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Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Partially paralysed but with unbreakable will power and determination, Nihad Panju has beaten the odds to become a fitness freak and is all set to run his 4th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.

StanChart post-tax profit surges 121%

StanChart post-tax profit surges 121%

Rediff.com18 Jun 2003

Buoyed by good quality assets and liabilities of the merged entity of Grindlays Bank, the Standard Chartered Bank on Wednesday announced a 121 per cent growth in post-tax profit of Rs 848 crore (Rs 8.480 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2003.

HDFC may review card rate

HDFC may review card rate

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

BankMuscat may invest in Centurion

BankMuscat may invest in Centurion

Rediff.com4 Apr 2003

Nokia launches EMI scheme for Lumia 925

Nokia launches EMI scheme for Lumia 925

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Nokia has tied up with Citibank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Standard Chartered, HSBC, ICICI Bank and SBI Cards for the EMI scheme and the offer will be available to consumers with credit cards from any of these banks.

'Most Indian promoters don't want to default'

'Most Indian promoters don't want to default'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

StanChart India CEO Zarin Daruwala is building a culture of 'celebrating liabilities,' the tough negotiator tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy over lunch.

Jaitley targets CBI over Kochhar probe

Jaitley targets CBI over Kochhar probe

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

One of the reasons why conviction rates in India are poor is that "adventurism and megalomania overtakes our investigators and professionalism takes a back seat," Jaitley said on Twitter.

StanChart says India's real growth 'very elusive'

StanChart says India's real growth 'very elusive'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

The high new GDP numbers are puzzling.

Centre to issue government securities without foreign limits soon

Centre to issue government securities without foreign limits soon

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

While the FPI limit on most bond issues would not be raised above 6 per cent, there would be some in which there would be no limits, reports Arup Roychoudhury.

What Vastu Housing Finance does differently to stand out in a crowd

What Vastu Housing Finance does differently to stand out in a crowd

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Vastu Housing Finance is trying to leverage technology to distinguish itself in a crowded space.

Why Deutsche Bank's little jewel in India was spared the axe

Why Deutsche Bank's little jewel in India was spared the axe

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

Deutsche Bank in India has managed to avoid the bad-loan problems plaguing its rivals such as Standard Chartered Plc.

How RBI can prevent frauds

How RBI can prevent frauds

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Historically, the RBI has tried to keep the crooks at bay by issuing a circular a day. What it needs is more onsite supervision. Merely checking high-frequency data with the help of technology is insufficient, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Tribunal rules in favour of Jackie Shroff in I-T dispute

Tribunal rules in favour of Jackie Shroff in I-T dispute

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

The issue dates back many years when the actor and others proposed bringing Sony TV channel to India.

Australia's green groups keep heat on Adani after mine approval

Australia's green groups keep heat on Adani after mine approval

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Environmental campaigners say they hope two outstanding court cases can still stop India's Adani Enterprises Ltd from developing a A$10 billion ($7.6 billion) coal project.

Adani wins Queensland approval for Australian coal project

Adani wins Queensland approval for Australian coal project

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

The company has battled opposition from green groups since starting work on the project five years ago

Citibank likely to hive off consumer banking business in India

Citibank likely to hive off consumer banking business in India

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

In India, it is not easy to fight it out with the large banks which are nimble-footed and technology-savvy and are continuously innovating on the retail turf with newer products for customer acquisition.

Pak, Iran banks queue up to open branches in India

Pak, Iran banks queue up to open branches in India

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

In the case of Iran, the lifting of sanctions has paved the way for direct relations.

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Will PMC Bank find salvation?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Mired in corruption, politics and with a history of suicides by its hapless depositors, PMC Bank's revival is a challenge very different from Yes Bank and LVB, both for the regulator and the rescuer, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Lakshmi Vilas Bank had dug its own grave

Lakshmi Vilas Bank had dug its own grave

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Its obsession for growth, chasing corporate clients and giving up its original mandate of meeting the needs of local trade and businesses. A quarter of its loan book has gone bad. That's an error of business strategy, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

StanChart rejigs board; CEO Sands, Asia head Bindra to leave

StanChart rejigs board; CEO Sands, Asia head Bindra to leave

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Leading share-holders called for change.

Malaysia's IHH Healthcare wins bid for Fortis, plans to invest Rs 4000 cr

Malaysia's IHH Healthcare wins bid for Fortis, plans to invest Rs 4000 cr

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

In a statement, Fortis said under the accepted offer, IHH would infuse Rs 4,000 crore through subscription to the preferential allotment at a price of Rs 170 per share. The Malaysian firm will then make a mandatory open offer to public shareholders for 26 per cent of the outstanding shares post issuance.

HDFC Bank among world's 50 most valued lenders

HDFC Bank among world's 50 most valued lenders

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Top ten banks of the world includes 4 from the USA, 4 from China and one each from the UK and Australia

The value of customised credit cards

The value of customised credit cards

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

If you use customised cards that suit your lifestyle needs, you could also end up availing of a variety of deals, rewards, and discounts.

Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners

Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners

Rediff.com8 Nov 2015

Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners.

Advance tax outgo affected by currency recall

Advance tax outgo affected by currency recall

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Consumer goods, durables, automobiles worst hit.

Abbott, Godrej deal might not push up prices in Bandra Kurla Complex

Abbott, Godrej deal might not push up prices in Bandra Kurla Complex

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

The BKC commands Rs 28,000-29,000 per sq ft for office property and monthly rents are Rs 250-300 per sq ft

Wimbledon champ Marion Bartoli: What matters is wanting to win

Wimbledon champ Marion Bartoli: What matters is wanting to win

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

'Sometimes, we forget that the most important thing is to smile.'

Google to set up AI research unit in Bengaluru

Google to set up AI research unit in Bengaluru

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Apart from the Google team led by AI scientist Manish Gupta, the company will also partner with the research community across the country to focus on tackling challenges in fields like healthcare, agriculture, and education.

CBI transfers officer probing case against Chanda Kochhar

CBI transfers officer probing case against Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com27 Jan 2019

Justifying the transfer, the CBI pinned the blame on Mishra for keeping the preliminary enquiry pending without any reasons, they said.

Why reduce the bank CEO to a titular head!

Why reduce the bank CEO to a titular head!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

'The CEO will neither be able to guide the senior team in operational matters nor decide on their appointment, compensation or removal.' 'Yet, the CEO is responsible for the profit and loss of the bank!' 'Why would the senior executives listen to him?' 'Which self-respecting professional would want to be a CEO with these constraints?' asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

New tax rules aim to rein in disputes on transfer pricing

New tax rules aim to rein in disputes on transfer pricing

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

The government introduced new tax rules on Wednesday aimed at reducing litigation with multinational firms over cross-border transactions the government considers tax avoidance schemes.

RBI permits foreign banks' subsidiary to acquire pvt banks

RBI permits foreign banks' subsidiary to acquire pvt banks

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday permitted wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) of foreign banks to acquire domestic private sector banks as well as set up branches anywhere in the country.

Post DeMo, bank credit grows at over 10% in December

Post DeMo, bank credit grows at over 10% in December

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

Loans, cash credits, and overdrafts at the end of December 22, 2017, stood at Rs 81,287.32 billion, against Rs 73,340 billion in the year-ago period.

To stop tax evasion, Sebi cracks the whip on offshore wealth managers

To stop tax evasion, Sebi cracks the whip on offshore wealth managers

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

An estimated $344 billion has been illegally removed from the Indian economy between 2002 and 2011

Retail inflation rises to 7.96% in Jul on costly veggies

Retail inflation rises to 7.96% in Jul on costly veggies

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Inflation in rural and urban areas in July was 8.45 per cent and 7.42 per cent, respectively.

Is Modi euphoria wearing off in the debt market?

Is Modi euphoria wearing off in the debt market?

Rediff.com18 May 2015

In May 2014, FIIs were net buyers by Rs 20,225 crore (Rs 202.25 billion).

Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and content of the pan-Tamil, Dravidian socio-political and socio-economic ideology to the 't', his government has also acknowledged the need to accepting scientifically-proven facts in operational matters, says N Sathiya Moorthy.