Veena Mani And Arup Roychowdhury

Stories by Veena Mani And Arup Roychowdhury

'We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime'

'We have to treat the economy as if this is wartime'

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2020

'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.' 'And that is not going to be insignificant.'

Govt may now cap prices of antibiotics

Govt may now cap prices of antibiotics

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2019

The intention of the government is to cap prices of drugs that are essential and which the public widely uses.

Ayushman frauds pile up: How govt plans to tackle the menace

Ayushman frauds pile up: How govt plans to tackle the menace

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2019

Government officials have lodged FIRs and slapped fines to the tune of Rs 1 crore on hospitals involved in frauds.

Why finance ministry cut small savings interest rates

Why finance ministry cut small savings interest rates

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2019

The government hopes the latest action will lead to banks also lowering the cost of borrowing for corporate and individual borrowers.

How Modi govt plans to spur economic growth

How Modi govt plans to spur economic growth

Rediff.com   27 May 2019

There is talk of a fresh approach to a new labour code as well as reforming land acquisition laws in such a way as to be politically.

Modi 2.0 readies measures to lift demand; focus on lowering I-T rates

Modi 2.0 readies measures to lift demand; focus on lowering I-T rates

Rediff.com   25 May 2019

'There are deliberations on whether there can be lowering of income taxes and other sops to keep more money in the hands of taxpayers, enabling them to spend more and boost demand.'

Modicare covers basics, but complex healthcare mostly outside ambit

Modicare covers basics, but complex healthcare mostly outside ambit

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2018

Among the most widely used packages have been treatment of cataract, dental root canal and normal delivery of babies.

Panel says Big 4 auditing firms are not 'multinationals'

Panel says Big 4 auditing firms are not 'multinationals'

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2018

'These firms do not contravene provisions of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, which bar members of the countries not allowing Indians to practice accountancy in their jurisdiction to become chartered accountants in India,' said the committee, headed by Anurag Agarwal, a joint secretary in the ministry of corporate affairs, and such Indian audit firms cannot be equated with multi-national corporations.

MCA likely to cap fees of independent directors

MCA likely to cap fees of independent directors

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2018

The ministry said some urgent amendments are not there in the ordinance but are required for strengthening the corporate governance

Top bureaucrat takes a jibe at RBI

Top bureaucrat takes a jibe at RBI

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2018

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Garg is the finance ministry's primary liaison with the RBI.

Govt plans to bring another 100,000 firms out of their shells

Govt plans to bring another 100,000 firms out of their shells

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2018

In the second phase of action against shell companies, the MCA is also trying to trace the directors of 'vanishing' companies

For Singh brothers, truce is temporary, split only way out

For Singh brothers, truce is temporary, split only way out

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2018

NCLT allows Shivinder to withdraw petition against his brother Malvinder. Final decision to be taken by family members in their presence.

Shivinder vs Malvinder: Mother helps avoid legal battle for now

Shivinder vs Malvinder: Mother helps avoid legal battle for now

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2018

Sources said she had stopped eating for the past few days and had constantly been making calls and sending emails to the two brothers.

Where the health of Ayushman Bharat is in a shambles

Where the health of Ayushman Bharat is in a shambles

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2018

From coming up with the correct list of beneficiaries to finding enough people to work as Ayushman Mitras to generating awareness about the scheme - many things need to fall in place before it can be successfully launched in a few days.

Beware, your office may be classified as a shell firm!

Beware, your office may be classified as a shell firm!

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2018

The government has already struck off 226,000 companies from the register for not filing statutory returns

8 special courts likely to hear insolvency cases

8 special courts likely to hear insolvency cases

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2018

These courts will be set up in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad

Over 340 drugs to go off the shelves soon

Over 340 drugs to go off the shelves soon

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2018

Some of the popular brands that would be impacted include Phensedyl (Abbott), Tixylix (Abbott), Gluconorm PG (Lupin), Ascoril D (Glenmark), Solvin Cold (Ipca), D Cold Total (Paras Pharma).

The strange case of 'shell companies' and their directors

The strange case of 'shell companies' and their directors

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2018

Apart from shell companies, 'vanishing' companies are also on the ministry's radar. As many as 400 companies are not traceable, despite being listed on the bourses.

1,300 listed firms did not file annual results

1,300 listed firms did not file annual results

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2018

911 have been traced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), while the rest of the 402 are not traceable on the bourses

Unlisted firms may have to demat shares by September

Unlisted firms may have to demat shares by September

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2018

When shares in the electronic form are available with the depositories, it acts as primary evidence for those who hold the shares.