Ex-finance secy booked for corruption in currency security thread supply

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of former finance secretary Arvind Mayaram after filing an FIR against him and a UK-based company for alleged......

'People are losing relatives because...'

'...of the non-availability of doctor expertise or appropriate treatment.''That's because of the nature of the disease at this point of time, it is very difficult to contain.' IMAGE: A son......

Modi and the art of event management

Aakar Patel looks forward to Prime Minister Modi's speech at the bhoomi pujan for the Ram temple in Ayodhya next week.It will be entertaining and stirring, predicts Aakar, and make lots of promises......

'We can take on any Chinese threat without a problem'

'Their air force is no match to ours!'IAF veterans discuss India's aerial options.Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) joins in.. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force fighter flies near the India-China border......

It's back to the drawing board for payment banks

RBI's exercise will take into account standards of governance, the viability of the payment bank (PB) business model, and changes, if any, if needed. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

Why RBI Was Worried About Consumer Credit Growth

The banking regulator was uncomfortable with the runaway pace at which consumer credit was growing. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Tucked away in the 'Report on Trend and Progress of......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

As RBI battles inflation, all eyes are on possible rate cut in 2024

For five consecutive policy reviews in 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chose to hold rates, citing inflation threat. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters And when the prices did cool off......