News for '-non-performing-assets-'

Collect passport details of big borrowers in 45 days: Finmin to Banks

Collect passport details of big borrowers in 45 days: Finmin to Banks

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

It further said that the loan application form should be suitably modified to incorporate passport details of borrowers.

India is in a financial mess

India is in a financial mess

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

'In a serious fiscal situation like this, an ostrich-like focus on annual budgeting, event management and defensive rhetoric will only make matters worse,' warns Rathin Roy.

HDFC Bank Q3 net jumps 20% at Rs 2,794.51 crore

HDFC Bank Q3 net jumps 20% at Rs 2,794.51 crore

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 2,325.70 crore in last FY.

NiMo-Choksi scam: 11,000 people jobless

NiMo-Choksi scam: 11,000 people jobless

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Gitanjali Gems and Firestar Diamonds together account for 5.8 per cent of the diamond and jewellery trade in India.

SC for making public the loan default amount, RBI opposes

SC for making public the loan default amount, RBI opposes

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The petition was filed in 2003 by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation.

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

Vijaya Bank assured employees that the service conditions 'will remain unaffected and staff benefits retained'

PSU banks need higher capitalisation for dealing with NPAs

PSU banks need higher capitalisation for dealing with NPAs

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Arun Jaitley had promised to provide more than the budgeted amount.

Banks to focus on top defaulters: Chidambaram

Banks to focus on top defaulters: Chidambaram

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Non-performing assets of banks have been on the rise for past several months due to slowdown in the economy.

'Losses of PSBs have wiped out govt's $13-bn infusion'

'Losses of PSBs have wiped out govt's $13-bn infusion'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

For state-run lenders, the average NPAs shot up to 14.5 per cent, with IDBI Bank, UCO Bank and Indian Overseas Bank having their NPAs at above 25 per cent.

Banks' capital adequacy ratio at 6-year low

Banks' capital adequacy ratio at 6-year low

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Their net NPA as a proportion of net advances were 2.2 per cent, compared with 1.7 per during the same period a year earlier.

Why hasn't govt taken action against loan defaulters?

Why hasn't govt taken action against loan defaulters?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Publicly traded banks in India added Rs 1 trillion in bad loans for the quarter ending December 31, 2015.

Blame game begins between BJP, Congress over Mallya row

Blame game begins between BJP, Congress over Mallya row

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Azad said everyone knew Mallya "could flee any day" and the investigating agencies should have seized his passport and taken steps to restrict his movement.

Watch out for Michael Patra at RBI!

Watch out for Michael Patra at RBI!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

'I am sure Dr Patra will get the fullest cooperation from the finance minister who needs workhorses, not prima donnas constantly looking to improve their CVs,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Modi and the art of event management

Modi and the art of event management

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

Aakar Patel looks forward to Prime Minister Modi's speech at the bhoomi pujan for the Ram temple in Ayodhya next week. It will be entertaining and stirring, predicts Aakar, and make lots of promises that he most likely won't be able to keep.

Finally, domestic banks see light amid NPA gloom

Finally, domestic banks see light amid NPA gloom

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

After showing a consistent rise in the previous 4 quarters, gross NPAs of 40 listed bank declined to Rs 10.03 trillion at the end of June 2018, from Rs 10.25 trillion in the previous quarter.

Investors must stay positive amidst the gloom

Investors must stay positive amidst the gloom

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Investors must be prepared to believe that things will get better eventually, no matter how bad the current situation may look. If you don't possess this optimism, you will not possess the courage to invest and if you don't invest, you don't give yourself any chance to get wealthy, says Devangshu Datta.

SBI Q2 Net rises 31% to Rs 3,100 crore

SBI Q2 Net rises 31% to Rs 3,100 crore

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Total income increased to Rs 41,833 crore (Rs 418.33 billion) during the quarter from Rs 37,199.92 crore (Rs 371.99 billion) in the corresponding period last year.

Net NPA of banks rises to 1.68% in 2012-13: RBI

Net NPA of banks rises to 1.68% in 2012-13: RBI

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

Net NPA of the 26 public sector banks, including State Bank of India, rose to 2.02 during the year as compared to 1.53 in the previous fiscal. SBI and its five associates recorded a net NPA of 2.04 per cent against 1.76 per cent in the comparable period.

Bank employees to go on strike on Nov 12

Bank employees to go on strike on Nov 12

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

According to Association officials, Indian Banks' Association offered only a 11.5 per cent increase in hike compared to 17.5 per cent offered in 2011-12.

GST won't put any pressure on India's economy, says Rangarajan

GST won't put any pressure on India's economy, says Rangarajan

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

The noted economist said some of the bad loans are due to a slowdown in the economy and asset restructuring companies are part of the solution.

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Relying on the private sector to undertake infrastructure investment may not be a realistic proposition.

India's unions are upset with the Modi Sarkar

India's unions are upset with the Modi Sarkar

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The unions term the introduction of fixed-term employment as a 'modern labour slavery system' introduced through the 'back door'.

Bad loans in PSU banks up 3-fold to Rs 2.17 lakh cr

Bad loans in PSU banks up 3-fold to Rs 2.17 lakh cr

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Bad loans in public sector banks more than tripled.

Second wave of NPAs? SBI, BoB, YES Bank could be hit

Second wave of NPAs? SBI, BoB, YES Bank could be hit

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

YES Bank, Bank of Baroda, SBI, IndusInd Bank, and RBL Bank are amongst the banks, Jefferies says, are most prune to "high risk" emanating from ADAG, Cox & Kings, CG Power, DHFL and Essar Shipping.

'Gross NPAs of banks to touch 5% by March-end'

'Gross NPAs of banks to touch 5% by March-end'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Gross NPAs of public sector banks were Rs 41,378 crore (Rs 413.78 billion) in March 2006, which came down to Rs 38,305 crore (Rs 383.05 billion) in March 2007 because of better economic environment.

Mr Mallya's case is only the tip of the iceberg

Mr Mallya's case is only the tip of the iceberg

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

The clean-up process begun by the Reserve Bank of India runs the risk of spiralling out of control.

Rajan slams govt inaction on high profile banking fraudsters

Rajan slams govt inaction on high profile banking fraudsters

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Rajan said it is hard to offer an objective self-assessment but the RBI should probably have raised more flags about the quality of lending in the early days of banking exuberance.

CBI registers Rs 97-crore loan default case against Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd

CBI registers Rs 97-crore loan default case against Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

The company's Chief Executive Officer G S C Rao, Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Tapriya, Executive Director Gursimran Kaur Mann and five non-executive directors have also been booked by the agency. Gurpal Singh is the son-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh.

NPA problem to continue for next 2-3 quarters, banks tell FinMin

NPA problem to continue for next 2-3 quarters, banks tell FinMin

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

NPA problem to continue for next 2-3 quarters: banks to FinMin

PMC Bank Crisis: 'RBI must be more pro-active'

PMC Bank Crisis: 'RBI must be more pro-active'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

'What is critical today in India is confidence of depositors.' 'If you have these kinds of problems spreading like this, the confidence level of a lot of people in the system gets shaken.'

More skeletons stumble out of Il&FS closet

More skeletons stumble out of Il&FS closet

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

What ex-IL&FS top brass got for loans? Foreign trips, private jets and chopper rides.

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure adequate liquidity in the system to ease the financial stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The central bank reduced the reverse repo rate -- the rate at which banks park their fund with the central bank -- by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent.

Will PSU bank shares be a good buy now?

Will PSU bank shares be a good buy now?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

A section of analysts feel now may not be a bad time to buy select PSBs.

No info on Mallya's loan, finmin tells CIC

No info on Mallya's loan, finmin tells CIC

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

The finance ministry official may have claimed that the ministry does not have information on the loans sanctioned by different banks to Mallya or the details of the guarantee given by Mallya against those loans, but the ministry had responded to questions in this regard in Parliament in the past.

7 out of 12 PSBs made losses in first quarter

7 out of 12 PSBs made losses in first quarter

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

'The PSBs ended up recording Rs 7,709 crore losses in the March quarter compared to the Rs 11,688 crore profits of their private peers,' reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

RBI urged to provide names of big loan defaulters

RBI urged to provide names of big loan defaulters

Rediff.com27 May 2019

The CIC's directive came while deciding on a plea by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur, who had based her RTI application on some media reports that RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya in a lecture in 2017 had said accounts of some loan defaulters have been sent to banks for resolution.

SBI shares hit 52-week high; up over 4% post healthy earnings

SBI shares hit 52-week high; up over 4% post healthy earnings

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

The stock was the top gainer among the blue-chips on both Sensex and Nifty.

Why more changes are likely in bankruptcy law

Why more changes are likely in bankruptcy law

Rediff.com28 Jan 2018

Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said the issue is how the interests of stakeholders are to be balanced

Weak corporate finance affecting banks' asset quality: Moody's

Weak corporate finance affecting banks' asset quality: Moody's

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

The agency said that over the next two years new NPL formation rates would witness a gradual decline.

Quick recap: Factors that played spoilsport for banks in 2014

Quick recap: Factors that played spoilsport for banks in 2014

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Experts hail 2014 as the worst year for banks.