Finance

Lakshmi Vilas Bank put under prompt corrective action framework

RBI pulls plug on Lakshmi Vilas Bank merger bid with Indiabulls Housing Finance

Lakshmi Vilas Bank placed under regulatory restrictions over high leverage last month will have to explore other ways to raise capital; IndiaBulls may turn to share buyback.

Oct 10, 2019

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Railways made Rs 35,073 crore in 10 years by just selling scrap

The Indian Railways said it earned a maximum profit of Rs 4,409 crore by selling scrap in 2011-12. The lowest income of Rs 2,718 crore was in 2016-17.

Oct 10, 2019

YES Bank seeks police probe over fake news; woos Microsoft for investment

Private lender YES Bank seeks multidisciplinary team to investigate the spread of alleged false news that has hit the bank's market cap; bank seeks strategic investment from Microsoft or one of the two other tech firms it is in talks with

Oct 7, 2019

Will RBI cut rates further as market takes hit from fifth successive reduction?

Markets slumped on weak sentiment after RBI cut the repo rate by an expected 25 basis points to 5.15%; the central bank maintains accommodative guidance as it adjusts economic growth estimates for the full year to 6.1% from 6.9%.

Oct 5, 2019

Will slugfest of Vodafone, Jio and Airtel over ring duration affect your calls?

Trai intervenes after bare-knuckle slugfest breaks out over mismatch of interconnect usage charges after Jio cuts ringer duration hitting Vodafone-Idea and Airtel revenues.

Oct 2, 2019

PMC bank created more than 21,000 fraudulent account to conceal loans

The complaint has accused the bank's Chairman, Waryam Singh, and its Managing Director Joy Thomas, along with other bank officials of criminal breach of trust, forgery and falsification of records.

Oct 2, 2019

Mukesh Ambani helped his younger brother Anil Ambani to pay off debt owed to Sweden's Ericsson

Anil Ambani takes a leaf from Mukesh Ambani's playbook of leaner businesses

Reliance Infrastructure focuses on reducing its Rs 6,000-crore debt even as group firms' order books swell on government contracts.

Oct 1, 2019

Will RBI cut interest rate by 40 bps for 5th successive time this year?

Most experts expect a rate cut though they differ on the quantum ranging between 15 and 40 basis points; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's growth push is likely to guide RBI's monetary policy

Sep 29, 2019

Should RBI's regulatory action on Lakshmi Vilas Bank worry erring lenders?

Lakshmi Vilas Bank became second major private lender to get the rap under 'prompt corrective action' framework of the RBI, after the action against PMC Bank.

Sep 29, 2019

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LPG crisis looming? Cooking gas shortage could worsen during festival season

LPG vendors may begin rationing of LPG cylinders to customers as the effect of Houthi attacks on Saudi oil installations and fire at ONGC's Uran plant affects supplies in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Goa amid domestic shutdowns

Sep 28, 2019

PMC Bank customers panic after RBI restricts withdrawals

PMC becomes latest bank out of 23 others to face RBI action over irregularities

Since the beginning of 2019, the RBI has put 23 more co-operative banks under similar restrictions.

Sep 27, 2019

PMC Bank crisis exposes regulatory failures plaguing cooperative banking space

Reserve Bank of India failed to intervene though PMC Bank chairman Waryam Singh's close links with bankrupt real estate company Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd was known for long.

Sep 27, 2019

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Sachin Bansal plugs into microfinance growth story with CRIDS investment

Former Flipkart CEO's return to an executive role with a Rs 703-crore investment in CRIDS is expected to help the rural microfinance company scale up operations.

Sep 26, 2019

Customers panic after RBI intervention in PMC Bank

Explainer: What is PMC Bank and why are the customers panicking?

RBI has capped withdrawals to Rs 1,000 for six months to prevent a run on the bank; authorities are probing major accounting issues.

Sep 25, 2019

Improving supplies set to trim fuel prices that rose for eighth day in a row

International crude may soften as Houthis talk of halting further attacks and Saudi production gets back to near-normal levels despite reigning geopolitical tensions.

Sep 24, 2019