Modi speaks of a better India, aims to eradicate poverty and combat fake secularism

In his first speech after winning another term for the BJP with an increased and historic mandate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew parallels from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the war... Read more »

Modi set to become PM yet again, NDA first back-to-back majority since 1984

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is all set to achieve a majority in the lower house of India’s parliament. The NDA, led by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata... Read more »
“Don’t want ANMI, BBF to support 5 accused brokers in NSEL”: Open letter

Securities Appellate Tribunal allows stay on NSE fine in unfair access case

India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received a partial stay on a $90 million regulatory fine for allegedly giving unfair access to its network servers, as an appellate tribunal on Wednesday announced... Read more »

Digital forensics to help probe for wrong-doings at debt ridden IL&FS, 45 of its group firms shut

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has been investigating the debt-ridden Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) since last October. Now, they are turning to cyber forensics to dig in for more... Read more »

News18-Ipsos poll suggests 42-45 seats for BJP-Sena, while 4-6 seats for Congress-NCP in Lok Sabha elections

An exit poll on Sunday predicted that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance could achieve a 42-45 seats out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections 2019. The News18-Ipsos exit... Read more »

Exit Polls show NDA well ahead to form the next government

The exit polls are showing a clear majority for the incumbent government and that Narendra Modi led BJP government is going to have a second term. The majority of exit polls released after... Read more »

Niti Aayog provides a Rs 7,500-crore proposal for AI platform, research institutes

Niti Aayog has distributed a cabinet note to provide Rs 7,500 crore for the establishment of AIRAWAT, a cloud computing platform along with research institutes. This is part of the policy think... Read more »

SIDBI net up 28% to Rs 519.36 crore in FY19 fourth quarter

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Thursday reported a 28.22 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 519.36 crore for the March quarter as against Rs 405.06 crore in... Read more »

RBI asks NBFCs with assets size of over Rs 50 billion to appoint CRO

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday asked NBFCs with asset size of over Rs 5,000 crore to appoint board-approved chief risk officer (CRO) with who is well qualified and must have... Read more »

RBI creates ‘Vision 2021’ for payment system to improve digital transactions

Aiming at a ‘cash-lite’ society, the Reserve Bank of India Wednesday curated a vision document for ensuring a safe, secure, convenient, quick and affordable e-payment system as it expects the number of... Read more »