Bank suspends Raghav Rajan aka Bitti Mohanty

The State Bank of Travancore has suspended 'Raghav Rajan', the probationary officer working with them and said to be Bitti Mohanty, convicted in the 2006 German woman rape case and now in police......

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

In God's Own Country, hopes for increasing the state's green cover spring from temple courtyards. IMAGE: Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

Now on all private banks can collect tax, pay pension

The finance ministry on Wednesday allowed all private sector banks to participate in government-related business, like collection of taxes. pension payments and small savings schemes. IMAGE:......

Govt to amend two laws to ease privatisation of banks

To facilitate privatisation of public sector banks, the government is likely to bring amendments to two legislations later this year. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

RBI allows 7 more banks to import gold, silver

The Reserve Bank of India has allowed seven more banks, including four associate banks of State Bank of India, to import precious metals gold and silver.With the addition of the seven banks - South......

Banking crisis

Gross NPA by bank (% of outstanding loans)   Mar-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 Sep-14 Dec-14 Mar-15 Dec-15 Allahabad Bank 3.92 5.47 5.73 5.36 5.46 5.46 6.4 Andhra Bank 3.71 5.55 5.29 5.99 5.99......

Martins gives Dempo second win

A first-half strike by Ranty Martins guided Federation Cup winners Dempo to their second successive victory in the National Football League on Wednesday. The Goa side got the better of State Bank......

IPL 2009: ED slaps Rs 121-crore penalty on BCCI

IMAGE: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi. Photograph: Getty Images The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday slapped a penalty of over Rs 121 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in......

Federation Cup: Dempo beat SBT 3-0

Dempo SC began their 30th Federation Cup campaign in style, thrashing State Bank of Travancore (SBT) 3-0 in a one-sided affair at the Vidyasagar Kriranganin Kolkata on Thursday. SBT was no match......

Dempo meet SBT in Federation Cup opener

Over the next fortnight the country's top 16 teams, which includes 12 second division I-League clubs, will vie for honours in the Federation Cup, in Kolkata and Barasat. With the erstwhile......

Air India beat ASEB

Air India, Mumbai, scored their third victory, beatingAssam State Electricity Board 3-1in Group A, inthe Second Division National Football League,at the Chandrasekharan Nair stadium in......