There should be 50% reservation for women: FM

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram regretted that there has been stiff resistance from certain quarters over the reservation bill, which would ensure 33 per cent seats for women in Parliament and......

Sonia, 13th most powerful woman

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is among the 100 most powerful women on the planet, according to the Forbes magazine.As per a ranking put together by Forbes magazine, Sonia ranks 13th among the......

Delhivery's IPO will be second biggest this year after LIC

Logistics services provider Delhivery is likely to launch its downsized initial public offering (IPO) this week, said people in the know. The Softbank-backed firm may trim its issue size from Rs......

Kalpana Morparia: A banker with a difference

She didn't want to hang up her boots quite so soon; after all, she was used to 12-hour days in ICICI Bank. And she didn't think she was cut out to be an entrepreneur. So when the job came her way,......

Rates may rise by 50 bps: Morparia

The interest rates may rise by 50 basis points by the end of FY06, said ICICI Bank deputy managing director Kalpana Morparia said on Friday. The hike could be due to strong credit pickup and a flow......

Where have all the women bankers gone?

Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the run-up to Business Standard's annual banking......