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GDP projections put stress on fiscal deficit target

GDP projections put stress on fiscal deficit target

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

The GDP has been estimated at Rs 126.54 lakh-crore (Rs 126.54 trillion).

Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore

Banks knock on courts' doors to recover Rs 1.86 lakh crore

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data.

Manufacturing sector contracts for first time in over 2 years

Manufacturing sector contracts for first time in over 2 years

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

The Nikkei India Manufacturing PMI dipped from 50.3 in November to 49.1 in December.

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Emerging markets facing 5th year of slow growth: World Bank.

The chakravyuh of the RBI governor's job

The chakravyuh of the RBI governor's job

Rediff.com10 Dec 2018

The friction with the political class is not only about interest rates and monetary policy. While the government often spoke freely about its discomfiture, the RBI had to be careful even in its response to the government as any loose statement would affect the markets.

'The Nicest World Champion Ever'

'The Nicest World Champion Ever'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

'I like to challenge myself. Competing against players much younger than me is something that I want to keep doing,' says Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand

How to make Delhi Metro a big success

How to make Delhi Metro a big success

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

Listing the Delhi Metro on the stock exchange is one way to enforce financial and project discipline.

Congress-JD(S) panel adopts draft report on CMP

Congress-JD(S) panel adopts draft report on CMP

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Siddaramaiah said he was not unhappy about the Congress-JD(S) coalition as was being projected, and there was no doubt about the stability of the government.

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

As car sales skid, auto part makers are also in the slow lane

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Issues like high insurance cost and the announced price hike effective January could also weigh on sales in 2019. The only bright spot is the softening seen in fuel prices over the past month.

The World's Youngest Grandmaster

The World's Youngest Grandmaster

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.

India's push to offer banking for all stumbles on empty accounts

India's push to offer banking for all stumbles on empty accounts

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

The government plans to transfer all subsidies including food, fertiliser and kerosene, potentially taking direct payments to more than $60 billion.

'Modi can't afford a slow start'

'Modi can't afford a slow start'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

'He needs to get out of the gate fast.'

Fed seen holding rates steady as investor confidence shakes

Fed seen holding rates steady as investor confidence shakes

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Fed seen holding rates steady as investor confidence shakes

Link public support to Railways with reforms: Eco Survey

Link public support to Railways with reforms: Eco Survey

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Successive plans have allocated less resources to the Railways.

Tracking RBI's central concerns

Tracking RBI's central concerns

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Governor's statements will be weighed to gauge confidence level.

Is Modi govt weakening HAL?

Is Modi govt weakening HAL?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

With no payments coming in, HAL for the first time ever taken a bank loan of Rs 7.81 billion.

China stocks tumble as regulator warns of 'panic'

China stocks tumble as regulator warns of 'panic'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Chinese stock markets have slumped 30 per cent since mid-June.

New NPA norms: RBI offers some breather

New NPA norms: RBI offers some breather

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has offered some leeway to banks for early detection and resolution of bad loans. Under the new regime kicking off from April 1, lenders can finance 50 per cent of the outstanding loan value, RBI said in Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy, released on Thursday.

Want 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India: Pak foreign minister

Want 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India: Pak foreign minister

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

Qureshi said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sent a letter on Sunday to congratulate Prime Minister Imran Khan and mentioned about talks to resolve issues.

One of the BIGGEST challenges facing the Yogi government

One of the BIGGEST challenges facing the Yogi government

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

Those who like to draw comfort from the fact that UP is the country's third-largest state in terms of the size of its economy should also note that its growth rate is one of the lowest, its per capita income is almost half of the national average and its poverty rate at 30 per cent places it at the twentieth rank among all the states, says A K Bhattacharya.

BJP, Congress spar over 'fake' voter ID cards in K'taka

BJP, Congress spar over 'fake' voter ID cards in K'taka

Rediff.com9 May 2018

While the BJP demanded that the polls in the Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency are countermanded, the Congress alleged that the apartment belonged to a BJP leader.

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Naidu's daylong fast becomes rallying point for Opposition unity

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

"(Former PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee said 'raj dharma' was not followed in Gujarat (during the 2002 riots). Now, 'raj dharma' is not being followed in case of Andhra Pradesh. We have been denied what was rightfully ours," he claimed.

EPL news: Sanchez could be out of Arsenal... for FREE!

EPL news: Sanchez could be out of Arsenal... for FREE!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Sanchez, 28, is currently in the final year of his contract. He has been linked with a move to Paris St Germain in the current transfer window.

How China's currency devaluation impacts global markets

How China's currency devaluation impacts global markets

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

6 types of inflation that affect our daily finances

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The cost of food has constantly been on the rise.

MFs have high exposure to Zee group cos, hit hard by stock crash

MFs have high exposure to Zee group cos, hit hard by stock crash

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

Debt funds have exposure of nearly Rs 8,000 crore to Zee group papers. Aditya Birla MF, HDFC MF, Franklin Templeton MF, and ICICI Prudential MF have the highest exposure, reports Samie Modak.

Why is Tata losing out to rivals in steel, auto and power

Why is Tata losing out to rivals in steel, auto and power

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.

The actor who became a chowkidar

The actor who became a chowkidar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

'My fate could have been much worse.'

Modi's 5 foreign policy mistakes

Modi's 5 foreign policy mistakes

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

India looks less equal to China than 5 years ago, the strategic alliance with the US is hobbled by trade, and Pakistan is looking anything but chastened by Balakot. What has gone wrong? asks Shekhar Gupta.

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

ONGC invested Rs 81,890 crore for raising output

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has deployed the best-in-class technologies in its Improved Oil Recovery and Enhanced Oil Recovery schemes on these fields.

New rules freeze Indian credit market

New rules freeze Indian credit market

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Under Section 71 of the legislation, which took effect this month, corporate bond issuers have to create a debenture redemption reserve equivalent to at least 50% of a planned bond sale before the maturity of the security.

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

The annual list, released on Wednesday by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, comes at a time when the new Indian government has completed 100 days in power and has promised further steps to revive its economy and the ease of doing business in the country.

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal

Essar Power's Rs 11,000-crore investment awaits approval

Essar Power's Rs 11,000-crore investment awaits approval

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

Within a month of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabling the coal block allocation report in Parliament in August last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Hyderabad-based Navabharat Power Private Ltd for the coal block allotted to it in Odisha in January 2008.

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.

'For rest of the year, one can expect 25-50 bps cut'

'For rest of the year, one can expect 25-50 bps cut'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

RBI's status quo on rates disappoints economists.

'India unlikely to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.8%'

'India unlikely to meet fiscal deficit target of 4.8%'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The government of India had budgeted to bring down fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in the current financial year, from 4.9 per cent in 2012-13.

For God's sake, do your job: Prez to MPs

For God's sake, do your job: Prez to MPs

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

Disruption is totally unacceptable in Parliamentary system, the President said.

NPS becomes more attractive for senior citizens

NPS becomes more attractive for senior citizens

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The raising of the entry age in NPS has opened up an attractive new investment avenue for senior citizens, says Arnav Pandya.