Finance

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

RBI's monetary policy meet: Some expectations from the ongoing meet

Though the RBI's raising policy rates in the ongoing monetary policy committee meeting is a "no-brainer", as its Governor Shaktikanta Das said in a recent interview, investors, however, await the actual degree of percentage hike before taking fresh positions and future course of action in the financial markets.

Jun 7, 2022

Public issue application to be processed only after monies are blocked in investor's bank account

The ASBA applications in public Issues shall be processed only after the application monies are blocked in the investor's bank accounts, markets regulator announced on Monday.

May 31, 2022

GIC Re logs PAT of Rs 2,005 cr, cuts underwriting loss

The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) closed last year with a higher after tax profit and gross premium income.

May 28, 2022

May go for rate hike in June, will not allow rupee to depreciate: RBI Governor

India's central bank is mulling further rate hikes, said its Governor Shaktikanta Das.He also said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will not allow the rupee to depreciate and prevent volatility in the currency market.

May 23, 2022

Sitharaman gets up from seat to offer water to NSDL MD; receives praise [details]

As seen in the video, widely shared on various social media platforms, the NSDL MD paused amid her speech and apparently asked for water from the hotel staff.

May 9, 2022

Wikimedia Foundation decides to discontinue cryptocurrencies as donation

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has announced to discontinue direct acceptance of cryptocurrency as donation.

May 2, 2022

GST collection touches all-time high in April; stands at Rs 1.68 lakh crore [details]

The gross GST collection has crossed the Rs 1.5 lakh crore-mark for the first time in April 2022 and Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the 10th month in a row.

May 1, 2022

Stock Markets: Sensex, Nifty extend losses, rising inflation a concern

Indian equity benchmarks extended their losses from the previous week as the markets are worried about the rising inflation besides the likelihood of monetary policy tightening in the US.

Apr 25, 2022

Stock Markets: After 5-day losing streak, Sensex trading up in opening session

Breaking the five day losing streak, Indian benchmark equity indices rose on Wednesday primarily due to value buying.

Apr 20, 2022

Stock Markets: Sensex, Nifty trading steadily in early trade after a storm

After a bloodbath the previous day, benchmark equity indices traded largely steady in early trade on Tuesday.

Apr 19, 2022

Reserve Bank of India to restore regulated markets' trading hours to pre-pandemic timings

The trading hours of various markets regulated by the Reserve Bank will be restored, from April 18, to timings which were applicable during the pre-pandemic period, it was announced on Monday.

Apr 12, 2022

Global headwinds: RBI lowers FY23 GDP growth forecast to 7.2%

Reserve Bank of India on Friday lowered India's FY23 GDP growth projection to 7.2 per cent from an earlier estimation of 7.8 per cent.

Apr 8, 2022

Axis Bank to acquire Citibank's India consumer business [credit cards, retail banking, consumer loans and more]

Lending major Axis Bank will acquire Citibank's consumer businesses in India, subject to regulatory approvals.The boards of Axis Bank and Citibank have approved the deal.

Mar 30, 2022

Govt on Cryptocurrency: No plans to introduce and Reserve Bank of India does not issue cryptocurrency

There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently, it is unregulated in India, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply."Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not issue cryptocurrency.

Mar 16, 2022

UPI123Pay: Feature phones can make UPI payments without internet; see how it works [details]

Users can utilise the 123PAY functionality to make payments, recharge FASTags for automobiles, pay utility bills, and check the amount of their UPI-linked account.

Mar 9, 2022

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