Nivedita Mookerji

All stories by Nivedita Mookerji

'I Don't Want To Let Down The Economy...'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

'This Budget has a one-year agenda, which you can call the sprint, and the marathon is...

Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Prime Minister Modi Does Not Tolerate Gaming Of The System'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

'Grassroots-level corruption, which disrupts the last-mile work, cannot be ignored in...

Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Focus Of Budget Was To Keep Stable Growth Going'
Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

'We kept this Budget on a larger plank, rather than on one incident, however serious.'

Modi-Trump Call: 'Headwind Becomes Tailwind': FM
Rediff.com5 Feb 2026

The finance minister said that consolidation of state-owned banks could proceed at any...

'India Should Move Quickly As Conditions Change'
Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

'The real story of 2025 is that India officially stopped being a 'market of the future'...

Will Tata Sons Go Public?
Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

Clarity on Tata Sons' position on listing, as of 2025, would help define the future of...

'Petrol, Diesel In GST? Not In Immediate Future'
Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

'Tax cannot be emotional.'

'My God, The Number Of Meetings We Had On GST!'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'It was like rigorously preparing for a solid, good exam...' 'I don't know what marks I...

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'I am doing the drive in making sure that people pass this on. So the drive is not with...

'I Won't Wait For Decades To Get Reform Done'
Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

'That is going to have an impact on literally every one, whether you buy a toothpaste,...

'Money Is Not A Problem For Me'
Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

'I can sanction projects worth Rs 20 trillion annually as of today.' 'But my system is...

Three Mega IPOs Set To Rewrite India Inc Story In 2026
Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

IPOs have been the flavour of the season for some time. But the coming together of...

'Bureaucrats Resist Meeting Public...'
Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

'...as then it brings them closer to the complaints and grievances that the public faces.'

AI 171 Crash: No Closure In Sight As Questions Linger
Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

The truth about what triggered the fatal crash of the Dreamliner should not only help...

'I've No Desire To Be Prime Minister'
Rediff.com4 Jul 2025

'I am not an aspiration-oriented politician.' 'This is the time to redefine politics.'...

'My Job Is To Be A Facilitator'
Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

'My job is to provide people with a bouquet of options they can choose from.'

No Digital Data Protection Act Change Likely
Rediff.com7 Apr 2025

The "construct of the DPDP Act" cannot be changed at this stage, though there may be...

'Prime Minister Modi Has Been Fiscally Conscious'
Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.' 'This has...

'Budget's Main Objective Was To Honour Taxpayers'
Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

'Our attempt to honour the taxpayer has been since 2014 and more actively since...

'India Not tougher Than Other Markets'
Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

'Regulatory challenges exist everywhere. What we look for is regulatory stability over...