Raghuram Rajan
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PM Modi picks Urjit Patel as Raghuram Rajan's successor; know all about new RBI chief
Aug 23, 2016, 03:49 PM ISTIn a development that was eagerly awaited for two months now, the government today named economist and banker Urjit R. Patel the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Patel, 52, a Deputy
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Urjit Patel to succeed Raghuram Rajan as Reserve Bank of India Governor
Aug 20, 2016, 06:45 PM ISTEnding months of speculations about who will fill in the shoes of Raghuram Rajan at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Urjit Patel was today appointed as the new Governor of the Central bank. The
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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Aug 16, 2016, 08:09 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
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Overpaid at bottom, underpaid at top: Rajan underlines the problem at PSBs
Aug 16, 2016, 06:40 PM ISTPitching for an end to the government’s role in top-level appointments at state-run banks, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday suggested empowering their boards to take all major governance decisions freely without having multiple "constituencies
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Whatever I say will be ‘problematic’: Raghuram Rajan evades question on PM Modi
Aug 11, 2016, 06:13 PM ISTHaving faced a slew of attacks over speaking his mind on a range of issues, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, it now appears, has learnt the art of avoidance. While that may stoke
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Raghuram Rajan terms political attacks on him as abominable; says ‘was open to extension’
Aug 10, 2016, 05:41 PM ISTOutgoing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan today termed the political attacks on him as abominable and said that he was open to stay a bit longer to “complete the unfinished work of bank clean up, but is perfectly happy to go”
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Enjoyed every minute of my job, anonymous thank you messages beat criticism: Raghuram Rajan
Aug 09, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTRaghuram Rajan, who has been a target of vociferous attack in the last few months, on Tuesday said that he has enjoyed every minute of his job as Reserve Bank of India governor. “It
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In his last policy review, Raghuram Rajan leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pc
Aug 09, 2016, 12:35 PM ISTIn the last monetary policy review by Reserve Bank of India Governor, Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday decided against changing the key interest rates as the retail inflation continues to be above the comfort zone.
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RBI likely to maintain status quo on key interest rate in its last monetary policy review
Aug 08, 2016, 03:42 PM ISTReserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan is widely expected to hold the key interest rate in his last monetary policy review on Tuesday, which is also going to be the last bi-monthly monetary policy to be
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News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Aug 07, 2016, 08:12 PM ISTNews in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
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‘Raghuram Rajan was painted as some angel and I as a devil’: Subramanian Swamy
National | Aug 07, 2016, 07:37 PM ISTContinuing his attack against Raghuram Rajan, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that Reserve Bank of India Governor was painted as "some angel" while he was shown as a "devil”. "In the
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Raghuram Rajan's independent monetary policy update on Tuesday will be last by a RBI governor
Aug 07, 2016, 10:56 AM ISTThe coming week will mark the last independent monetary policy update by a RBI governor as the outgoing chief of the central bank will make his last call on the policy on Tuesday. The Reserve
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Raguram Rajan takes on detractors, says govt should look beyond 'motivated criticism' to protect RBI's autonomy
Jul 26, 2016, 09:09 PM ISTTaking his detractors head-on, outgoing Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the criticism that RBI killed growth with high rates was at odds with "received wisdom" of India being fastest-growing. Rajan
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India needs years of strong growth to match China, must also protect environment: Raghuram Rajan
Jul 19, 2016, 12:09 AM ISTHyderabad: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan today said that India will need years of strong growth to catch up with China on per capita GDP and cautioned against expanding economy at the cost
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Show me how inflation is low, Raghuram Rajan challenges critics
Jul 17, 2016, 02:27 PM ISTMumbai: The outgoing Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan today took his critics head-on and and challenged them to show how inflation is "very low" before accusing him of "being behind the curve"
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Raghuram Rajan's successor likely to be announced this week, Arvind Panagariya front runner
Jul 12, 2016, 11:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan's successor is likely to be announced this week, according to media reports. The top contenders next RBI governor include NITI Aayog's Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya and former RBI
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Wrong to say central banks always have a ‘bazooka’ left, says Raghuram Rajan
Jul 03, 2016, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said it is not right to always claim a ‘bazooka’ left up the sleeves of central banks, even as he asserted that life is “very difficult” in emerging
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Rajan pitches for longer term for RBI Guv, says ‘three-year stint too short’
Jun 30, 2016, 07:23 PM ISTAs his three-year term comes to an end in nine weeks, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the three-year tenure for the Central bank head is "too short" and pitched for a minimum term of four years.
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Rajan would’ve stayed as RBI Governor if govt had responded sooner, says father
Jun 29, 2016, 09:41 AM ISTChennai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s father has said that Rajan may have stayed on at the post if the government had reacted promptly when the attacks on him started. Retired senior
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Economist or Banker? 7 candidates likely to succeed Rajan at RBI
Jun 27, 2016, 04:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government has shortlisted the possible candidates to replace Raghuram Rajan as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, with the clear intention that no bureaucrat be appointed as the central banker. RBI