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Home loans: To top up or not to top up?

The home loan top-up, a kind of secured multipurpose personal loan, is on the regulator's radar. Rightly so

Terms of contract override sales pitch

The SC said that Monga could not be allowed to question the interest rate after having acquiesced by signing the loan agreement

Modi's new BJP at 44

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: A party with a difference

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The future of work in the AI era

Even if humans are able to adjust to a life of leisure in the long term, the most optimistic projections of AI productivity portend massive short-run disruptions to labour markets

Cheering Mandanna & Mandhana

Authentic people are those who stay true to themselves, their values, and their beliefs

Rediscovering Márquez

As India stands at the threshold of an election, a Márquez comment assumes unusual significance

Mr Techie goes to the polls

Chandrasekhar paid the price for being an early mover in a business that was at best perilous. The business had to be sold for an undisclosed sum

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Economy strong, but market may consolidate in near term

The Narendra Modi-led government has been in power since 2014 and the country has witnessed decisive policies, political stability and economic growth since then

The RBI is fighting fit at 90

When RBI demonstrates performance, when it takes on board the concerns of all stakeholders, including the government, the political authority is more than happy to let it get on with its job

Borrowing to consume

Consumption-based borrowing by the household sector makes investment capital even more expensive

Reviving disinvestment

This must be a top priority for the next govt

Needed an Apple encore

India can do better in electronics exports

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Judicial activism in the air

No environmental solution can be perfect, but governments can balance the risks

There is another way

Strong, decisive rule is not the only way to effectiveness. Our experience since 1991 shows diffused economic and political power can deliver the goods even better

Cyber risk to stability

Financial regulators need to be vigilant

Scaling new highs

Market valuations reflect optimism

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