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RBI to hold rates until late this year on rising inflation concerns; fiscal boost likely: Report
•While the RBI was the most aggressively dovish major central bank in Asia, slashing rates by a cumulative 135 basis points last year, it paused unexpectedly in December on inflation concerns
NBFC crisis poses more economic growth headwinds, says DBS' economist Radhika Rao
•NBFC crisis will come as a growth booster for banks, which for long have been ceding credit market share to NBFCs, which had accounted for 12-15 percent of the total credit generated in the past two fiscals
Globally, central banks' actions point to 'synchronised' stimulus withdrawal, feel experts
•At least five central banks, across the emerging and the developed markets, have announced their monetary policies over the last two weeks, amid uneven global economic recovery trends.
Adnan Sami to make his acting debut with Afghan, about a foreign musician finding refuge in India
Fp Staff •Adnan Sami is all set to make his acting debut in a movie called Afghan which will tell the story of an Afghani musician that finds acceptance in India
Raghuram Rajan's final RBI policy review to hold line against inflation
•Rajan has succeeded in convincing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of the merits of inflation targeting.
Rajan set to bow out, leaving India strategies for inflation, bank clean-up
•Rajan has said he would like to see an MPC in place before he goes - but the government has still to decide who will replace him, never mind pick a committee.
GST being hailed as a 'breakthrough' but market still cautious about its 'rolling out'
•The passage of the GST bill has been hailed as a "breakthrough" in a long battle to unify India's economy to attract FDI and create jobs but implementation could be challenging and time-consuming as consensus on some of the finer details might not be easy.
'Sanam Teri Kasam' review: This modern-day 'Mili' is a showcase for new stars Harshvardhan, Mawra
Subhash •Sanam Teri Kasam moves forward with no lofty aspirations, except to tell a tale of star-crossed lovers.
Salman Khan is the lucky charm for this week's release, 'Sanam Teri Kasam'
Fp Archives •"Salman has been our lucky charm since we started our career," say the makers of Sanam Teri Kasam.
Market rout: Modi magic is all but gone, welcome to the real economy
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •The Modi magic that worked wonders for stock markets is long dead and gone. It’s time for the government to acknowledge the actual state of the economy and work on solutions