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Reserve Bank of India

Govt slugfest with RBI finally ends in a draw

The RBI has sensibly shown selective flexibility to soothe angry government voices.

22 Nov 2018 6:39 AM IST

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison in February 1968, the year of the White Albums release. (Photo: AP)

Beatles' 1968 White Album is in tune with today's world

Revolution 9 would almost certainly have been discarded had producer George Martin's favoured option of a single disc...

22 Nov 2018 6:35 AM IST

Police personnel inspect the site of a blast at the Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab at edge again: Handle with wisdom

The Afghan imbroglio draws Pakistan into a growing dissonance, if not confrontation, with the United States.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan & his U-turns are becoming indefensible

Zardari himself in one of his first speeches after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto called the PML(Q) the qatil ...

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel, will announce the resolution of the MPC on its first bi-monthly monetary policy for financial year 2018-19 later in the day.

Win-win for govt and RBI as crisis defused

The outcome established the advisory nature of the RBI board and the independence of its governor, Urjit Patel.

21 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Priests perform Shila Pujan of stones for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/File)

Ayodhya: Look to the future, not the past

Griffin rose above the provocation 12 years later when he could help India repair its image which the Babri Masjid...

20 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Terming the MSME sector as the backbone of the economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the sector would lead the current consolidation phase of the economy. (Photo: PTI)

Govt, RBI must work together, end turf war

An angry Jaitley wanted to know why the RBI had failed in its oversight duty of checking the increasing non-performing...

19 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

After failing its 90-day mark, PTI must focus on the future

The gap between what is pledged and what is delivered is always large, that's just the way of politics.

19 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Governor S.P. Malik is exploring possibilities of government formation

India, Pak & Kashmiris have to work together

Malik asks the Hurriyat to abandon Pakistan and the political parties to tell the boys to avoid encounter sites and...

18 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Priests perform Shila Pujan of stones for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/File)

Dialogue could resolve Ram temple issue

For Hindus, the site where Lord Ram was born irrespective of whether this can be historically proved or not has very...

18 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi in Maldives: Time for relook at China BRI

India should judge Chinese projects in its maritime neighbourhood by smarter red lines, which cannot mean a zero Chinese...

17 Nov 2018 7:08 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan is on shaky ground with the Chinese

Few of our ministers of information have been as forthcoming as the late Altaf Gauhar, once the mouthpiece of President...

16 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST