Campa Cola, Adarsh, juggi-jhopdis, RTI, bulldozers, slum residents, Occupation Certificate.
While builders, developers, govt officials and politicians manage to get away with blue murder,...
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banks, private banks, privileged banking, Imperia customers, ultra high networth individual, private banking
The benefits of privilege banking remain a mere eye-wash, as privileged banking services are...
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SEBI, settlements, SEC, MCA, regulations, enforcement, Rajat Gupta, Enron, SAC Capital
In India, laws and regulations are in place but implementation is abysmal. The enforcement...
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right to information, rti, cici, chief information commissioner, pil, public-interest litigation,
The RTI is one of the most powerful tools and an essential democratic right of every Indian...
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nomination, family, heir, investors, estate planning, succession, no objection certificate, will
Nomination is one of the most important aspects of succession and estate planning. Yet few...
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Indian banks, public sector banks, private banks, RBI, Reserve Bank of India, banking services, financial inclusion, Raghuram Rajan
To an activist like me, the greatest loss is the fall in the quality of banking services to the...
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PPPs, PPP, public private partnership, partnerships,
The PPPP model with the effective oversight of constitutionally mandated national watch dogs...
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Charity, Trust, Foundation, NGO, healthcare, education, schools, students,
There is a need for support from think tank of large charities to apply their collective wisdom...
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NPAs, bad loan, bad loans, bank loan, bank bad loans, defaulter, loan defaulter,
RBI must lay out exhaustive directions mandating detailed procedures and the process of the...
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Reserve Bank of India, RBI India, non-performing assets, NPAs, Dr KC Chakrabarty, bank non-performing assets
If NPAs are not curbed effectively, it will not be long before India heads the Greek route. The...
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Though the banks claim to be taking particular care of senior citizens, the ground reality conditions are far different
Though the banks claim to be taking particular care of senior citizens, the ground reality...
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financial compatibility, marriage, divorce, social networks, live-in relationship, matrimony, credit cards, debt traps, credit history, credit score.
Marry in haste and repent at leisure is a popular saying. One fact that takes a toll on modern...
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IPO, initial public offer, chit funds, Reliance, Sahara, Saradha,  fully, partly convertible debentures, RBI, SEBI,
Do not ask the investors’ for PAN number, address proof or for any KYC. Just promise huge...
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RBI, SEBI, IRDA, insurance, stock market, investors, investment, Saradha, Sahara, chit fund,
In India, we are plagued with a multiplicity of authorities and shadow boxing of regulators in...
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Chartered accountants, CA, Q&A, Ethics and U, profession, professional, misconduct, Chartered Accountants Act, 1949,
Here is an imaginary dialogue between a confused CA—Arjuna and Lord Krishna—which makes for an...
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heart surgeries, heart surgery, emergency surgery, KEM hospital heart surgery
Not so long ago Kolkata and Srinagar that witnessed many infant deaths and the authorities...
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NRIs, non-resident Indians, normally resident Indians, tax havens, Washington D.C., International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, P Chidambaram, Finance Minister, Indian Diaspora, Reserve Bank of India, reverse brain drain.
By ushering the end of the special status, the normally resident Indians, masquerading as pseudo...
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audit, SEC, SBI, Wipro, Sesa Goa, Satyam, ICAI, SEBI, RBI
When US-based SEC can demand change of auditors or re-audit, why can not the Indian stakeholders...
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Cobrapost, RBI, KC Chakrabarty, deputy governor, KYC,
There is sufficient evidence where bank relationship managers emerge out of clients’ residences...
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