Himadri Ghosh

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SBI to prepare 3-year roadmap to address NPA; reviving credit growth top priority: Rajnish Kumar

SBI will soon prepare a roadmap for the next three years to tackle issues like asset quality, credit growth, digitisation and human resources management.

Oct 6, 2017

Wipro acquires US design consultancy firm Cooper for Rs 56 crore

This acquisition is in line with the company's strategy, as Cooper will be integrated with Wipro's digital arm -- Designit.

Oct 5, 2017

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Innovation and mindset change can generate 1 million jobs in Railways: Goyal

The minister said that over the years the system created has been slow to move, eventually causing delays and reducing focus on costs and efficiency.

Oct 5, 2017

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to urge states to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel

Currently, states impose VAT ranging from 26-28 percent on petrol and diesel. The petroleum minister said that he asked states to reduce VAT by at least 5 percent on fuel to provide one more slab of relief to consumers.

Oct 5, 2017

Future Group to acquire Hypercity for Rs 700 crore

Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail has already acquired four major retail brands; Hypercity will become the fifth on Biyani's kitty.

Oct 5, 2017

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RBI keeps policy rate unchanged at 6%, slashes growth forecast

In the latest RBI monetary policy meeting the most unprecedented decision was to slash the growth outlook for the current year from 7.3 percent to 6.7 percent.

Oct 4, 2017

Rajnish Kumar to succeed Arundhati Bhattacharya as SBI chairman

The Banks Board Bureau had interviewed four SBI managing directors -- Rajnish Kumar, P K Gupta, B Sriram and Dinesh Kumar Khar -- for the top position.

Oct 4, 2017

Amazon set to double Prime membership fee in India

Prime membership is available for only a few more days at the special introductory price of Rs 499 a year.

Oct 4, 2017

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Dalal Street bleeds: Sensex hits 3-month low, investors pull out Rs 6 lakh crore

With Wednesday's trade, the Indian equity market fell for the seventh straight session. The Sensex lost 1,270 points, or 3.91 percent during the period.

Sep 27, 2017

High-level exits: Infosys senior VP and head of technology Navin Budhiraja quits

Budhiraja's exit can impact the company's ambitious plans to monetize and scale up business from its artificial intelligence-powered platform, Infosys Nia.

Sep 27, 2017

More setbacks? GST collections fell to Rs 90,669 crore in August

During the month of August, assesses paid taxes also dropped by around nine percent. Reports say that 55 percent of assesses paid taxes for August, compared to 64 percent for July.

Sep 27, 2017

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha criticises Arun Jaitley, says economy is 'on a downward spiral'

"The prime minister claims that he has seen poverty from close quarters. His finance minister is working over-time to make sure that all Indians also see it from equally close quarters," said Yashwant Sinha.

Sep 27, 2017

Buying an iPhone 8? Here are some offers you should look at

Citibank and Jio, and online retailers Flipkart and Amazon have lined up impressive exchange and buyback deals.

Sep 26, 2017

GST, demonetisation take a toll; ADB downgrades India's 2017 growth forecast to 7%

The downgrade reflects short-term disruptions like last year's demonetisation and implementation of the goods and services tax (GST).

Sep 26, 2017

Deadline 2018: All you need to know about Modi's 'Saubhagya' scheme

While free connections will be provided to below poverty line BPL households, under the Saubhagya scheme people above the poverty line would have to pay only Rs 500 per connection in 10 installments.

Sep 26, 2017

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GST impact, subdued business activity push Nifty below 9,900, Sensex drops around 300 pts

Clearly, both the initiatives (GST and demonetisation) had a more severe impact than what we have imagined, says Harsh Mariwala.

Sep 25, 2017

After SBI and Vijaya Bank, Bank of India to raise Rs 500 crore via QIP

State-owned lenders are reeling under bad loans in the region of Rs 10 lakh crore, and banks are in dire need of capital infusion to continue operations.

Sep 25, 2017

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Air India disinvestment facing headwinds, failing to attract buyers

Another reason why investors are not showing much interest in buying the state-owned carrier is because of the company's large debt of more than Rs 52,000 crore.

Sep 25, 2017

Banks scramble to set up Aadhaar centres before September 30

UIDAI said the banks are required to have one centre per 10 branches they operate and a penalty of Rs 20,000 every month would be imposed on banks failing to open single centres before the deadline.

Sep 24, 2017

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Centre wants more rate cuts to revive economy and spur investments

The slowdown was led by the manufacturing sector, which expanded at 1.2 percent from a year earlier compared with a 10.7 percent growth last year.

Sep 24, 2017

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Articles by Himadri Ghosh

SBI to prepare 3-year roadmap to address NPA; reviving credit growth top priority: Rajnish Kumar

Wipro acquires US design consultancy firm Cooper for Rs 56 crore

Innovation and mindset change can generate 1 million jobs in Railways: Goyal

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to urge states to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel

Future Group to acquire Hypercity for Rs 700 crore

RBI keeps policy rate unchanged at 6%, slashes growth forecast

Rajnish Kumar to succeed Arundhati Bhattacharya as SBI chairman

Amazon set to double Prime membership fee in India

Dalal Street bleeds: Sensex hits 3-month low, investors pull out Rs 6 lakh crore

High-level exits: Infosys senior VP and head of technology Navin Budhiraja quits

More setbacks? GST collections fell to Rs 90,669 crore in August

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha criticises Arun Jaitley, says economy is 'on a downward spiral'

Buying an iPhone 8? Here are some offers you should look at

GST, demonetisation take a toll; ADB downgrades India's 2017 growth forecast to 7%

Deadline 2018: All you need to know about Modi's 'Saubhagya' scheme

GST impact, subdued business activity push Nifty below 9,900, Sensex drops around 300 pts

After SBI and Vijaya Bank, Bank of India to raise Rs 500 crore via QIP

Air India disinvestment facing headwinds, failing to attract buyers

Banks scramble to set up Aadhaar centres before September 30

Centre wants more rate cuts to revive economy and spur investments

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'