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Crony capitalism hampers economic growth: Rajan

Crony capitalism hampers economic growth: Rajan

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

The solution to this problem lies only in making the system more efficient, he said.

ED attaches UB Holdings, Mallya assets worth Rs 1,411 cr

ED attaches UB Holdings, Mallya assets worth Rs 1,411 cr

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

Enforcement Directorate to approach court to attach industrialist's properties worth Rs 4,000 crore

Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India

Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

Day 2: Syed Firdaus Ashraf attempts to deposit Rs 500, 1,000 notes in his bank account.

Viral Acharya always batted for RBI's independence

Viral Acharya always batted for RBI's independence

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

Governments that do not respect central banks' independence will sooner or later incur the wrath of the financial markets, ignite economic fires, and come to rue the day they undermined an important regulatory institution; their wiser counterparts who invest in central bank independence will enjoy lower costs of borrowing, the love of international investors, and longer life spans, said Acharya, who will return to the New York University's Stern Business School in August.

RBI cuts bank rate, CRR by 0.25%

RBI cuts bank rate, CRR by 0.25%

Rediff.com29 Apr 2003

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cut the bank rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent with effect from close of business hours.

Sumer Juneja to head India arm of $100-billion Vision Fund

Sumer Juneja to head India arm of $100-billion Vision Fund

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills

Goyal to meet heads of 6 govt banks on Tuesday

Goyal to meet heads of 6 govt banks on Tuesday

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

The meeting is expected to chart a road map for cleaning up their balance sheets and boost credit flows, reports Somesh Jha.

'Today, I feel like I am born again'

'Today, I feel like I am born again'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

'When Arnab Goswami announced on TV, it's over, it's done, dad patted me with love and said congrats.' 'I broke down' Nakshatra Bagwe, a 'proud gay' film-maker and activist from Mumbai, tells Rediff.com's Divya Nair.

RBI pays Rs 28,000 cr interim dividend to govt ahead of elections

RBI pays Rs 28,000 cr interim dividend to govt ahead of elections

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The interim dividend will help Narendra Modi-led government partly bridge the deficit its budget had developed after the announcement of a Rs 75,000 crore a year cash dole scheme for small farmers.

11 more PSBs may face the same fate as Dena Bank

11 more PSBs may face the same fate as Dena Bank

Rediff.com14 May 2018

RBI may be inclined to impose severe restrictions on lending in the coming quarters.

Employees colluded in LoU scam, PNB chief admits to ED

Employees colluded in LoU scam, PNB chief admits to ED

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

According to ED sources Sunil Mehta said the fraud took place due to "systemic failure" and "procedural lapses", owing to lack of interface or proper links between the core banking software and the SWIFT interbank messaging system.

Axis, HDFC Bank to charge you for more than 5 ATM transactions

Axis, HDFC Bank to charge you for more than 5 ATM transactions

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

At other bank ATMs, the customers of these banks will be charged beyond three transactions.

For AirAsia's Tony Fernandes, Indian sky is out of bounds

For AirAsia's Tony Fernandes, Indian sky is out of bounds

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

With cash shortage and plans going awry, the AirAsia owner is looking to cash out of the venture he built with Ratan Tata in 2013.

Fearing defaults, banks rein in credit to jewellery firms

Fearing defaults, banks rein in credit to jewellery firms

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

It was unclear how bankers were deciding which jewellers to support

Modi wants RBI to prepare road map for financial inclusion

Modi wants RBI to prepare road map for financial inclusion

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

PM has asked the Reserve Bank to prepare a 20-year road map for financial inclusion

What Telecom Man reveals about India's business-politics links

What Telecom Man reveals about India's business-politics links

Rediff.com16 May 2020

'It's the brazen corruption involving politicians that makes you sit up years after the event,' notes Nivedita Mookerji after reading B K Syngal's Telecom Man.

Jaitley denies meeting Mallya, says his claims are 'factually false'

Jaitley denies meeting Mallya, says his claims are 'factually false'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

"Since 2014, I have never given him any appointment to meet me and the question of his having met me does not arise," Finance Minister Jaitley said in a Facebook post.

Modi's landslide win may bring IPOs back to table

Modi's landslide win may bring IPOs back to table

Rediff.com21 May 2014

Several brokerages lifted their outlooks for the BSE Sensex and companies were queuing to ride the wave of political euphoria

AAP collects Rs 91 lakh from Kejriwal's fund-raiser dinner

AAP collects Rs 91 lakh from Kejriwal's fund-raiser dinner

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal hosted a Rs 20,000 per plate dinner for young professionals, diamond merchants and bankers in New Delhi kick-starting the party's fund-raising campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections.

Mallya group company files for insolvency

Mallya group company files for insolvency

Rediff.com19 Jan 2017

First case filed after new norms come into force, NCLT admits plea.

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

The newly-announced cabinet is expected to take oath on Monday at the President's House.

'Govt banks rarely take note of RBI directives'

'Govt banks rarely take note of RBI directives'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'For years, the RBI has been warning banks on probable frauds in bank guarantees and advised them to exercise due care.' 'PSB staffers feel their jobs are secured, hence there is no need to be vigilant and exercise financial prudence.'

Farhan Azmi may take on Milind Deora in Lok Sabha polls

Farhan Azmi may take on Milind Deora in Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

Farhan Azmi, son of state Samajwadi Party chief Abu Asim Azmi, on Tuesday said he was in the reckoning to contest against sitting Congress Member of Parliament and Union minister Milind Deora from the posh Mumbai South constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The Great Property Crash

The Great Property Crash

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.' 'Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks, corrupt politicians and builder mafias and disastrous government policies,' says Sunil Sethi.

Switzerland makes public 2,600 dormant a/c; 4 from India

Switzerland makes public 2,600 dormant a/c; 4 from India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Switzerland makes public 2,600 dormant a/c; 4 from India.

Paytm looking for non-banking CEO for payments bank

Paytm looking for non-banking CEO for payments bank

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.

'Modi will suffer for this in the next elections'

'Modi will suffer for this in the next elections'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Syed Firdaus Ashraf goes to the bank to withdraw cash, a day after high denomination notes were withdrawn, and encounters a veritable battlefield.

If you want good service, you have to pay: Govt on toll collection

If you want good service, you have to pay: Govt on toll collection

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

'Toll system can never end though the rates may vary from time to time. Toll is my brain child'

How Ashish Bharat Ram transformed SRF

How Ashish Bharat Ram transformed SRF

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

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Fixed deposits may not give you higher returns in future

Fixed deposits may not give you higher returns in future

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Slow credit off-take to put pressure on margins

Real estate brokers ready plan to beat sluggish growth

Real estate brokers ready plan to beat sluggish growth

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Consolidation is happening because of a prolonged slowdown in residential sales which has also brought down the business of brokerages.

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising

End of the road for 3 highway projects

End of the road for 3 highway projects

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

NHAI to pull plug on Rs 3,000-crore ventures for poor show

Why students should not default on education loans

Why students should not default on education loans

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Duly paying your education loan installments on time, each month, is the best thing that could be done to maintain a good CIBIL TransUnion Score.

How to give the economy some animal spirit

How to give the economy some animal spirit

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Sheena murder: Custody extended, police say Indrani a hard nut to crack

Sheena murder: Custody extended, police say Indrani a hard nut to crack

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Police custody of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case -- Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai -- was on Saturday extended till September seven by a local court.

Country presented with 'gimmickry': Jaitley hits out at AAP

Country presented with 'gimmickry': Jaitley hits out at AAP

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Hitting out at the Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged the alternative politics promised by the outfit has "faltered" and the country is being presented with "gimmickry" and the "road to anarchy" instead.

'Jet loses Rs 50 mn to Rs 100 mn a day'

'Jet loses Rs 50 mn to Rs 100 mn a day'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

Signs of financial stress were visible when the airline reported a loss of Rs 10.40 billion.

7 things that cost a lot more than Mangalyaan

7 things that cost a lot more than Mangalyaan

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

The events of September 24 have not only earned the country a whole lot of interest but also showed the world how a lot more can be accomplished with a shoestring budget.