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RBI keeps interest rates unchanged and cuts inflation forecast

The central bank's decision is expected to help extend a rally in the bond market, triggered last week when the government cut its first-half borrowing plans.

RBI expected to keep policy rates unchanged despite easing inflation & recovering economy

Opinion, however, is split on whether the central bank will tighten its stance in the later part of the year.

Body headed by Vinod Rai says govt rejected suggestions for reforms in public sector banks

Calling for greater dialogue with the finance ministry, Bank Boards Bureau says it is merely functioning as an appointment board.

Last Laughs: Yogi Adityanath’s fall, Delhi sealing drive and Rahul Gandhi’s continuing woes

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

In first reaction to PNB-Nirav Modi scam, RBI governor Urjit Patel puts onus on govt

Patel defended the central bank, saying it is simply impossible for the regulator “to be in every nook and corner of banking activity to...

Demonetisation was major surgery for the Indian economy, when just a painkiller was needed

Arun Kumar’s book “Demonetisation and Black Economy” talks about the futility of such an exercise which brought no gains but caused massive pains. “We have...

It’s time to review priority sector lending and pull commercial banks out of risks

With 40% of banks assets, or 32.4% of GDP, riding on this instrument alone, the debate about priority sector lending is not new. There is a new-found urgency to make it fit-for-purpose.

TalkPoint: Is RBI’s stature irredeemably undermined after demonetisation and government’s rebuke over PNB?

Experts weigh in on the government's rebuke to RBI for its failure in detecting the PNB fraud and it's implications.

RBI leaves rates alone, says growth will depend on stable financial management

The central bank has said that the economic recovery is on a stable path, but said inflation risks persist.

RBI keeps rates unchanged, but raises its inflation forecast

The central bank has raised its inflation forecast for the fourth quarter of the fiscal to 5.1 per cent

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.