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......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday renewed his call for dialogue and diplomacy as being the only way forward to resolve conflicts, in an unambiguous message to press for the resolution of......
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......
Is 2024 a done deal for the BJP?It was a done deal five years ago itself, but it did not have a guarantee.Now, with the temple consecration, it seems to have acquired a Ramji Ki Guarantee, notes......
'A credit line on UPI is going to make banks think about credit fundamentally as they digitise the credit process entirely.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Phonepe Bengaluru-based Zeta, which provides......
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......
JSW Steel’s plans to acquire the coal company owned by Teck Resources, a Canada-based company, at a total valuation of $8 billion have stalled as diplomatic relations between the two......
The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......
Believe it or not, the regulator is stretching its arm to identify stressed borrowers and gauge the 'distance to default' as a measure of a particular bank's fragility, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......
Uma Shree is arguably one of the best actresses in the Kannada film industry today -- she has picked up state awards quite regularly. Now, her first National Award further proves that fact. Uma......
Shilpa Shetty "can cook a mean south Indian chicken curry", claims Andy Varma, one of the best-known Indian chefs in Britain. Well, he sounds so confident as he has entered into a......
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic, who won his 17th Grand Slam title at the 2020 Australian Open, has been 18-0 this year in all matches. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters With professional tennis shut down by......
India's top golfer Jyoti Randhawa, ranked second on the Asian tour, has earned a chance to rub shoulders with some top golfers of the world in the May 20-23 Euro three million (Rs 15 crore)......
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Virdhawal Khade is gearing up for CWG. Photograph: Virdhawal Khade/Twitter Young swimmer Virdhawal Khade, continued......