What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata.Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the......
'Are we to believe that coordinated moves by the Canadian and US authorities are no longer taking place?', asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi welcomes Canadian......
India, averaging over $4.5 billion in monthly foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since January this year despite global uncertainties and challenges, is tipped to sustain the trend in 2025 on......
Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......
Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......
At a time when banks are finding it challenging to mobilise resources, State Bank of India (SBI) — the country’s largest lender — has devised a three-pronged strategy to boost......
'Some of the astounding proposals, if translated into statutory provisions, would be suicidal.''This would not be a wonder cure for increasing insurance penetration and only result in mushrooming......
Despatch just goes on and on, sighs Mayur Sanap. For a gripping newsroom drama, Despatch has everything going for it. A novel premise, a potentially thought-provoking storyline, and an immensely......
'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......