The Rafale deal and why it makes China nervous

The People's Daily, the Chinese Communist newspaper, says the sale of the Rafale fighter plane 'encourages, excites and spurs India's appetite and ambition to become a great military power while......

'I have never done one wrong thing in my life'

'A few years back two big politicians -- both good friends of mine -- came to me and offered (to keep with) me big money. They said they had full faith in me and they wanted to keep Rs 10,000......

Who Will Admit To Committing Fraud?

Banks do extensive investigation before declaring an account fraud; they owe it to us as they deal with our money.Why would they try to fix an innocent borrower? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

RBL Bank: Strange Corner Office Changes

One thing is for sure: It smacks of the regulator's lack of confidence in the bank's board, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/Rediff.com On June 19, 2018, the day ICICI Bank......

After 20 years, privatisation programme in India off to 'Maharaja' start

After a hiatus of nearly two decades, the government's programme to privatise state-owned firms restarted with the handing over of debt-laden national carrier Air India to the Tata Group.......