China, Pak listening, Jaishankar reminds SCO of its '3 evils' pitch

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) needs to remain true to its founding objective of combating terrorism and extremism and take an "uncompromising" position on combating the challenges,......

Markets crash: Pollster Pradeep Gupta 'open to probe'

Facing opposition fire for exit polls allegedly being used for stock market manipulation, Axis My India's chief Pradeep Gupta has said he is open to facing all kinds of investigations and it would......

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character. It will be conducted with more nationalist overtones, predicts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Xi......

China slams US' Indo-Pacific strategy as 'Asian NATO'

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday attacked the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy, saying that it aims to "encircle" China with a regional version of NATO by forming "exclusive blocs"......

India Opens Doors To Foreign Banks, But...

But selectively, with regulatory scrutiny and special approval, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In September 2006, the Union government had put the Satara......

MF Equity Deployment Hits Six-Month Low

'The net inflows into MF schemes may also have been lower last month, with investors booking profit and taking a more measured approach amid elevated valuations.' Kindly note that this......

How insurers stand to gain from GST rate cut

The exemption of individual life and health insurance premiums from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) enables the insurance industry to make products affordable and attractive, said Ajay Seth,......

RBI proposes to allow banks to fund acquisitions

Banks will be able to give loans to Indian companies for acquiring the entire equity stake or a controlling part of it in domestic or foreign firms as strategic investment that creates long-term......