actively identifying key value chains to focus on.

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: 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: 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: 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.

Balanced advantage funds tilt towards equities, again

Balanced advantage funds tilt towards equities, again

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

Balanced advantage funds (BAFs), which adjust between stocks and bonds depending on market conditions, have increased their equity holdings over the past year, with most schemes now predominantly invested in equities.

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.

PSU banks write off loans over Rs 5.82 lakh cr in last 5 years

PSU banks write off loans over Rs 5.82 lakh cr in last 5 years

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

Public sector banks (PSBs) have written off bad loans of about Rs 5.82 lakh crore in the last five financial years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. During 2024-25, the loan write-off of PSBs was at Rs 91,260 crore, compared to Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the previous fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.