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Patna: Ban on using mobiles in banks

Patna: Ban on using mobiles in banks

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

The ban was being imposed with investigations revealing that in most of the cases of bank robbery, the criminals used their cellular phones.

Can This Banker Get Srei Back To Business?

Can This Banker Get Srei Back To Business?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

A lot depends on how Srei shapes up under the new administrator and his team, which is critical for investors' interest.

FRDI Bill: What it means for banks and their depositors

FRDI Bill: What it means for banks and their depositors

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Mutual funds, bonds, PPFs, equity and real estate are some options which offer varying rates of return.

PSU banks help DIAL bridge funding gap

PSU banks help DIAL bridge funding gap

Rediff.com1 May 2009

Delhi International Airport Ltd, the five-company consortium led by Bangalore-based infrastructure conglomerate GMR Group that is upgrading Delhi airport, has managed to raise over Rs 1,000 crore (10 billion) to meet its financial obligations for the Rs 8,890-crore (80 billion) project.

FPIs regain risk appetite, pump in nearly Rs 8,430 crore in October

FPIs regain risk appetite, pump in nearly Rs 8,430 crore in October

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in October after being net sellers in the previous month. In October, FPIs bought shares worth nearly Rs 8,430 crore ($1 billion) against net selling of Rs 13,405 crore ($1.6 billion) in September. Positive flows during three of the previous four months have pushed the domestic markets towards fresh all-time highs. At present, the Sensex and Nifty are less than 2 per cent shy of breaching record highs logged in October 2021. A rally in equity markets in the US and Europe is in hopes that the Federal Reserve may go soft on rate hikes after its November meeting.

'BJP thinks NCP can tilt the balance in 2024'

'BJP thinks NCP can tilt the balance in 2024'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'They want to win 45 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra in the 2024 general elections and joining hands with Ajit Pawar is in that direction.'

Don't panic, bank is strong, ICICI tells customers

Don't panic, bank is strong, ICICI tells customers

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

"ICICI Bank is aware that rumours are being repeatedly being circulated in certain centres regarding the financial strength of the bank. The bank states that these rumours are baseless and malicious," ICICI Bank CEO and Managing Director K V Kamath said on Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard shot dead by terrorists in JK

Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard shot dead by terrorists in JK

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

The victim was identified as Sanjay Sharma, a resident of the Achan area in the south Kashmir district, they said, adding that the incident took place at around 11 am.

A tale of two sinking banks

A tale of two sinking banks

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Loans make money for the lender in the initial years but losses come later when they turn bad.

GM, Ford switch off India ops but unable to exit

GM, Ford switch off India ops but unable to exit

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Both are finding it difficult to sell one each of their plants -- Chennai Maraimalai Nagar (Ford) and Talegaon near Pune (GM) -- and are finding the road blocked by employee severance snarl-ups, report Sohini Das and Shine Jacob.

Interest rates: Banking dilemma

Interest rates: Banking dilemma

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

Investors need to identify banks which have a proven track record of growth mainly in terms of their advances.

DBS Bank has $400m exposure to Dubai World

DBS Bank has $400m exposure to Dubai World

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

The Singapore-based DBS Bank has said its total exposure to Dubai is around $1.28 billion and out of this only $400 million is to the troubled Dubai World, but the bank believes that the situation is manageable.

Farzi Review: Showy Shahid!

Farzi Review: Showy Shahid!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

The hour-long episodes lurch from adrenaline-pumping to yawn-inducing, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Why investors are angry with SoftBank star Nikesh Arora

Why investors are angry with SoftBank star Nikesh Arora

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Nikesh Arora is indeed paid a lot, networks hard, and has made some punchy bets.

Banks seek leeway from RBI

Banks seek leeway from RBI

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Say 30 days not enough to resolve stress; want higher provision norms deferred till economy picks up

Vi's fundraising put on hold as govt delays equity call

Vi's fundraising put on hold as govt delays equity call

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Vodafone Idea's (Vi's) search for a lifeline has turned longer and tougher even as it continues to lose customers and delay vendor payments. Vi's much-needed Rs 1,600-crore fundraising plan got stuck due to the government's silence on picking up a proposed 33 per cent equity in the financially stressed telco. The development spells further trouble for the company, which has an overall debt pile of Rs 2.2 trillion, including hefty dues to the government.

Do SBI Cards' bad loans have a deeper meaning?

Do SBI Cards' bad loans have a deeper meaning?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

If credit card delinquency spells trouble, there may be questions with regard to the much bigger retail sub-categories of car and housing loans, notes T N Ninan.

Lift ban on Satyam, Tech M to World Bank

Lift ban on Satyam, Tech M to World Bank

Rediff.com2 Jul 2009

'We wrote to the bank a few weeks ago. We don't expect an immediate response as these things take time but we disagree with the claims they've made,' Australian IT quoted Tech Mahindra executive vice-chairman Vineet Nayyar as saying in Sydney. Satyam was blacklisted last September and a month later was forced to deny reports that its contractors had installed spy software on World Bank computers.

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

How Pele elevated football's popularity in US

How Pele elevated football's popularity in US

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

Pele was eventually convinced to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with US club New York Santos in June 1975, aided by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who wrote a letter to the Brazilian government stressing how important his presence would be for bilateral relations.

TCS Q4 net rises 15% to Rs 11,392 crore

TCS Q4 net rises 15% to Rs 11,392 crore

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

Software major Tata Consultancy Services on Wednesday reported a 14.8 per cent rise in net income to Rs 11,392 crore for the fourth quarter of last fiscal against Rs 9,959 crore in the year-ago period. The country's largest technology services company by market value said its revenue rose 16.9 per cent to Rs 59,162 crore during the reporting season from Rs 50,591 crore a year ago.

Oriental Bank of Commerce to take over GTB

Oriental Bank of Commerce to take over GTB

Rediff.com26 Jul 2004

The crisis-ridden Global Trust Bank would be merged with Oriental Bank of Commerce, RBI said on Monday.

Banks may face additional challenges

Banks may face additional challenges

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Over the short to medium term, valuations are more likely to move down than up.

'Economic rebound has run out of steam'

'Economic rebound has run out of steam'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

'When the average growth in the last three years was just 2.5%, how does that make us the fastest growing country?' 'They only tell you what has happened in the last 2 years; they are not taking into account what happened in FY21 on account of their mistakes.'

RBI tightens rules for 'shadow banks' as business grows

RBI tightens rules for 'shadow banks' as business grows

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

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.

3 paths to global fame for banks

3 paths to global fame for banks

Rediff.com12 Dec 2003

Syndicate Bank case doesn't reflect entire PSB system: Rajan

Syndicate Bank case doesn't reflect entire PSB system: Rajan

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday cautioned against extrapolating the issue of alleged graft charges in a public-sector bank to the entire public sector banking system.

Modi govt eyes cleanup of bad debt mountain as wary state banks hesitate

Modi govt eyes cleanup of bad debt mountain as wary state banks hesitate

Rediff.com5 May 2016

India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of state-owned banks, has come under close scrutiny from prosecutors, the media and politicians

Bad debts cloud outlook for India's private sector banks

Bad debts cloud outlook for India's private sector banks

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The spike at private sector lenders like ICICI Bank and Axis Bank follows a push to grab market share from India's dominant state banks.

Forex reserves slide $11.17 bn; steepest fall in a week

Forex reserves slide $11.17 bn; steepest fall in a week

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

In the steepest weekly fall ever, India's forex reserves slid by $11.17 billion to $606.47 billion as the currency came under pressure due to geopolitical developments, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Friday. For the previous reporting week ended March 25, the overall reserves had slid by $2.03 billion to $617.65 billion. The steep fall in the reserves was because of a decline in the core currency assets, which fell by $10.73 billion to $539.73 billion.

India Inc takes mental health to heart

India Inc takes mental health to heart

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Work-related stress can impact one's mental health. Which is why Saurabh Tiwari says he's fortunate that his company understands this and is doing whatever it can to help mitigate that stress. "My company provides opportunities according to my interest, and if anyone is feeling stressed or has additional workload, they can talk with their supervisor to resolve it," says the 31-year-old who's working from home for a Bengaluru-based IT firm. Not everyone's as lucky.

Europe bond crisis casts shadow on Indian banks

Europe bond crisis casts shadow on Indian banks

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

The most preferred CoCo bonds are those through which banks raise their additional Tier-I capital.

How the banking crisis will hit Indian economy

How the banking crisis will hit Indian economy

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

A long crisis with a lack of sound short-term, long-term actions can result in sluggish growth in India, similar to that in Japan.

Bankers refuse lifeline to troubled Kingfisher

Bankers refuse lifeline to troubled Kingfisher

Rediff.com23 Feb 2012

I-T dept refuses to unfreeze a/cs; airline curtails operations; SBI, other bank stocks take a knock

Trouble-shooter takes guard

Trouble-shooter takes guard

Rediff.com19 Feb 2005

Lessons to revive the public sector banks

Lessons to revive the public sector banks

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The need to allow government shareholding in public sector banks to come down below 51 per cent

Why she has total faith in ICICI Bank

Why she has total faith in ICICI Bank

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

Such is her faith in ICICI Bank, its joint MD continues to invest all her savings in the bank's stock and remains unfazed by the hammering it has taken.

'Shivakumar is yet to grow as mass leader'

'Shivakumar is yet to grow as mass leader'

Rediff.com16 May 2023

'The BJP's defining character is Hindutva. The party's political strategy is based on a combination of Hindutva+Development.'