Issuance of new bank licences proves that the apex bank wants the financial sector to flourish.
As India celebrates Raksha Bandhan this weekend, we bring you a short story by Indian-American author Rituparna Chatterjee from the book 'Celebrate: Your Fun Festival Handbook Rakhi And Bhai Dooj'.
Mansi Manchanda from Delhi writes about her elder brother Sahil.
Market-linked products have been driving the growth of private insurers for some time now. But, the market volatility has forced the companies to re-think their strategies, reports Subrata Panda.
'Even today, I am like a kid in a candy land -- I look at my airplane with as much excitement as an eight year old.'
The 45-day annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine of Amarnath ended on Saturday after the traditional puja inside the shrine. The Shravan Purnima, which coincides with Raksha Bandhan festival, witnessed religious fervour with the arrival at the cave shrine situated at a height of 3,880 metres after a night halt at Panjtarni.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Why is this festival special? What does your brother or sister mean to you? Share your memories with us!
This Raksha Bandhan, give your sibling a present with a difference.
Let's look at some investment options you can gift to your sister this Raksha Bandhan, which she will treasure for rest of her life. Do remember the earlier it is, better the returns due to the power of compounding.
'My walk at LFW was not around feminism at all. Kabir wanted me to show my ink and that's why I removed my jacket'
In a shocking turn of events, 25 out of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation.
Stars take to social media to wish fan Independence Day!
Some great music for Raksha Bandhan coming up!
The country has been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based terrorists may strike during the upcoming festival season. The Centre has asked state governments to take all possible steps to foil attempts by militant groups, particularly the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, to disrupt peace during the ongoing month of Ramzan and the upcoming festivals of Raksha Bandhan, Id-ul Fitr and Onam.
Besides, two new entities-- IDFC and Bandhan -- have been given full-fledged banking licence.
'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.' 'Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.' 'What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?'
Over 1.43 lakh intending pilgrims have registered themselves for this year's Amarnath Yatra beginning from July 2.
Paul, who was in Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain at the Mumbai airport during his return to Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital in Juhu but died around 4 am, they said.
Gold imports in India are estimated to have declined by 50 per cent to 30 tonnes during June-July.
The BEST workers' union went on strike to press for their demands, including timely payment of salaries.
Sources say given the complexity involved in the process of creating a holding company, which will ultimately be the parent company of banking and other businesses, banks are going slow in acquiring stakes in insurance arms or mutual funds of other lenders.
The central bank gave 11 entities licences to start payments banks.
In Friday's market rally post the corporate tax cut, the country's top business promoters recouped more than two-thirds of the losses that they suffered in the post-Budget sell-off in equity markets.
As individuals get smarter about financial planning, financial services companies have started promoting and packaging products to address the demand.
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, we invite you to share the special moments you have spent with your siblings right here!
The amount you can raise via a gold loan is higher than you can get via a personal loan.
The legendary singer turns 87 today!
It's high time that they found a mention in the baap of all' dictionaries.
As per the complaint, the parents of the woman, who is studying law in Jaipur, are followers of Falahari Maharaj for the past several years.
'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'
Richest 10 account for 41% of promoter wealth, up from 33% in December 2018, says Krishna Kant.
The Modiquake has devastatingly hit all Opposition, says Nazarwala.
Will she make her Bollywood debut with SOTY2?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Rajesh Konduparti writes in about his Rakhi sister Preeti.
More than 8,000 pilgrims on Monday paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine.
At the pre-Budget meeting at Niti Aayog, Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy. The participants urged the government to focus on credit expansion, exports growth, governance of PSBs, increasing consumption and job creation.
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