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Points to remember before closing a loan

Points to remember before closing a loan

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Remember to take important documents like no dues certificate.

How PSBs plan to restructure loans of up to Rs 25 cr

How PSBs plan to restructure loans of up to Rs 25 cr

Rediff.com31 May 2021

Public sector banks, including the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), have come out with a templated approach for restructuring retail and small business loans of up to Rs 25 crore under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Covid restructuring package 2.0. They have also come out with standardised products to make funds available to business entities for improving healthcare infrastructure and to individuals for meeting Covid treatment expenses. Business loans have been divided into three categories.

'Sasikala will return with full power if...'

'Sasikala will return with full power if...'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'If the EPS government falls, Sasikala will return. If EPS wins, he will become an indispensable leader and Sasikala will not be able to return.' T E Narasimhan reports.

Foreign missions seek lifting cap on cash withdrawal

Foreign missions seek lifting cap on cash withdrawal

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

Citizens of many countries including Iran, Sudan and Cuba, who come in large numbers to India are facing severe problems as they do not have international credit cards

Interpol issues Red Corner Notice for Nirav Modi

Interpol issues Red Corner Notice for Nirav Modi

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

In its RCN issued against a fugitive, the Interpol asks its 192 member countries to arrest or detain the person if spotted in their countries after which extradition or deportation proceedings can begin.

Nirav Modi's passport was revoked yet he managed to travel extensively

Nirav Modi's passport was revoked yet he managed to travel extensively

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

CBI said it had shared the information about revocation of his passport in the 'diffusion' notice issued through the Interpol on February 15.

Why Anil Ambani wants Edelweiss banned from capital markets

Why Anil Ambani wants Edelweiss banned from capital markets

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Reliance Group, recently, accused L&T Finance and Edelweiss Group entities of "illegal" and "motivated" actions in invoking the pledged shares of Anil Ambani group's three listed firms and selling them in open market causing a steep fall in share values.

Indian origin ex-MP challenges pornography allegations

Indian origin ex-MP challenges pornography allegations

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Indian-origin former German lawmaker has challenged the child pornography allegations levelled against him by state prosecutors, accusing them of lying about the probe against him.

Didn't quote PAN with big transactions? Here's help!

Didn't quote PAN with big transactions? Here's help!

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

The department gets data of high-value transactions under the Annual Information Return.

From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition

From flashy diamantaire to fugitive: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

The diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case, lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts.

StaChart ties up with OBC

StaChart ties up with OBC

Rediff.com2 Nov 2005

Foreign banking major Standard Chartered Bank has tied up with Oriental Bank of Commerce for providing agency trade services to Indian importers.

Fraud in sight, De Beers cuts India's rough diamond allocation

Fraud in sight, De Beers cuts India's rough diamond allocation

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

'We don't trade with any business where we have specific concerns,' a De Beers spokesperson said.

Must Read: The Great Diamond Heist

Must Read: The Great Diamond Heist

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

'If there is any industry that is unfit for modern corporate form it is the diamond trade.' 'But no one was asking the right questions.' 'The music was playing and so the game was on,' says S Murlidharan, former MD, BNP Paribas.

Scratched off para gives new twist to Rohith's suicide

Scratched off para gives new twist to Rohith's suicide

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The letter purportedly written by Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar of University of Hyderabad, before he committed suicide, has been sent to the forensic lab for analysis as reports emerged about an entire paragraph that had been scratched off the note.

The myth and magic of unicorns

The myth and magic of unicorns

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

Becoming a unicorn is surely a marker for a company in its growth story, but it's not a major achievement nor is it a turning point of any significant worth.

The trillion-dollar question nobody can answer

The trillion-dollar question nobody can answer

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

The United States government over the years has been spending more than what it earns. Like for the year 2011, the expected revenues for the US government stand at $2.17 trillion, whereas the expected expenditure is much higher at $3.82 trillion, leaving a difference of $1.65 trillion between what the government earns and spends.

Rescue plan for Sahara in doubt as Spanish bank denies loan

Rescue plan for Sahara in doubt as Spanish bank denies loan

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Spanish bank denies credit line to bail Sahara boss.

India Inc opens up purse for employee retention

India Inc opens up purse for employee retention

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Employees of some top Indian companies were in for a pleasant surprise when they received a mail from their HR team announcing a hike in salaries and bonuses. Led by IT firms and start-ups, HR managers say that while some have offered cash and stock options, others are in a wait-and-watch mode and add the trend will pick up in other sectors. For example, IT giant Cognizant - which had an attrition rate of 19 per cent in the December quarter - has established a $30-million employee retention fund in order to bring down the high attrition rate.

Ex-MD of PNB was aware of Nirav fraud: CBI

Ex-MD of PNB was aware of Nirav fraud: CBI

Rediff.com21 May 2018

The 12,000-page charge sheet further claimed that a similar fraud was detected in 2016 following which the RBI took up the issue and issued circulars to all banks.

Can Julian Assange 'save' Nirav Modi from being extradited?

Can Julian Assange 'save' Nirav Modi from being extradited?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Nirav Modi's lawyer raised a British court's judgment blocking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on mental health grounds, as the embattled diamond merchant appeared via videolink before a court here on Thursday for a two-day hearing of final submissions in his fight against being extradited to India. The 49-year-old diamond merchant, facing charges of fraud, money laundering and intimidating witnesses in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, appeared in the Westminster Magistrates' Court. Sporting a full beard and dressed casually in a blazer, he followed the proceedings from a room at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London as his counsel raised Monday's judgment which blocks the extradition of Assange to the US on the grounds of his mental health.

Pilot camp moves HC, plea to be heard on Friday

Pilot camp moves HC, plea to be heard on Friday

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

The 19 MLAs were sent notices Tuesday by the Speaker after the Congress complained that they had defied a party whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings.

Bullion traders slam duty move, gold markets shut for 3 days

Bullion traders slam duty move, gold markets shut for 3 days

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Association will write a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to demand a rollback.

Acts of God don't impress banks

Acts of God don't impress banks

Rediff.com3 May 2010

Importers may be hit by delay in receipt of documents. But, they cannot hold the negotiating bank or the nominated bank or the LC-issuing bank responsible for the delay.

Patanjali's Rs 4,000-cr loan: Another big headache for banks

Patanjali's Rs 4,000-cr loan: Another big headache for banks

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Despite sanctioning the loans, bankers are worried whether to disburse the loan because of absence of an investment grade rating.

PNB fraud: CBI gets govt nod to act against Usha Ananthasubramanian

PNB fraud: CBI gets govt nod to act against Usha Ananthasubramanian

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

The government has given sanction for prosecution against PNB executive director Sanjiv Sharan as part of the clean up exercise in the system.

Nirav Modi's mental health, Indian prisons in focus at UK extradition case

Nirav Modi's mental health, Indian prisons in focus at UK extradition case

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The third day of the five-day hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, presided over by Justice Samuel Goozee, was devoted to the defence laying out further arguments against a prima facie case of fraud and money laundering against Modi.

RBI readies plan to check health of banks

RBI readies plan to check health of banks

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

The central bank has not set a deadline for banks to conclude the stress-test exercise, but senior bankers opine that some were already looking at this, and will now fast-track it by September-end, when they will have a better picture of their books after the moratorium on the servicing of loans and a 180-day view on the performance of borrowers' accounts.

Dream home on your mind? Think pre-approved home loans!

Dream home on your mind? Think pre-approved home loans!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Here are the many pros and some cons of going for such an arrangement

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers' receipts in 1992. Ketan Parekh exploited the ignorance of bankers who did not know the difference between a cheque and a pay-order. And the RBI blinked when it failed to insist the SWIFT platform be linked to the core banking solution. Raghu Mohan & Abhijit Lele trace the banking mess that was just waiting to happen.

CBI books Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot on corruption charges

CBI books Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot on corruption charges

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

The agency has registered the FIR after a preliminary enquiry on a complaint from the oil ministry.

Amarinder opposes challenge to Gandhi family leadership

Amarinder opposes challenge to Gandhi family leadership

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

The veteran Congress leader said the NDA's success was attributable to the absence of a strong and united Opposition.

I don't have to stoop to conquer: Bedi hits back at Gambhir

I don't have to stoop to conquer: Bedi hits back at Gambhir

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Gautam Gambhir launched a scathing attack on Bishan Singh Bedi after Navdeep Saini's dream debut in international cricket.

It's difficult to escape the taxman now!

It's difficult to escape the taxman now!

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

With big data analyses, your investments, spends and big purchases are being tracked more closely now by the income tax department.

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

On October 3, Subramanian, a Chennai-based mechanical engineer, had tagged the Twitter handles of NASA, LRO and ISRO in a tweet, asking, "Is this Vikram lander? (1 km from the landing spot) Lander might have been buried in Lunar sand?"

PM launches India Post Payments Bank to offer doorstep banking

PM launches India Post Payments Bank to offer doorstep banking

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

It will carry out most banking operations like accepting deposits but can't advance loans or issue credit cards.

Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM

Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM

Rediff.com16 Dec 2018

India welcomed resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka and exuded confidence that relations between the two countries will continue to move on in an upward trajectory.

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

RBI tells PNB to pay up LoU dues to other banks

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

RBI seeks detailed report on what happened between 2011 and now; bankers to recall loans to Nirav Modi entities.

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

"It was a well-thought-out plan. Waze was interrogating Hiran for three days and made him write false complaint of several agencies and police officers calling him including Waze himself. The letters were addressed to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai police commissioner, he said.

HC hands over Jayalalithaa's home to nephew, niece

HC hands over Jayalalithaa's home to nephew, niece

Rediff.com27 May 2020

The Madras high court on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider its decision to convert late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's residence in Chennai into a memorial and declared her niece and nephew as the legal heirs of her property worth several crores. A division bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose also suggested that Veda Nilayam, located in the upmarket Poes Garden area, be converted into the official residence of the chief minister of the state, while a portion of the property can be a memorial if needed.

PNB reports Rs 11,400 cr fraud involving jeweller Nirav Modi, suspends 10

PNB reports Rs 11,400 cr fraud involving jeweller Nirav Modi, suspends 10

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

While PNB did not name the other lenders, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank are said to have offered credit based on letters of undertaking (LOUs) issued by PNB. Foreign bank branches too are under investigation.