Bandh: Oppn fuels public angst over price hike

The combined Opposition's call for a Bharat Bandh on Monday has brought most of the country to a near standstill. Rediff.com correspondents report from across the country: Mumbai: Senior BJP leader......

Despite spike in NPAs, SBI Q1 profit jumps to Rs 2,006 cr

The operating income of the bank fell by 5.17 per cent to Rs 25,612 crore during April-June quarter of 2017-18 The country's largest lender SBI reported over 5-fold jump in consolidated net profit......

In graphs: The grim story of India's bad loans

According to the RBI's Financial Stability Report, the industry's gross bad loans are at a 14-year high.As the RBI's March 2017 deadline for banks to clean up soured credit looms closer,......

Budget has a vaccine for banking's virus

Of the three major Budget announcements related to the banking sector, privatisation of PSBs is the most audacious, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has only been......

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

'We can’t have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such......