Vikas Dhoot

All stories by Vikas Dhoot

'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...

One Snapshot To Track Your Savings, Investments
Rediff.com30 Jan 2026

Sebi is working with other regulators to expand the CAS framework.

New market code may constrain Sebi funding
Rediff.com29 Dec 2025

As the government moves to revamp India's securities legislation, unifying three...

Manufacturing Push Lifts Private Capex In H1FY26
Rediff.com10 Nov 2025

Private investment projects constitute well over 70 per cent of the nearly Rs 34...

CBSE Schools Get Smarter With AI
Rediff.com20 Oct 2025

Efforts are underway to integrate AI education into all degree programmes -- including...

AI and trade deals are driving India's services exports
Rediff.com6 Oct 2025

India's computer services exports have risen 30 per cent since the advent of ChatGPT...

'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,...

'Whole World Is Under A Cloud Of Uncertainty'
Rediff.com30 May 2025

The CII Business Summit 2025's inaugural session witnessed a rousing standing ovation...

Not All Need Subsidies: Finance Secy
Rediff.com31 Mar 2025

'If in our cities, all urban bus transport services are free, then the taxpayers are...

Don't Blame Tax Rate For Market Volatility
Rediff.com7 Mar 2025

'Tax rate and stock markets are entirely two different things.'

The great jute mill robbery
Rediff.com30 May 2005