News for 'foreign funding regulation'

Is India investing enough in infrastructure?

Is India investing enough in infrastructure?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Yes. Whilst public expenditure is kicking in, the key reason is the decline in private investment

Black Money: Archaic laws won't help, India must ban Mauritius route

Black Money: Archaic laws won't help, India must ban Mauritius route

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

The larger amount of black money either goes into domestic real estate or bullion, or is round-tripped back into India anyway.

What ails the Chinese economy?

What ails the Chinese economy?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

On Wednesday, the Chinese authorities extended a ban on sales of shares by large shareholders.

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers' receipts in 1992. Ketan Parekh exploited the ignorance of bankers who did not know the difference between a cheque and a pay-order. And the RBI blinked when it failed to insist the SWIFT platform be linked to the core banking solution. Raghu Mohan & Abhijit Lele trace the banking mess that was just waiting to happen.

Students, don't travel abroad without these documents

Students, don't travel abroad without these documents

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Do you have an international driver's license?

Sahara's Plaza, Dream Downtown hotels in US up for sale?

Sahara's Plaza, Dream Downtown hotels in US up for sale?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Reports said that the two hotels can fetch up to $1 billion.

Satyam case: Charge sheets filed against Raju, 212 others

Satyam case: Charge sheets filed against Raju, 212 others

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

ED filed a bulky prosecution investigation report before the XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate cum Special Sessions Judge here today seeking to "prosecute the accused for the offence of money laundering" under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Sensex ends above 26,000 led by telecom shares

Sensex ends above 26,000 led by telecom shares

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.

India seeks NRI flows for rupee defence, not sovereign bond

India seeks NRI flows for rupee defence, not sovereign bond

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Government sources say India could consider raising the policy repo rate if the rupee falls towards 61-62 to the dollar.

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'

Will 2016 put an end to realty sector's woes?

Will 2016 put an end to realty sector's woes?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

Launches of new homes reduced drastically this year.

India, China moving in right direction? Both must be more proactive

India, China moving in right direction? Both must be more proactive

Rediff.com25 May 2015

The ecosystems of India and China today jostle against one another across Asia and much of the world.

Jewellery firms surge after RBI eases gold norms

Jewellery firms surge after RBI eases gold norms

Rediff.com22 May 2014

The moves by the RBI, announced late on Wednesday, should increase supplies of gold and brighten the earnings outlook for jewellery makers after the government took tough measures to curb imports last year, analysts said.

Govt to make air travel cheaper on short routes, boost connectivity

Govt to make air travel cheaper on short routes, boost connectivity

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.

Same old story? How banks ignored alerts

Same old story? How banks ignored alerts

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Despite the rating agency CARE withdrawing the ratings assigned to the bank facilities of FIPL "with immediate effect" following the receipt of a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the banks, Modi's company received uninterrupted letters of undertaking (LoUs) from PNB, which were honoured by other banks until a few weeks ago.

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

It's time we stop over-dependence on 'fickle FIIs': Parekh

It's time we stop over-dependence on 'fickle FIIs': Parekh

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Raising concern about over-dependence of Indian capital markets on foreign institutional investors, eminent banker Deepak Parekh has said that something needs to be done to change this pattern.

Banking imbroglio holds up India, Singapore trade pact review

Banking imbroglio holds up India, Singapore trade pact review

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

The main issue has been that of a higher Asset Management Ratio as has been prescribed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for qualifying full banks from India.

New Postal Act could deal blow to $2-bn courier sector

New Postal Act could deal blow to $2-bn courier sector

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

It will escalate costs, mandate regulator to check malpractices, set standards.

Highlights of the Union Budget

Highlights of the Union Budget

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.

Why Flipkart and Snapdeal may still not list in India

Why Flipkart and Snapdeal may still not list in India

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Most e-commerce firms with 'Singapore holding structures' would opt out of the new Sebi platform

'This government wants to make India a gambling den'

'This government wants to make India a gambling den'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

'We feel there is definitely something murky in the system.' 'Will anyone believe that Nirav Modi will go to a branch and bribe a low-level officer?' 'Just look at the people with whom he had moved around.'

Have $500,000? You can become a US citizen

Have $500,000? You can become a US citizen

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Under the EB-5 visa programme you can become a US citizen provided you invest $500,000 in an approved project and create targeted employment. But only 700 Indians can do so each year.

Bitcoin investors, exercise caution

Bitcoin investors, exercise caution

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

Limit your investment in cryptocurrencies and make sure you have current holdings in your own custody until regulatory cloud blows over, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Indian carriers struggle to find talent inside cockpit

Indian carriers struggle to find talent inside cockpit

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

7,000 unemployed pilots in India but airlines continue to bet on expats

Bankers agree to review lending rates

Bankers agree to review lending rates

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Since December 2018, monetary policy has been eased substantially by RBI with policy rates being cut by 75 bps and policy outlook being changed to 'accommodative'.

'At least 100 tonnes of gold can be mined a year in India'

'At least 100 tonnes of gold can be mined a year in India'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

While the gold policy covers every aspect, from sourcing gold to trading and investing in it, experts assert that the policy is incomplete if mining of gold in India isn't promoted.

Listed equities: Should exemption on long-term capital gains go?

Listed equities: Should exemption on long-term capital gains go?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

An argument used for removal of this exemption is that it is used to launder black money and bring it in as clean tax paid money by manipulating the price of less liquid shares in the market, says Harsh Roongta.

Mallya's craft beer firm in US is in the news for all the wrong reasons

Mallya's craft beer firm in US is in the news for all the wrong reasons

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

California-based Mendocino Brewing Company, which sells a number of beer brands including Kingfisher in the US, has got Mallya as its chairman and is owned by UB Group through a complex shareholding structure

3 Budget policies that can revive growth

3 Budget policies that can revive growth

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

The economy hasn't gathered even half the traction that some of us assumed it would just a year back.

India may be entering a Goldilocks period

India may be entering a Goldilocks period

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.

It's 19/11 and D-day dawns for the RBI

It's 19/11 and D-day dawns for the RBI

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

'If the RBI board forces the management's hand on all the key issues, it should be prepared for resignations by the governor and the key deputy governor, Viral Acharya,' warns T N Ninan.

Disproportionate action against Teesta Setalvad?

Disproportionate action against Teesta Setalvad?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

The government does not seem to have sufficient grounds to invoke the CBI against Teesta Setalvad.

Court asks Mallya to file proper reply on ED's plea

Court asks Mallya to file proper reply on ED's plea

Rediff.com20 May 2016

ED's application, filed through prosecutor N K Matta, had requested the court to direct the accused for his physical appearance in the case which is at its final stage.

Cobrapost shows brighter side of Indian banking

Cobrapost shows brighter side of Indian banking

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

While the first three parts of the operation, codenamed 'Red Spider', dealt with Indian banks (both private and state-run), the fourth part targeted a couple of foreign banks.

Raghuram Rajan optimistic about passage of GST

Raghuram Rajan optimistic about passage of GST

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

Raghuram Rajan optimistic about passage of GST

Roadblocks that could derail the Walmart, Flipkart deal

Roadblocks that could derail the Walmart, Flipkart deal

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

'If Walmart is a physical retailer, why is it striking a deal with Flipkart for the online space?'

Sensex posts best gain in nearly 3 months on better monsoon forecast

Sensex posts best gain in nearly 3 months on better monsoon forecast

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.

With Budget, Arun Jaitley stays the course

With Budget, Arun Jaitley stays the course

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.

10 laws that changed how India does business

10 laws that changed how India does business

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.