The financial world is a dangerous place

Banks can collapse, markets can be rigged, investment instruments can become worthless overnight, auditors can fail to blow the whistle, board directors can be asleep, and regulators can be......

Time is running out for Lakshmi Vilas Bank

'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   After the Reserve Bank of India rejected Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd's plan......

How old private banks are reinventing themselves

Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they’ve now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn’t worth the......

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers’ receipts in 1992.Ketan Parekh......

Series levelled but India won't breathe easy yet

'I knew it wasn't going to be an easy series. Three more to go. We'll keep our check on it and make sure we do most things right.' IMAGE: Indian captain Rohit Sharna says he wants his players to......

South African player's inspirational comeback story

David Bedingham: Walking back from a car accident, banking on Kohli's technique Photograph: Kind Courtesy David Bedingham/Instagram In 2016, David Bedingham was around 21 and full of promise,......

Amidst turmoil, Manipur nurses cricket dreams

IMAGE: Image for Representation. Photograph: BCCI Usually, taking two wickets against a strong North Zone would leave any 17-year-old bowler with a wide smile. But Jotin Singh's smile had a tinge......

Harbhajan reveals what no one knew about Tendulkar!

IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh with Sachin Tendulkar during the IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI There are no perfect cricketers, but if there is......

Rajasthan's trio of youngsters look forward to IPL experience

'We are all going through an entire gamut of emotions. I only saw these players on TV and now I will play alongside them. It's indeed a great feeling.' IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to learn about......