News Analysis

Regular plans come with caveats such as strict medical tests, higher co-payment, exclusions

While borrowers may benefit despite the central bank’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged, it may be a rough ride for depositors

 With inflation on the rise, the RBI had little headroom to tinker with its policy repo rate. Hence, the RBI retaining its key rate at 5.15 per cent ...

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The purpose of insurance is to mitigate risks that individuals and companies face. This objective has never been more important than now because the ...

The government’s interest outgo on small savings schemes has gone up three-fold in the past five years

But deposit cover is still way below that in many other countries

Change in index constituents also influenced by trading volume, market capitalisation

What really matters for long-term wealth creation is true reforms and free market

 Economic Survey 2019-20 suggested that the unsold housing inventories can be cleared, if developers take a ‘hair-cut’ by allowing property prices to ...

The trend in slippages and core net interest income will need a watch in the coming quarters

Despite the ongoing consumption slowdown, Hindustan Unilever has been able to maintain the same 5 per cent year-on-year growth in volumes in each of ...

While the Economic Survey helps in quantifying the loss, it fails to point out the graver issues at hand

‘Government intervention in agriculture market doing more harm than good’

Margin expansion and lower taxes help post a double-digit profit

Potential home-buyers and investors look for incentives to get off the fence

Just 8 private life insurers and 4 general insurers have increased foreign promoter holding to 49% since the limit was raised in 2015

Higher income slabs, lower tax rates high on the wish-list

With rural incomes expected to rise due to higher crop prices, better rabi sowing and finance availability improving, passenger car sales may gain momentum this year

From March 16, cards can be enabled or disabled for different kinds of transactions based on usage pattern and risk-taking ability

Pending dues from previous years, spike in urea production costs behind rise; fertiliser companies struggle for working capital

Speedy recovery of govt dues, ring-fencing projects from regional politics also crucial

 Despite reporting net loss during the quarter ended December 2019, pharma major Dr Reddy’s has continued to put up an improved set of numbers across ...