MUDRA bank will help microfinancing firms to lend more.
They need to have 15 years of mainstream banking experience
Telecoms investor Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd and retailer Future Group were among the first big names to apply for licenses to run so-called payments banks
The prospective owners of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd plan to cut the airline's fleet, shrink its network and return to a "plain vanilla" business model to achieve profitability, two people close to the investors said.
Trouble at a single bank among the top five most connected lenders could wipe out nearly 50% of Tier I capital
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Large state-run entities and business houses will not be allowed to set up small finance banks, which will have to comply with statutory reserve requirements.
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Indian companies are keenly waiting for reforms on rules related to land acquisition, labour, coal and power sector, and foreign direct investment in insurance sector.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the minimum capital requirement for so-called shadow banks and tightened rules on deposits and bad loans to avoid any potential risk to the economy from these rapidly growing finance firms by regulating them like traditional banks.
ICICI Venture denied the allegations, noting it had extended the lifespan of the Dynamic India Fund III by three years
SpiceJet has cut capacity by reducing its fleet to 35 Boeing 737 aircraft from 42 in December.
A court ruled in favour of Vodafone on Friday in a long-running dispute with the Indian taxman, a boost for the British telecom group whose tax battles have been seen as emblematic of the troubles facing foreign investors in India.
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The tycoon had been allowed to use an office, phone, internet connection and three secretaries.
Mallya, once known as the "King of Good Times" for his flamboyant lifestyle, has until Friday to appear before an IDBI committee to explain why he should not be declared a "wilful defaulter".
Roy and his associates were jailed in March after he failed to appear at a contempt hearing in the long-running dispute with the capital markets watchdog over the company's failure to repay billions of dollars to investors who were sold outlawed bonds.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to impose stricter limits on how much a bank can lend to a single corporate group, a move aimed at curbing risk in the banking sector at a time when bad loans are on the rise.
The CBI has launched an initial probe over the loan against both companies, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Saturday.
Piramal, controlled by billionaire Ajay Piramal, and APG will invest in local infrastructure companies through rupee-denominated mezzanine instruments.
If completed, the move would create a 50-50 joint venture valuing Reliance Communications' cable assets at $1 billion.
If completed, the 50-50 joint venture would value Reliance Communications' cable assets at $1 billion, the newspaper said, adding Citic Telecom beat out two other bidders from West Asia earlier this month.
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