Urijit Patel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with news agency ANI talked about a host of issues including demonetisation, the surgical strikes in 2016, the upcoming general elections, the Ram temple and former RBI chief Urijit Patel's resignation. He said the general elections next year will be a fight between the people and the Mahagathbandhan

The Congress Monday accused the Modi government of "trampling" on the RBI's institutional integrity and alleged that it was seeking around Rs 3.6 lakh crore from the central bank to distribute electoral sops ahead of the general elections.

The CIC had issued the notice to Urijit Patel as the RBI refused to disclose the list of big loan defaulters in spite of orders of the Supreme Court.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and RBI governor Urjit Patel came face-to-face at a meeting of a financial stability body today amid tension after Mr Patel's deputy made a strong call for autonomy for the central bank in a speech on Friday. The government asked RBI or the Reserve Bank of India for an assurance that any liquidity crisis faced by non-b...

The Reserve Bank had "kept ready" a reasonable stock of new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes before the announcement of demonetisation on November 8 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On a day Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress declared that the Central government's currency ban had resulted in close to 100 deaths, Urijit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India or RBI, came within an inch of being manhandled at the Kolkata airport by angry Congress workers.

The speculation has been based on the premise that the RBI's liability from notes that do not return to the banking system will be extinguished.

Senior government officials and Reserve Bank of India chief Urijit Patel today revealed what the new Rs 500 and 2000 notes will look like, announcing that these will be launched on Thursday, November 10.

On interest rates, a Reuters poll showed, 26 of 44 analysts surveyed expect the MPC to wait for more signs that inflation is easing and hold rates steady for now.

Amid intense speculation over the successor of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Singaporean brokerage DBS on Friday said markets perceive the central bank as a credible and independent body, and would like to see the new head to continue with focus on inflation over growth.

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, who drafted historic changes to monetary policy in the country, is likely to get re-appointed after his three-year term ends next month, The Economic Times reported on Friday, citing a government official.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday that though the country may get impacted by the spillover effects of the loose monetary policies in advanced economies, the economy is well prepared to cope with it.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the fiscal consolidation road-map proposed in the Budget will promote foreign investment and support domestic economy.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday welcomed the Budget, saying it has laid the foundation for lowering fiscal and current account deficits, apart from supporting both domestic and foreign investments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with news agency ANI talked about a host of issues including demonetisation, the surgical strikes in 2016, the upcoming general elections, the Ram temple and former RBI chief Urijit Patel's resignation. He said the general elections next year will be a fight between the people and the Mahagathbandhan

The Congress Monday accused the Modi government of "trampling" on the RBI's institutional integrity and alleged that it was seeking around Rs 3.6 lakh crore from the central bank to distribute electoral sops ahead of the general elections.

The CIC had issued the notice to Urijit Patel as the RBI refused to disclose the list of big loan defaulters in spite of orders of the Supreme Court.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and RBI governor Urjit Patel came face-to-face at a meeting of a financial stability body today amid tension after Mr Patel's deputy made a strong call for autonomy for the central bank in a speech on Friday. The government asked RBI or the Reserve Bank of India for an assurance that any liquidity crisis faced by non-b...

The Reserve Bank had "kept ready" a reasonable stock of new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes before the announcement of demonetisation on November 8 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On a day Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress declared that the Central government's currency ban had resulted in close to 100 deaths, Urijit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India or RBI, came within an inch of being manhandled at the Kolkata airport by angry Congress workers.

The speculation has been based on the premise that the RBI's liability from notes that do not return to the banking system will be extinguished.

Senior government officials and Reserve Bank of India chief Urijit Patel today revealed what the new Rs 500 and 2000 notes will look like, announcing that these will be launched on Thursday, November 10.

On interest rates, a Reuters poll showed, 26 of 44 analysts surveyed expect the MPC to wait for more signs that inflation is easing and hold rates steady for now.

Amid intense speculation over the successor of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Singaporean brokerage DBS on Friday said markets perceive the central bank as a credible and independent body, and would like to see the new head to continue with focus on inflation over growth.

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, who drafted historic changes to monetary policy in the country, is likely to get re-appointed after his three-year term ends next month, The Economic Times reported on Friday, citing a government official.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday that though the country may get impacted by the spillover effects of the loose monetary policies in advanced economies, the economy is well prepared to cope with it.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the fiscal consolidation road-map proposed in the Budget will promote foreign investment and support domestic economy.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday welcomed the Budget, saying it has laid the foundation for lowering fiscal and current account deficits, apart from supporting both domestic and foreign investments.