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RBI board needs to play like Dravid: Raghuram Rajan

Banks can kick-start lending and support growth, and transferring more dividend to boost liquidity.

7 Nov 2018 11:09 AM IST

HDFC Bank is Indias second largest private sector bank. (Photo: YouTube)

HDFC Bank hikes deposit rates; BoB raises lending rate

HDFC Bank raised interest rates on deposits by up to 0.5 pc, while Bank of Baroda hiked lending rates by 0.1 pc.

7 Nov 2018 10:43 AM IST

According to Peter Deng, the companys head of riders experience, every day 15 million people take a ride on Uber and capturing incrementally more and better feedback will help them make the service better and recognise top quality drivers.

CCI rejects price fixing claims against Ola, Uber

For the model followed by cab aggregators, estimation of fares are done by algorithms on the basis of large data sets.

7 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

The Nifty scaled 108.35 points to end the day at 10,491.05 while the Sensex soared 322.65 points to end the day at 34,142.15.

Samvat 2074 sees 7 per cent gain

Issues that plagued markets will exert pressure on equities next year also.

7 Nov 2018 12:40 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan has written about his experiences in India as RBI governor in his recently launched book I do what I do. (Photo: PTI)

Raghuram Rajan says RBI is a seat belt for govt; autonomy must be...

Central bank has the liberty to say no if the government pushes it to be lenient, says Rajan.

6 Nov 2018 5:30 PM IST

Moodys has downgraded Chinas long-term rating by one notch from Aa3 to A1 as the Chinese government grapples with the challenges of rising financial risks stemming from years of credit-fueled stimulus.

Emerging markets like India to see tightened monetary policy in 2019:...

Indian economy grew by 7.7 pc in the Jan-Mar quarter, and touched a two-year high of 8.2 pc in the April-June quarter.

6 Nov 2018 4:12 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting in Sheopur, MP. (Photo: PTI)

PM needs Rs 3.6 lakh cr from RBI to fix 'mess' his economic theories...

Gandhi also urged Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel to "stand up" to the prime minister and "protect the nation".

6 Nov 2018 3:07 PM IST

Increase in gold imports pushed the countrys trade deficit to USD 94.32 billion in April-September 2018-19.

Gold goes up by Rs 26 in futures trade

Gold is trading at Rs 31,728 per 10 grams as participants widened their bets even as metal weakened overseas.

6 Nov 2018 1:56 PM IST

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all freebies for the state were doled out. (Photo: PTI)

Modi govt achieved 'nothing' in five years: Chidambaram

Chidambaram has been targeting the Modi govt over its alleged failure to fulfil the pre-poll promises made by his party.

6 Nov 2018 12:48 PM IST

Amazon declined to put a price tag on the program, called Amazon Future Engineer, but said it will take up a big chunk of the USD 50 million that it committed to spend on computer science education last year.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Flipkart, Amazon see bumper festive sale

Flipkart and Amazon have claimed record-breaking sales numbers across categories like smartphones etc.

6 Nov 2018 11:41 AM IST

(Photo: Twitter | @olacabs Screengrab)

Ola accelerates international expansion with New Zealand foray

The company, which started it's international operations earlier this year.

6 Nov 2018 10:22 AM IST

Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said in New Delhi on Monday that Venezuela wants trade with India in oil and other commodities such as food and medicines to be conducted in Indian Rupees and not in US Dollars. (Representational image)

Rupee recovers 21 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 72.91 against the US dollar early on Tuesday on increased selling by exporters.

6 Nov 2018 10:14 AM IST