Tag: Banks
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Feel sorry for Jet Airways and Naresh Goyal: Vijay Mallya
Alleged the government saying it is discriminating between public sector and private airlines
April 17, 2019 -
Banks need to lend Rs 1 lakh crore to meet MUDRA target for FY19
With less than one month left in the current fiscal, banks will have to work overtime to meet the MUDRA loan lending target of Rs 3 lakh crore, as only about Rs 2 lakh crore have been disbursed till February 22.
March 3, 2019 -
Why is PM Modi not instructing banks to accept my offer, tweets Vijay Mallya
Fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya on Thursday posted a series of tweets asking why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not instructing banks to accept the money he is offering to pay off the loans on Kingfisher.
February 14, 2019 -
Setback for operational creditors as SC upholds insolvency code
The verdict upheld the Section 29A of the Code that bars promoters of a company facing insolvency proceedings from bidding to regain its control.
January 25, 2019 -
Banks and No Banking
In the event, the singular achievement is the five-day break ~ or nearly so ~ in the season of jollity. It beggars belief that for all the proud boasts of growth and development, the country has to make do without banking for close to a week. That very thought would be anathema in any civilised society.
December 23, 2018 -
Jai Ram urges banks to increase credit-deposit ratio
He said that the banking sector should create conducive atmosphere for people to go for institutional loans.
October 10, 2018 -
RBI eases cash reserve rules for banks, promises to meet liquidity needs
The move by the central bank follows concerns over tight liquidity conditions and banks' unwillingness to lend to NBFCs.
September 27, 2018 -
Centre raises interest rate on small savings by up to 0.4 per cent
However, interest on savings deposits has been retained at 4 percent, annually.
September 20, 2018 -
Banks across India to remain open in September first week
It said the week was starting with Janmashtami on Monday, September 3, and then the banks would go on strike for demands related to pension.
August 30, 2018 -
Banks promise Rs 1.30 lakh cr for highway development: Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari said he has held meetings with banks, RBI Governor and Union Finance Minister regarding funding to the road sector.
July 19, 2018 -
As ATMs dry up, govt blames ‘unusual demand’, vows to print more notes
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday sought to allay fears, saying "there is more than adequate currency in circulation"
April 17, 2018 -
Maximum complaints against banks, telecom depts in last 3 years: Govt
The banking division in the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) received the maximum number of complaints in the last three years, the government informed the Lok Sabha today. A total of 1,06,299 and 1,21,075 complaints were received by the DFS (banking division) and DoPT last year, according to a reply …
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March 21, 2018 -
Banks to frame robust risk management system in 6 months
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred banks from issuing guarantees in the form of letters of undertaking (LoU) to prevent any further misuse of the facility that led to the PNB-Nirav Modi fraud, bankers on Thursday collectively decided to put in place more rigorous and secure risk management mechanism. They have decided that …
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March 16, 2018 -
Nearly 87 crore bank accounts seeded with Aadhaar
A month before the expiry of the deadline, around 80 per cent of bank accounts and 60 per cent of mobile connections have been linked with national biometric identifier Aadhaar, according to a senior official at UIDAI. The government has mandated submission of the 12-digit unique identity number by every bank account holder by March …
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March 4, 2018 -
Banks at receiving end of clients have become cautious: Jaitley
In the wake of the Rs.11,400 crore PNB scam, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said banks have become cautious as many of them have been at the receiving end of their clients. Delivering the inaugural address at the 3rd annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) here, Jaitley said: “Banks have become …
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February 27, 2018 -
Banks obliging defaulters, ignoring farmers: Mamata
Amid the nationwide uproar regarding the $1.8 billion banking fraud, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused banks of not providing credit to farmers and self-help groups, who repay loans, while defaulters are always obliged by the lenders. “Banks are not providing loans to farmers who used to repay their debt. But lenders are providing …
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February 17, 2018 -
Banks will decide if to lower interest rates: Jaitley
Sounding a note of caution on the inflationary impact of rising global crude oil prices ahead of the RBI’s final monetary policy review of the fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that lowering interest rates is a decision entirely in the domain of banks. In an interview to CNBC-TV18 following the presentation of …
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February 6, 2018