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India
RBI moves on banks' bad loans in the right direction, says IMF chief
"The (move of) Reserve Bank of India governor (Dr Raghuram Rajan) addressing bank balance sheets is absolutely right," Lagarde said at the Advancing Asia conference. She added that the Indian government was also moving to get a bankruptcy and insolvency law enacted to address the bad loans problem.
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India
Why is nobody talking about Air India losses: Mohandas Pai
Amidst a row over beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya leaving India in the middle of a massive loan default probe, former top official of Infosys, TV Mohandas Pai has sought to know why questions are not being raised about the massive losses of Air India, and called for a system for ...
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India
FPIs turn bullish, infuse Rs 8,000 cr in equities in 2 weeks
FPIs have turned net buyers of equities in March after pulling out Rs 16,648 crore from the market in the previous two months. Capital inflows by FPIs are often referred to as hot money due to their unpredictability though the funds continue to remain one of the key drivers of ...
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India
India's Micromax, once a rising star, struggles
A year ago, Micromax vaulted past Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to become India's leading smartphone brand. Today, its market share has nearly halved, several top executives have resigned, and the company is looking for growth outside India.
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India
HDFC Bank has no love and respect for India: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) made the observations while asking the bank to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the Indian couple. The couple was stuck in Thailand and Singapore as the bank did not activate their debit card for 10 days in 2008.
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India
Asian economies led by India to be major growth driver: IMF
Asia is a vibrant region with large and growing population, Christine Lagarde said, adding, "the reform to transform" that was mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is a clear sign that India is on the move using the backbone of digital innovation.
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India
Kingfisher Airlines' PF contributions to be probed: Dattatreya
Labour ministry will soon launch an investigation into the provident fund contributions made by Kingfisher Airlines for its employees, Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya said. An open letter written by women employees of KFA alleged that the company did not pay salaries, but kept depositing PF.
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India
President Pranab Mukherjee says 115 million non-farm jobs needed in a decade
Asserting that boosting economic growth while making it socially inclusive was a major challenge for policy makers, President Pranab Mukherjee has said Indian economy needed to generate 115 million non-farm jobs over the next decade to reap the 'demographic dividend'.
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India
115 million non-farm jobs needed in a decade, says President
Asserting that boosting economic growth while making it socially inclusive was a major challenge for policy makers, President Pranab Mukherjee has said Indian economy needed to generate 115 million non-farm jobs over the next decade to reap the 'demographic dividend'.
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India
Air India in loan tie-up worth $155 million for three Boeing 777s
Air India has tied up loans worth $155 million (over Rs 1,000 crore) to make pre-delivery payment for three Boeing 777 planes, amid the national carrier making efforts to expand and rejig its fleet with new aircraft. Currently, the carrier has 15 Boeing 777s in its fleet.