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Modi govt move to ‘dilute’ bankruptcy law led to our rift, RBI ex-governor Urjit Patel says

The rift centered around February 2018 circular issued by RBI, which forced banks to immediately classify borrowers as defaulters when they delayed repayments.

Viral Acharya leaves RBI as his calls to protect its surplus reserves go unheeded

Deputy Governor Viral Acharya leaves RBI today with a sense of unfinished business on the central bank’s autonomy & the health of lenders.

Indian rupee, Asia’s worst performing currency, crashes past the 70 level to new low

The rupee dropped to 70.08 per dollar before recovering to 69.85 as state-run banks sold dollars, probably on behalf of RBI. There’s not a moment...

India joins emerging markets by raising key interest rate

RBI’s move comes as central banks in emerging markets step up action to counter capital outflows and weaker currencies that threaten to drive up inflation.

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...

RBI data isn’t enough to argue if demonetisation was a success or failure

It's premature to decide whether demonetisation is a success or failure, write economists Jagdish Bhagwati, Vivek Dehejia and Pravin Krishna.

On Camera

How ThePrint’s foreign affairs team makes sense of the world for Indian readers

In a time of non-stop global churn, what shapes ThePrint reporters’ stories, sources, and choices behind their global coverage?

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.