Was Nirav Modi tipped off?

'It can't be a coincidence that he and his family, uncles and all, vanished from India only days before the scam was discovered.''Surely someone senior in the government alerted him that the......

Memories of '62: Does India know China today?

On the title page of the Top Secret Report, Henderson-Brooks quotes the Chinese tactician Sun Tzu: 'Know yourself, know your enemy: A hundred battles, a hundred victories', says Claude Arpi,......

What Jaitley said in impeachment of Justice Sen

It was a historic day in Rajya Sabha where a motion was moved to impeach a judge of Kolkata High Court and remove him from his post. At 3 pm on Wednesday, the motion was moved by Communist Party of......

FAQ on Impeachment of Judges

Parliament is expected to take up a motion for impeaching Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court. M R Madhavan (head of Research, PRS Legislative Research, New Delhi) explains the process......

Citi joins list of foreign banks scaling down India ops

Citi Bank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited the retail banking business in India as the US-based banking giant announced selling its consumer banking portfolio to Axis......

Why are foreign banks marching out of retail banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On March 8, Axis Bank......

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures;......

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.''He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.''He had to win at any cost.'Raghu Mohan glances at Rana Kapoor's fall......