Pranab, Modi, Demonetisation

'Modi had not discussed demonetisation with me prior to his announcement on 8 November 2016.'I learnt of it along with the rest of the country.'I was not surprised when he did not discuss the issue......

Despite CIC orders, PMO refuses info on black money

The Prime Minister's Office has refused to share details on the quantum of black money brought back from abroad, citing a provision of the Right to Information Act that bars disclosure of......

'Aadhaar is empowerment, not Big Brother'

'In order for somebody to do Big Brother kind of a job, one has to collect lots of data. Aadhaar collects very minimal data whether at the time of enrollment or at the time of authentication.' At......

Right to privacy verdict: What the judges said

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared right to privacy a Fundamental Right, a far-reaching verdict that could impact a range of life choices of Indians, including food habits and sexual......

Paytm Payments Bank MD and CEO Surinder Chawla quits

Beleaguered Paytm Payments Bank's managing director and CEO Surinder Chawla has resigned from the company, a regulatory filing said on Tuesday. Chawla's resignation comes amidst Paytm Payments Bank......

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

'The last year's growth is a foretaste of things to come in the retail credit market.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Did you know that fintech lenders gave out Rs 29,875 crore (Rs......

Govt issues new guidelines banning surrogate ads

The government on Friday came out with new guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements, including those targeting children and making free claims to woo consumers. Illustration: Dominic......

RBI caps lending limits of NBFCs to bring them on par with banks

In yet another move to close the regulatory gap between banks and shadow banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated exposure limits to the non-banking finance companies, in line with......

IPL Governing Council to meet on Jan 5

The Indian Premier League's Governing Council will meet in Mumbai on January 5 to discuss details of the player auctions, on January 8-9 in Bangalore. "The IPL Governing Council is to meet on......