34 trains cancelled, 72 running late due to Agnipath protests

Over 34 trains were cancelled and eight more partially cancelled on Thursday due to protests against the Agnipath scheme to recruit youngsters into the armed forces and delays in the Railway......

'Caught in crossfire', NTPC urges railways to rename its tests

'Caught in the crossfire' over the rail exams, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the country's largest power producer has written to the Railways to rename its Non-Technical Popular......

Bihar bandh over rail exam anomalies hits normal life

Normal life in Bihar was on Friday affected by a dawn to dusk `bandh' called by students' bodies in protest against anomalies in the format of exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board and......

Khan Sir, man behind Bihar students' agitation who no one knows

The authorities in Bihar have registered an FIR against Khan Sir and five teachers for allegedly inciting violence over the controversy surrounding the results of tests conducted by the RRB-NTPC......

'Father of banking reforms', M Narasimham, passes away

New-generation private sector banks such as ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Kotak etcetera owe their existence to the recommendations of the first Narasimham Committee. The architect of modern Indian banking,......

What Budget has in store for regional rural banks

RRBs were formed under an Act to provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers and businesses in rural areas. The government is working on a policy to bring regional rural banks (RRBs)......

RBI against separate regulator for payments system; issues dissent note

The regulator said that it is vested within its purview to regulate the bank account for payment systems and the settlement systems are finally posted in the books of account of banks with the RBI......

Public banks demands remain largely unmet in Budget

Public sector banks are disappointed with the Union Budget 2015. Budget Provisions Allocated Rs 7940 crore for recapitalization of Public Sector Banks in 2015-16 to help them maintain comfortable......