S Dinakar, Business Standard

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Sebi Eases IPO Lock-In Rules
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Sebi has proposed allowing depositories to mark such pledged shares as...

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits...

Oil companies breathe easy as Saudi cuts LPG price
Rediff.com10 Nov 2025

Saudi Arabia's steep cut in LPG benchmark prices has pushed India's household LPG...

Have Climate Summits Lost The Mojo?
Rediff.com8 Nov 2025

How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake.

US Sanctions May Not Stop Russian Oil Flow To India
Rediff.com4 Nov 2025

Sanctioning Russian oil would have led to a sharp surge in oil prices to above $80 per...

'Banks Need To Reinvent Themselves'
Rediff.com3 Nov 2025

'Reinvention is not a hugely difficult task. With technology as available today, you...

UPI Goes Global, Fintech Hits A Wall
Rediff.com1 Nov 2025

'When you think of cross-border payments, the first things that come to mind are risk,...

Return of coal threatens India's emission commitments
Rediff.com29 Oct 2025

India's new climate pledge to the UN could be weakened by its growing use of coal, even...

JLR Cyberattack Triggers $2.55 Billion Shockwave
Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

At an estimated 1.9 billion in losses and over 5,000 UK organisations affected, the...

Pilot Training In India Is Below The Mark
Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

The principal problem lies in lack of training infrastructure and relatively lax safety...

India's energy sector battles taxes, global turmoil
Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

India's brittle energy security is inextricably linked to two opposing paradigms -...

Gold, Silver Shine As Stocks Slip
Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

'The frenzy for gold is primarily due to the uncertainty surrounding the tariff war.'

Power sector CO2 emissions fall for second time in 50 Years
Rediff.com25 Sep 2025

India's power sector CO2 emissions fell in H1 2025 for the first time in nearly 50...

India's Oil Reforms Aim To Counter US, EU Pressure
Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

The government has no say in where the country's refiners source oil from because these...

Munir's Moves: Why India Must Be On High Alert
Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

A Pakistan that is more secure in its relations with the US is also one that might well...

Trump Tantrum: 'Present Moment Difficult For India'
Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

'Geopolitically and diplomatically it's a very difficult situation for India.'

India looks to bet big on foreign drillers
Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

India, the biggest contributor to world demand for oil, will bring into effect in an...

'The RBI has started to support growth'
Rediff.com2 Jul 2025

'Deposit and lending rates have started to fall considerably. It is likely to spur...

'Indian Stocks Unlikely To Give Significant Returns In 12 Months'
Rediff.com30 May 2025

'Right now, silver -- and especially platinum -- are very cheap compared to gold. If I...

Cyberattacks Surge After Operation Sindoor, But India Mounts Strong Defence
Rediff.com22 May 2025

For the first time, the Data Security Council of India assembled a joint task force to...