Marathas stage 'jail bharo' protest as govt offers sops

Maratha activists held a 'jail bharo' protest in Mumbai on Wednesday, demanding immediate implementation of reservations in jobs and education for the community, even as the......

BBC suspends Sri Lanka broadcasts after 'interference'

BBC World Service has suspended all its broadcasts in Sri Lanka due to "continued interruption and interference" in its Tamil programming. “We regret the disruption in service to our loyal......

Key LTTE funding handler arrested

A key member of the LTTE's international finance wing has been arrested by Sri Lankan police after he arrived in Colombo from Geneva to look into the businesses once owned by the Tamil Tigers.He......

Lanka puts clocks back by 30 mins

Sri Lanka will put back its clocks by half an hour and revert to the practise of having the same standard time as India after its 10-year experiment to save daytime failed.President Mahinda......

NPAs under Mudra scheme rise to 5% for public sector banks

Former RBI governors Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan have also expressed worry about the Mudra scheme, particularly government’s target-setting practice and the rising bad loans.......

How banks in Kerala are helping the flood victims

All documents and data were safe as there was a Disaster Recovery Centre for every bank Banks in Kerala have decided to reschedule loans and to not levy service charges and fees for issuing new......

Gujarat election: Rural belt may spring a nasty surprise for BJP

Just before the elections, the government waived interest on loans up to Rs 300,000 for farmers. But this may not really help small and marginal farmers in the state, who make up for two-thirds of......

What's so special in officers of govt-run Dena Bank?

Many from this small lender have made it to other bank boards over the past 5 years Dena Bank is among the smallest of public sector banks (PSBs). Its staff of 11,093 people is next to last among......