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RBI rate cut: Banks won't pass full benefits to YOU

RBI rate cut: Banks won't pass full benefits to YOU

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

'The effect will be seen two-three quarters down the line.'

Battle for Jet Air hots up

Battle for Jet Air hots up

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

While Jet founder Naresh Goyal said he was willing to infuse Rs 700 crore and also pledge all his shares in the company provided he can have at least 25 per cent stake, the airline's foreign partner Etihad Airways insists he must not keep more than a 22 per cent stake.

Jet lenders may move into cockpit, replace board

Jet lenders may move into cockpit, replace board

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

According to the revised plan, promoter Naresh Goyal, his wife Anita Goyal and the directors nominated by the promoter would be asked to step down from the board, and the lenders, as part of the resolution process, will infuse around Rs 1,200 crore into the airline as emergency funding.

Liquidity issues stopped banks from cutting rates: Axis Bank

Liquidity issues stopped banks from cutting rates: Axis Bank

Rediff.com19 Aug 2019

It's not necessary to use only external benchmarks, there are multiple avenues to meet the requirement that the RBI wants, the bank said.

UP cop suspended for beating up man holding kid in his arms

UP cop suspended for beating up man holding kid in his arms

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The incident took place outside the district hospital in Akbarpur where the hospital's fourth class employees staged a dharna by putting locks on the OPD on Thursday, Kanpur Dehat SP Keshav Kumar Choudhary said.

Banks are catalysts of economic revival: Sitharaman

Banks are catalysts of economic revival: Sitharaman

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The finance minister said easy access and efficiency in providing banking services will help in revival of businesses which are restarting operations after the lockdown.

NDA retains upper hand in Bihar legislative council polls; RJD tally improves

NDA retains upper hand in Bihar legislative council polls; RJD tally improves

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Terms of the two dozen seats had expired last year though elections were deferred because of a delay in Panchayat polls which could not be held in time on account of the COVID 19 pandemic.

How Sitharaman plans to tackle economic slowdown

How Sitharaman plans to tackle economic slowdown

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

As the government plans to take sector-specific steps to tackle the slump, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon hold talks with representatives from various sectors to get and take steps so that the confidence of those sectors can be restored.

Maha Guv writes to home secy, requests presence of central forces

Maha Guv writes to home secy, requests presence of central forces

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla requesting that the adequate provision of Central security forces be made and kept ready if needed, and alleged that police remained a 'mute spectator' while offices and homes of some dissident MLAs were vandalised.

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

Around 15 years ago, when Reliance Industries (RIL) struck natural gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin off the east coast, the government made plans to supply that fuel cheaply to scores of generators that sprang up in India triggered by the discovery. Most of the plants, which account for 6 per cent of India's total generation capacity, operate sparsely after the KG-D6 area first failed to meet production targets, and then finally shut shop. Affordable domestic gas was why those thermal plants came up and the rate of the fuel today is why those generators hardly operate. Record liquefied natural gas (LNG) rates may yet again unravel India's ambitions to expand use of gas in industries, households and vehicles. Rates, while volatile, may stay strong this decade as developed nations with higher purchasing power embrace gas as the transition fuel.

Bankers divided over tech vs human touch

Bankers divided over tech vs human touch

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

There's a long way to go before human beings are replaced by machines -- in banks at least.

Cash crunch: Jaitley tries to soothe frayed nerves

Cash crunch: Jaitley tries to soothe frayed nerves

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Adequate currency in circulation, temporary shortage to be tackled quickly, says FM

Challenges that Dinesh Khara, the new SBI chief faces

Challenges that Dinesh Khara, the new SBI chief faces

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Relations with the government, the bank's majority owner, are a tricky issue for all SBI chiefs, and, like all his predecessors, Khara will be closely watched for his equations with the finance ministry representative on the SBI board.

Bankers cross swords with RBI guv over 'risk averse' remark

Bankers cross swords with RBI guv over 'risk averse' remark

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Heads of various public and private sector banks on Thursday sought to present a counter-narrative on RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das warning lenders about the perils of extreme risk aversion in the pandemic-stricken environment where credit demand is on the wane.

All is not lost for IL&FS yet as LIC, SBI plan to hike stake

All is not lost for IL&FS yet as LIC, SBI plan to hike stake

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

The IL&FS management is also talking to its second-largest shareholder, Orix Corporation of Japan, to infuse more funds into the company - in case any shareholder backs out during the rights issue.

Govt unlikely to tweak GST rates on non-essential items

Govt unlikely to tweak GST rates on non-essential items

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Retaining the GST rate assumes importance since states are under pressure to increase their revenues, hit hard by lockdown. Also, the Centre has not fully compensated states for their revenue losses on account of GST for 2019-20.

RBI extends loan restructuring facility to India Inc

RBI extends loan restructuring facility to India Inc

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Stressed MSME borrowers would be eligible for restructuring of debt, if their accounts were classified standard.

Get ready to pay higher EMIs for home, auto loans

Get ready to pay higher EMIs for home, auto loans

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

The central bank tweaked the retail inflation range to 4.8-4.9 per cent in the first half of 2018-19, and 4.7 per cent in the second half.

How the economy stands to gain from bank recapitalisation move

How the economy stands to gain from bank recapitalisation move

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

The move will have cascading effects for lot of related sectors

How SBI plans to keep YONO ahead of the curve

How SBI plans to keep YONO ahead of the curve

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

Apart from fulfilling banking services, one can access more than 100 e-commerce sites, book tickets, and even pay for small value groceries through the app. The bank is now proposing to allow other banks to use this to serve their own customers.

BJP wins big in UP council polls, but loses crown jewel Varanasi

BJP wins big in UP council polls, but loses crown jewel Varanasi

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is headed for a big win in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls, bagging Barabanki and Ayodhya and leading in several other places. But it lost Varanasi to an Independent candidate.

Why has SBI's stock risen 127.46%?

Why has SBI's stock risen 127.46%?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2021

Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

RBI caps withdrawals from Yes Bank; supersedes board

RBI caps withdrawals from Yes Bank; supersedes board

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

The regulatory actions, undertaken by the RBI and the government, came hours after finance ministry sources confirmed that SBI was directed to bail out the troubled lender. For the next month, Yes Bank will led by the RBI-appointed administrator Prashant Kumar, an ex-chief financial officer of SBI.

Want to know what India's top bankers are up to?

Want to know what India's top bankers are up to?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

The bosses of SBI, Union Bank and Central Bank have been driving down to their offices everyday to take stock of the biggest loan drive ever undertaken for MSMEs, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Harassed homebuyers stop paying EMIs

Harassed homebuyers stop paying EMIs

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Experts say the move will make matters worse for buyers, reports Karan Choudhury.

Jet Airways drama: 10 unanswered questions

Jet Airways drama: 10 unanswered questions

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

'Shouldn't the DGCA ensure both safety and convenience of passengers?' 'And convenience has been a casualty as nobody knows which Jet flight would be grounded next, throwing passengers' plans in disarray,' says Nivedita Mookerji.

Jet Airways drama: 10 unanswered questions

Jet Airways drama: 10 unanswered questions

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

'Shouldn't the DGCA ensure both safety and convenience of passengers?' 'And convenience has been a casualty as nobody knows which Jet flight would be grounded next, throwing passengers' plans in disarray,' says Nivedita Mookerji.

Land grabbing charges: Champat Rai given clean chit

Land grabbing charges: Champat Rai given clean chit

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The Bijnor police has junked a noted journalist's allegation of land grabbing in Nagina town near here against Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Kshetra trust general secretary and Champat Rai.

How Sitharaman plans to boost growth from 5-year low of 5.8%

How Sitharaman plans to boost growth from 5-year low of 5.8%

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Indian economy was growing faster than the global average and all other major economies: FM

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

The circular says even a day's delay in servicing loans would be now taken as a 'default'. And once in default, for loans above Rs 2,000 crore, the banks will have to arrive at a resolution within 180 days, else lenders will have to file an application under the IBC within 15 days.

Cash crunch: 'Printing of Rs 500 notes to be increased 5 times'

Cash crunch: 'Printing of Rs 500 notes to be increased 5 times'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Currently the currency in stock is about Rs 2 lakh crore and the reserves are adequate to meet any unusual spurt in demand

Loan restructuring: 'Whoever needs relief should get it'

Loan restructuring: 'Whoever needs relief should get it'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'Mostly, the relief, if needed, would be for housing loans where a person has lost a job and is unable to pay his EMI or there has been a temporary salary cut.'

Bankruptcy code brings good news for SBI

Bankruptcy code brings good news for SBI

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

So far, among the IBC cases, SBI has been able to recover Rs 8,500 crore from Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel. Another Rs 1,500 crore is in an escrow account on account of Electrosteel Steels.

Public sector banks are not out of the woods yet

Public sector banks are not out of the woods yet

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

'The snakes and ladders game will continue till the consolidation process is complete simply because we don't know how bad the scene is, with some of the banks being merged,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

'Farmers must get proper returns for labour, time, investment'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar, in conversation with Abhijit Lele, also says that the overhang of corporate debt stress will begin to recede in the next two-three quarters.

Battered banks staring at uncertain future

Battered banks staring at uncertain future

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Like everything else, the structure of banks may change, and banks may depend more on digital technologies and artificial intelligence for dealing with both their customers and employees.

Centre asks UP, Bihar to prevent dumping of bodies in Ganga

Centre asks UP, Bihar to prevent dumping of bodies in Ganga

Rediff.com16 May 2021

The Centre directed Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday to prevent dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga and its tributaries, and focus on their safe disposal and a dignified cremation after corpses were seen floating in these rivers following a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

RBI said inflation in the second half of the current fiscal is projected at 2.7-3.2%. It retained its GDP forecast for the current fiscal at 7.4%

Essar Steel: A perverse bankruptcy judgment

Essar Steel: A perverse bankruptcy judgment

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

The NCLAT's order is offensive because it goes against every tenet of bankruptcy reorganisation. If Justice Sudhansu Mukhopadhyay's tenets are accepted by the Supreme Court, we will not only regress in modern bankruptcy reorganisation but also slide back in the Doing Business rankings, says Omkar Goswami.

The Crisis at India's public sector banks

The Crisis at India's public sector banks

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.