It is important to know the right details about your insurance policies while avoiding these mistakes, says Harjot Singh Narula.
The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments.
The high court verdict on AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa's disproportionate assets conviction appeal just got delayed, says N Sathiya Moorthy
Instead of only government departments and state-owned undertakings, the CAG can now audit private companies, too.
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
Chinese govt has itself to blame for first trying to slow down the property market and later propping it up.
Most analysts, who have long stopped covering UB stocks because of continuing troubles, were surprised to see a sudden spike of up to 20 per cent in their share prices on Tuesday.
The government will announce minimum support prices for kharif.
The airline re-built the flight schedule and refunded passengers.
In a tough action, the Government on Thursday barred Greenpeace India from receiving foreign funds with immediate effect by suspending its licence for six months and froze all its accounts, alleging it has "prejudicially" affected the country's public and economic interests.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
These are initiatives not commonly seen in economic administration.
UK's largest retailer Tesco, Singapore Airlines and Etihad queued up to invest in India as a persistent UPA threw open more sectors to foreign investments with indications of more big ticket deals to be announced in the new year.
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions, says Shyam Ponappa.
'The entire explanation of the episode is difficult to digest.'
Reforms do happen and one example is Odisha which has taken steps to create a dedicated municipal cadre.
These pros and cons can help you overcome your confusion and make a wise decision.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'
'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
Though he did not name anyone, the prime minister's attack appeared to be directed against Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi, who recently made two trips to Hyderabad Central University to join protests over the suicide of a Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula.
In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad', instead try for the long haul. Only that will sustain in the long-run.
He, however, acknowledged that Russia and some other countries were behind the hacking of Democratic Party computers.
The group needs to rustle up Rs 5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantees for bail.
Though e-commerce opens a new world for the handicraft industry, empowering craftspersons still remains a real challenge.
Often, individuals are offered credit cards with great schemes directly by the bank.
The issue of lynchings resonated in the Rajya Sabha; while in the Lok Sabha, the Opposition accused the government of not being sensitive towards farmers' issues.
Ajay Singh is trying hard to turnaround SpiceJet.
'This is the only country where success seems to be viewed as a bad thing.' 'Other governments and countries go out of their way to protect a successful organisation. Here we find ways of destroying it.'
'Modi as the PM of the country has to take everybody on board and deliver on good governance. That is his responsibility. In that talking alone won't help, he's working.' Commerce Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com how the Modi government plans to change India.
As a multi-agency probe continues in Saradha scam, findings of one official investigation suggests that the group floated at least 279 companies to channelise money collected from gullible investors as part of a vast 'ponzi' network.
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The last batch of post-riot refugees are stuck between the government and camp patrons who have gone from being benefactors to opportunists, says Sreenivasan Jain
The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded the dismissal of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging a conflict of interest that has prevented him from issuing a notice to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio on the 4G issue, a charge vehemently denied by Prasad who said he never gave advice or appeared for the company.
Tough conditions imposed by global lenders could cause an outcry.
Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever.
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
"The poor will not suffer disproportionately due to bouts of sharp inflation, and the middle class will not see its savings eroded," Raghuram Rajan said.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.
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