Finance

Are stressed asset funds the pill to cure India's bad loans?

Such funds will invest in stressed-assets of banks and asset reconstruction companies to help them revive to good financial health.

Jul 21, 2016

Govt infuses Rs. 23,000 crore in PSU banks; SBI gets Rs. 7,575 crore

Under the Indradhanush road map, the government will infuse Rs. 70,000 crore over 4 years, while banks will raise Rs. 1.1 lakh crore from markets.

Jul 19, 2016

Arun Jaitley's personal wealth declined by Rs. 6 crore in FY16

The decline in wealth was mainly on account of reduction in his bank balance, cash in hand and the number of vehicles owned.

Jul 2, 2016

Indian Money in Swiss banks sees a 20-year low

The fall was nearly two-thirds of the Rs. 23,000 crore stashed in December of 2006, says a report.

Jun 30, 2016

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Stressed loans at Indian banks may rise to 8.5% by March 2017, warns RBI

Under a severe stress situation, total bad loans could rise to 9.3 percent in March 2017, the RBI said in its Financial Stability Report.

Jun 28, 2016

Govt approves Rs. 5.6 lakh crore mega spectrum sale

The auctioning is the largest ever in the country, which is also the world's second largest telecommunication market.

Jun 22, 2016

Govt allows PPF subscribers to prematurely close accounts after 5 years

Expenditure on higher education, medical treatment will qualify as reasons strong enough for complete withdrawal of the deposit amount.

Jun 20, 2016

Cabinet clears bill to speed up bad loan recovery, facilitate ease of doing business

The bill seeks to hasten the process of bad loan recovery when stressed assets in banks are estimated at Rs. 8 lakh crore.

Jun 16, 2016

ED sends show-cause notice to Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia over FEMA violations

The firm allegedly violated FEMA rules over foreign direct investment to the tune of Rs. 578.54 crore during 2006-2010.

Jun 7, 2016

PM Modi gets Switzerland's support to tackle tax evasion

Switzerland's support to help India could be a stepping stone in probing black money parked in Swiss bank accounts

Jun 7, 2016

SBI launches ATM-based facility to e-verify IT returns

SBI is the first bank to launch Electronic Verification Code via ATMs.

Jun 4, 2016

SWIFT tells banks to share information on hacks

Banks use secure SWIFT messages for issuing payment instructions to each other.

May 21, 2016

India offers oil-for-drugs deal to recover $100 million from cash-strapped Venezuela

The South American country owes the amount to pharma firms such as Dr Reddy's, Sun Pharma and Glenmark for medicine supplies.

May 19, 2016

Only 0.06 percent of tax payers earned over Rs.1 crore a year in FY12

According to the income tax data, revealed after 15 years, there were 2.8 crore individual tax assessees during 2011-12.

Apr 30, 2016

Set up committee to look into PSU banks' write-offs, SC asks govt

A public interest litigation highlighted huge differences in the write-offs reported by banks individually and the RBI.

Apr 26, 2016

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