BJP vs Congress: How their manifestos compare

Rediff.com does a quick checklist on what the two manifestos have to say on hot-button issues of the day. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah take a look at the party's......

New restrictions in Maha from Wednesday. What's allowed and what's not

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a statewide curfew for 15 days from 8 am on April 14 to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus in its second wave. With Section 144 being......

Nervous Chennai braces for more rains in next 48 hours

Intermittent rains on Sunday and forecast of more over the next two days kept Chennai, its suburbs and coastal districts on their toes even as normal life appeared to be returning to the......

Cong releases manifesto; jobs, NYAY, farmers top focus

With a tagline "Congress Will Deliver", Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released his party's manifesto for Lok Sabha polls, making jobs creation, addressing farm distress, bringing a single moderate rate......

How best to restore India's toxic banks to health

The government must set up a Bank Investment Company to shrink its role in PSBs, if we are serious about tackling the two persistent issues -- lax corporate governance practices and......

Why it's time India's state banks opt for mega mergers

Mergers to create at most six state banks Having bitten the bullet on bad loans, India's state-owned banks now need to merge into half a dozen well-capitalised institutions than can underwrite......

CAG audit? Leave RBI alone

  There is no need for the CAG to second-guess the credit decisions of banks or the RBI’s supervision of them. The comptroller and auditor general has mooted that the Reserve Bank of......

Why private bankers prefer giving top jobs at public banks a miss

One of the reasons why private bankers don't head a public sector bank is the lack of autonomy, according to banking industry experts. Earlier this year, a large public sector bank (PSB) with a......