Digbijay Mishra And Somasroy Chakraborty

Stories by Digbijay Mishra And Somasroy Chakraborty

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2013

Cites legal battle among latter's promoters as reason for staying away from cash-strapped venture.

Sunfeast targets the creamy layer

Sunfeast targets the creamy layer

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2013

ITC's biscuits, which have a sweet spot in the cream segment, now want a bigger piece of the cookies market

Oz miners eye India's PPP model for Coal India

Oz miners eye India's PPP model for Coal India

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

NRW is one of the leading providers of construction and mining services with a turnover $1.35 billion in 2011-12.

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

The product portfolio includes milk powder, long-life packaged milk, fortified milk, etc.

COLUMN: India Inc and the Big Bank theories

COLUMN: India Inc and the Big Bank theories

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2013

Global experience in allowing corporate groups to set up banks reveals that stringent regulation is the best defence against malpractice.

Our cost of funds is still high: Federal Bank chief

Our cost of funds is still high: Federal Bank chief

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2013

Shyam Srinivasan, managing director and CEO, shares with Business Standard the strategy to grow the bank's retail lending business in the coming quarters.

Banks cut credit panel meets as loan demand stays low

Banks cut credit panel meets as loan demand stays low

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2013

The pick-up in credit demand in coming months looks uncertain.

ICICI, Axis Bank raise deposit rates

ICICI, Axis Bank raise deposit rates

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2013

The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to reduce the repo rate for the first time in nine months when it announces its third quarter policy review.

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House faces commercial dilemma

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House faces commercial dilemma

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2013

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House decides to rent out premises on Sundays, 'as long as it's related to culture'

YES Bank in race to acquire RBS' retail assets

YES Bank in race to acquire RBS' retail assets

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2013

The move comes after RBS failed to close a deal involving sale of its India retail assets to Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Banks entice uber rich with super-premium credit cards

Banks entice uber rich with super-premium credit cards

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2012

As the country's HNI population is on a rise, the segment is hard to ignore for domestic banks.

Why the market is in love with J&K Bank

Why the market is in love with J&K Bank

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2012

Tagged as a sleepy, regional lender till a few years earlier, the bank's stock was not much talked about in the investors' community.

Five senior execs quit Tata AIA Life Insurance

Five senior execs quit Tata AIA Life Insurance

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2012

Tata AIA Life Insurance has 13 people at the senior vice-president level.

Banks' retail income beats slowdown in corporate fee

Banks' retail income beats slowdown in corporate fee

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2012

The rising spends on credit cards, increase in sale of third-party products and surge in consumer loan demand have allowed banks to limit the impact of slowdown in corporate fee income.

ICICI Bank cuts home loan rates

ICICI Bank cuts home loan rates

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2012

Will offer lower rates on home loans till end of 2012.

India Inc's capex plans still in the freezer: Bankers

India Inc's capex plans still in the freezer: Bankers

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2012

Nine of 10 bankers who attended the meeting admitted their sanctioned loan pipeline was shrinking fast due to tepid demand.

Why are banks caught in a cleft

Why are banks caught in a cleft

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2012

Bankers say amid the uncertain macroeconomic environment, their greatest worry is the stress on asset quality.

Pay more for credit card repayment in cash

Pay more for credit card repayment in cash

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2012

Currently, the bank charges Rs 50 as cash processing fee.

Banks see slowest growth in a decade

Banks see slowest growth in a decade

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2012

Banks' loans are set to grow at the slowest pace in a decade this financial year, as companies continue to shy away from borrowing in the current uncertain macro-economic environment.

Banks set up play area for kids, conference rooms for HNIs

Banks set up play area for kids, conference rooms for HNIs

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2012

Private lenders like Federal Bank and Axis Bank have set up branches that have special areas for children, with books, toys and video games to keep them engaged while their parents are busy doing banking transactions.