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Delhi Businessman Dressed Like Pilot To Bypass Security, Upgrade Seats

India News | Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post | Friday November 22, 2019

Rajan Mahbubani was dressed in a pilot's uniform Monday: dark slacks, a crisp white shirt and golden aviation pins above his left shirt pocket and atop his hat. Should there be too much bright sun while in flight, his aviator glasses were just in reach.

Redefine Adjusted Gross Revenue, Say Industry Experts

Business | Written by Sakshi Bajaj | Friday November 22, 2019

Industry experts believe the decision for spectrum payments to be deferred to 2020-21 and 2021-22 is a boost for the near term cash outflows.

Delhi Man, TikTok Artiste, Caught Posing As Lufthansa Pilot At Airport

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2019

A Delhi man has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for posing as a pilot of Lufthansa airlines to dodge long queues and security checks, officials said on Tuesday.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Faces Increasingly Tough Balancing Act

Business | Anirban Nag, Bloomberg | Monday November 18, 2019

Shaktikanta Das, overseeing what was until recently the world's fastest-growing major economy, has worked tirelessly to restore relations with the government after a bitter public spat led his predecessor Urjit Patel to quit.

Nirmala Sitharaman's Response To Manmohan Singh In Economy Blame Game

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 18, 2019

In an ongoing war of words over the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a swift and sharp response to Manmohan Singh's comment that the government is "obsessed" with fixing the blame on its opponents. "Recalling when and what went wrong during a certain period is absolutely necessary," Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters in the US.

Long Before Finance Minister's Dig, Raghuram Rajan Said This On RBI Job

Book Excerpts | Sonia Singh | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Exclusive excerpt from 'Defining India: Through Their Eyes' by Sonia Singh

Raghuram Rajan "Chose" To Head RBI At A Time...: Nirmala Sitharaman's Jibe

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a "very democratised leadership led to a whole lot of corruption", days after former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan criticised the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being "extremely centralised".

Banks' "Worst" Time Under Manmohan Singh-Raghuram Rajan: Finance Minister

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday October 17, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has turned the tables on her macroeconomics opponents by pointing at a massive amount of bad loans in state-run banks when the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in power. She held "the combination" of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan responsible for...

How Nobel Winner Abhijit Banerjee Described State Of Indian Economy

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Abhijit Banerjee, Economics Nobel winner this year along with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, recently delivered a sharp critique of the Indian economy and rated the fall in consumption as "extremely serious".

"Majoritarianism Taking India Down Dark, Uncertain Path": Raghuram Rajan

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday October 13, 2019

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in his latest criticism seen to be directed at the centre has warned of the ill effects of "divisive, populist majoritarianism". The former RBI governor whose policy thinking differs from that of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Mr Rajan is a big critic of demonetisation - has...

Maharashtra Election 2019: Chhota Rajan's Brother On Being Replaced As Maharashtra Poll Candidate

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 5, 2019

Maharashtra Polls 2019: Days after BJP ally RPI(A) replaced him as the party nominee from Phaltan for Maharashtra assembly polls, gangster Chhota Rajan's brother Deepak Nikalje has claimed to have declined the candidature on his own volition.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Chhota Rajan's Brother Replaced As Maharashtra Assembly Poll Candidate

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

A day after the Republican Party of India (Athawale) fielded Deepak Nikalje, the brother of jailed underworld don Chhota Rajan from Phaltan in Satara district for the October 21 assembly polls, the party on Thursday changed its candidate from the seat in Western Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Chhota Rajan's Brother Gets Election Ticket From BJP-Shiv Sena Ally

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

The Republican Party of India (Athawale), an ally of the ruling BJP, has fielded Deepak Nikalje, brother of jailed underworld gangster Chhota Rajan, from Phaltan Assembly constituency in Western Maharashtra.

Raghuram Rajan's Critique Of Government Mentions "Ruling Party's Troll Army"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Suppressing criticism is a "sure fire recipe" for policy mistakes, cautioned former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in a hard-hitting blog arguing that people in authority should tolerate criticism.

Rahul Dravid's Conflict Of Interest Charge Downplayed By CoA

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 26, 2019

Committee of Administrators (CoA) has downplayed the conflict of interest charge against Rahul Dravid, citing the example of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.