Aditya Kalra And Devidutta Tripathy

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ICICI Bank Q1 profit falls 25%, bad loans tick up

ICICI Bank Q1 profit falls 25%, bad loans tick up

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2016

The bank's net profit fell to 2,232 crore for its fiscal first quarter to June 30.

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2016

Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the insurer, is selling up to 181.34 million shares in the IPO.

Indian banks need $90 billion to meet Basel III rules: Fitch

Indian banks need $90 billion to meet Basel III rules: Fitch

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2016

With their weak metrics and high bad loans, India's state-run banks have not been investor favourites

Indian banks' bad loans may rise to 8.5% by March 2017

Indian banks' bad loans may rise to 8.5% by March 2017

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

The stress in the banking sector, which mirrors the stress in the corporate sector, has to be dealt with in order to revive credit growth.

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2016

As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2016

Bankers and government officials told Reuters Rajan's successor may be less aggressive in fighting bad loans, but the general direction will remain the same

Decision on new RBI governor soon: FinMin

Decision on new RBI governor soon: FinMin

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2016

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Twitter post that the government appreciated all of Rajan's good work and respected his decision

RBI plans to tighten rules for large corporate borrowers

RBI plans to tighten rules for large corporate borrowers

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

Indian banks would have to make higher provisions for lending to large corporate borrowers above a certain level from next financial year, according to proposals published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday.

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

State-owned banks account for more than two-thirds of the sector's assets and about 85 percent of bad debts

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

Rediff.com   4 May 2016

The rules make India's health warnings on tobacco products the world's most stringent, along with Thailand

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

Uber is suing Ola for $7.5 million to compensate for lost revenue and goodwill, alleging the Indian market leader created about 94,000 fake user accounts with the ride-hailing service and used them to make more than 405,000 false bookings

India's first 'mobile-only' bank is here!

India's first 'mobile-only' bank is here!

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2016

Digibank will offer only savings deposits initially, but will expand to include investments and lending in the coming months.

Banks set to reject Mallya's loan repayment offer

Banks set to reject Mallya's loan repayment offer

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2016

The lenders, led by State Bank of India (SBI), are due to inform the Supreme Court of their decision on the offer at a hearing on Thursday.

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2016

Several companies, including Indian units of Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer Inc, and domestic firms like Cipla Ltd and Macleods Pharmaceuticals, went to the Delhi High Court to try to get the ban lifted.

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2016

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a government-appointed committee of experts had found that the banned combinations were "likely to involve risk to human beings, whereas safer alternatives to the said drug are available."

Pressure on liquor baron Mallya dials up, trademarks seized

Pressure on liquor baron Mallya dials up, trademarks seized

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2016

The banks have asked the court to demand his return and to impound his passport.

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2016

Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry