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......

Hyd police distance themselves from Hasan Ali

The Hyderabad police seem to have washed their hands of Syed Hasan Ali Khan alias Hasan Ali, the 53-year-old stud farm owner allegedly involved in a mega-crore money-laundering scam, by claiming......

Ashfaq: A hawala racketeer who financed terror

Pakistani national Arif alias Ashfaq, who was awarded a death sentence in the Red Fort attack case on Monday, is an international hawala racketeer financing terrorist activities in India. Months......

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......

ANZ re-enters Indian banking after a decade

Australia and New Zealand Banking Groupsaid on Thursday it had re-entered the Indian banking sector after a decade, opening its first branch in Mumbai.It has appointed Subhas DeGamia, a veteran......

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;......