Regulation

Does Sitharaman's 'surgical strike' show PM Modi's displeasure over Jaitley's term?

Poll-bound PM Modi's worst headaches were the departments under the finance ministry that churned out contradictory data on the state of the economy exposing the government to relentless opposition fire.

Jun 11, 2019

IMA fraud: How do you find out if an investment plan is really a Ponzi scheme?

Ponzi schemes are characterised by the paying of 'profit' or returns to subscribers from money collected from later subscribers and the business will collapse when the addition of new clients tapers off.

Jun 11, 2019

Trump calls off plans to impose tariffs on Mexico after deal on migration

The agreement announced on Friday followed three days of negotiations in Washington.

Jun 8, 2019

Mark Zukerberg announces Facebook Dating

Facebook may unveil its cryptocurrency on June 18; Bitcoin fans unfazed

Facebook plans to make the cryptocurrency transferrable with zero fees via Facebook products including Messenger and WhatsApp.

Jun 8, 2019

GST on new flats: Everything a buyer needs to know about the concessional rates

New constructions priced below Rs 45 lakh and of less than 60 sqm in the metros and 90 sqm in non-metro areas are eligible for a concessional tax rate of 1%.

May 30, 2019

Will Trump's Huawei gambit backfire with a rare earth export ban by China?

China controls more than 90 percent of the world's rare earth market. These elements are indispensable for industries such as defence, electric cars, wind generators, hard-disk drives, mobile communication and missile guidance.

May 30, 2019

Will proposed reforms in gold trade make buying of the yellow metal difficult?

Law changes will make online transaction mandatory for buying more than 5 grams of gold in the spot market; government plans to revamp the gold monetisation scheme (GMS) to make it more people friendly.

May 26, 2019

IL&FS-led crisis drives RBI to push for stress testing NBFCs liquidity quality

New norms seek to ensure that NBFCs will have contingency funding plans for responding to financial disruption

May 26, 2019

Only 27% Indians covered by health insurance: Report

Health insurance scams: Will new law give customers rational, economical cover?

Insurance regulator seeks to formulate more inclusive norms that will enlarge coverage and reduce exclusions without penalising the customers.

May 21, 2019

E-commerce policy confusion: Tech giants put their investment plans on hold

The industry raised its concerns over the draft policy released in February especially on the data-localisation which eventually would raise the operating cost of the e-commerce companies.

May 19, 2019

An aircraft of India's Jet Airways lands

Fear of the unknown: Profitability worries, turnaround time deter Jet bidders

Size of debt and other liabilities scare potential investors who are delaying binding bids, says SBI; lenders worried as May 10 deadline for firm bids nears.

May 3, 2019

Will Naresh Goyal face criminal charges over financial fraud after Jet crash?

Registrar of companies is examining the airline's books of account to see if promoters diverted funds from floundering Jet and hastened its crash; any criminal investigation could adversely affect the bidding process piloted by the lenders

May 2, 2019

Did Chanda Kochhar mislead RBI on 'ever-greening' of loan to Essar Group?

ICICI Bank under Kochhar denied in September 2014 about having granted an Essar Group company based in Mauritius $365-million loan in June 2014, records show

May 2, 2019

Can lenders to Jet afford to accept employees' proposal to revive the airline?

Employees' consortium has told the lenders, who have invited bids for a debt rescue plan, that it can secure Rs 3,000 crore investment to set the airline on a trajectory to recovery.

Apr 30, 2019