Meghnad Desai

The idea of Pakistan


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Chit fund firms tie SEBI in legal cobwebs, slow down probe

Sunday 28 April '13

Markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) faces a formidable legal task in its scrutiny of the operators of West Bengal''s many alleged Ponzi schemes.
Chit fund firms catch SEBI in legal web, slow down probe

Sunday 28 April '13

MPS's agents too have dragged the regulator to the civil courts
SEBI digs deeper, chit scam gets bigger

Friday 26 April '13

SARADHA Realty Ltd, which has gone bust now, may be just the beginning of the unfolding of a deeply entrenched Ponzi scheme network involving dozens of other companies in West Bengal, some of which al...
SEBI digs deeper, chit scam gets bigger

Friday 26 April '13

Deposit schemes: Six companies have raised over Rs 7,000 crore
'UPA has to deliver before the next elections... There were issues where decisions should have been taken two years ago'

Sunday 14 April '13

Aditya Puri, Managing Director of HDFC Bank, speaks about governance issues affecting growth and why "banks can''t be the engine of growth".
Last chance for prudence

Wednesday 27 February '13

With elections near, the finance minister must resist pressures to splurge on populist schemes
'Of course, we must look into environmental factors, but not by stopping development''

Sunday 24 February '13

Adi Godrej speaks about the slow rate of growth and the investment climate in the country.
Industrial area plan: Bold move, old obstacle

Saturday 5 January '13

The policy announced by Industry Minister Narayan Rane and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on January 2 reckons the problems states face in bringing home investment.
Chavan: Will remove Thackeray memorial from Shivaji Park

Friday 14 December '12

The government has advised Mumbai Police to be prepared for any eventuality
'We are pursuing policies that will together raise growth and bring down inflation''

Wednesday 31 October '12

Subbarao denied there was a disconnect between the two and talked of the shared goals of boosting growth and bringing down inflation.
Too soon to party

Tuesday 23 October '12

For reforms to translate into investment, government must do more
ICICI Bank looks to acquire Karnataka Bank

Tuesday 16 October '12

In May 2010, ICICI Bank had acquired Bank of Rajasthan, another old bank
ICICI Bank looks to acquire Karnataka Bank

Tuesday 16 October '12

The country''s largest private sector bank, ICICI Bank, is learnt to have submitted a formal proposal to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to acquire Karnataka Bank, an old and listed private sector ban...
Chavan steps in as power purchase row escalates

Monday 15 October '12

Maharasgtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan seems to have taken note of the red flag raised by Mahagenco, the state-owned generating company that said private players JSW and Wardha Power were being ...
Maharashtra officer objects to buying of costly power, quits 'unheard''

Monday 15 October '12

Mahagenco, the state-owned power generator that meets almost half of Maharashtra''s demand for electricity, has cried foul that its units were asked to back down or temporarily suspend power supply on...
Chavan steps in as power purchase row escalates

Monday 15 October '12

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan seems to have taken note of the red flag raised by Mahagenco, the state-owned generating company that said private players JSW
Maharashtra officer objects to buying of costly power, quits 'unheard''

Monday 15 October '12

Even after the tariff hike, Mahagenco sells power at a lower price of Rs 3.20 per unit
Govt moves not strong: K V Kamath

Wednesday 3 October '12

K V Kamath has said recent moves by the government have built up expectations.
Signals still not clear and strong to encourage investment: Kamath

Wednesday 3 October '12

Kamath who heads two of India's top blue chip companies with a combined market value of Rs 270,750 crore
Mr Clean, act

Tuesday 2 October '12

Maharashtra CM can no longer cite graft to delay decisions, and not work with the NCP
The transition to being senior Pawar

Thursday 27 September '12

Ajit Pawar is starkly different from his uncle Sharad Pawar.
Want investments? Stay the course

Friday 21 September '12

At about 7 pm Tuesday, the big guns of India Inc including were closeted with Anand Sharma.
Wake-up call for the long haul

Thursday 13 September '12

Surely, Manmohan Singh did not wake up on Tuesday morning to a rude surprise.
How to tackle serial borrowers

Tuesday 11 September '12

Deccan Chronicle, as it turns out, was a serial borrower.
North shouldn''t block

Tuesday 10 July '12

Govt, regulator mustn''t get cosy, but current mistrust needs to be addressed