Devidutta Tripathy And Sumeet Chatterjee

Stories by Devidutta Tripathy And Sumeet Chatterjee

ICICI Bank Q1 profit falls 25%, bad loans tick up

ICICI Bank Q1 profit falls 25%, bad loans tick up

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2016

The bank's net profit fell to 2,232 crore for its fiscal first quarter to June 30.

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2016

Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the insurer, is selling up to 181.34 million shares in the IPO.

Indian banks need $90 billion to meet Basel III rules: Fitch

Indian banks need $90 billion to meet Basel III rules: Fitch

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2016

With their weak metrics and high bad loans, India's state-run banks have not been investor favourites

Indian banks' bad loans may rise to 8.5% by March 2017

Indian banks' bad loans may rise to 8.5% by March 2017

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

The stress in the banking sector, which mirrors the stress in the corporate sector, has to be dealt with in order to revive credit growth.

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2016

As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2016

Bankers and government officials told Reuters Rajan's successor may be less aggressive in fighting bad loans, but the general direction will remain the same

Decision on new RBI governor soon: FinMin

Decision on new RBI governor soon: FinMin

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2016

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Twitter post that the government appreciated all of Rajan's good work and respected his decision

RBI plans to tighten rules for large corporate borrowers

RBI plans to tighten rules for large corporate borrowers

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

Indian banks would have to make higher provisions for lending to large corporate borrowers above a certain level from next financial year, according to proposals published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday.

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

State-owned banks account for more than two-thirds of the sector's assets and about 85 percent of bad debts

India's first 'mobile-only' bank is here!

India's first 'mobile-only' bank is here!

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2016

Digibank will offer only savings deposits initially, but will expand to include investments and lending in the coming months.

Banks set to reject Mallya's loan repayment offer

Banks set to reject Mallya's loan repayment offer

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2016

The lenders, led by State Bank of India (SBI), are due to inform the Supreme Court of their decision on the offer at a hearing on Thursday.

Unable to sell cattle, farmers have a beef with Modi's BJP

Unable to sell cattle, farmers have a beef with Modi's BJP

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2016

Farmer suicides have nearly doubled in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

Heineken eyes control of Mallya's United Breweries

Heineken eyes control of Mallya's United Breweries

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2016

Heineken could call a shareholder meeting to vote on his ouster from a company his father built into a family empire

Pressure on liquor baron Mallya dials up, trademarks seized

Pressure on liquor baron Mallya dials up, trademarks seized

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2016

The banks have asked the court to demand his return and to impound his passport.

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Mallya resigns as USL chief; to be paid Rs 515 crore

Mallya resigns as USL chief; to be paid Rs 515 crore

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2016

Mallya will now be the Founder Emeritus of USL

Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika

Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2016

Tata Motors is seeking an image makeover with the curvaceous hatchback, Zica.

Sahara uses small savers to keep hill resort afloat

Sahara uses small savers to keep hill resort afloat

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2016

Sahara has ploughed at least Rs 1,500 crore from two of its credit cooperatives into the Aamby Valley resort project

Rajan says RBI working to clean up lenders' balance sheets

Rajan says RBI working to clean up lenders' balance sheets

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2016

The government plans to inject a total Rs 70,000 crore into the lenders over four years