MPs need govt nod for accepting foreign hospitality: RS fresh guidelines

Members of Parliament should observe strict guidelines while accepting foreign hospitality during private visits abroad and obtain prior permission from the central government, according to fresh......

'Good luck and goodbye': Sunil Jakhar quits Congress

“Good luck and goodbye Congress”, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar said on Saturday as he announced his decision to quit the party which had last month removed him from all......

Declare assets: LS Speaker asks 7 members

At least seven Lok Sabha members, including actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada (Samajwadi Party), have been issued an ultimatum by Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to submit a declaration of their assets......

Govt forced to defer judges assets bill

In a major setback to the United Progressive Alliance government on Monday, a united opposition stalled in the Rajya Sabha the introduction of a controversial bill, which seeks declaration of......

WazirX creditors quiz founder, legal team on restructuring

In a recent townhall meeting, creditors of WazirX pressed founder Nischal Shetty and the restructuring legal team for solutions, seeking representation on the committee of creditors (CoC) and......

'Our objective is to keep improving Casa ratio'

'The Casa ratio is at 33.4 per cent, which has to keep improving. Right now, there is a bit of liquidity pressure in the market.' Bandhan Bank posted a 47 per cent jump in net profit in the first......

SBI raises lending rates by 0.50%

The nation's largest lender State Bank of India on Thursday raised its lending rates by 50 basis points following the recent 50 basis points tightening by the Reserve Bank of India. "We will have......

Week after RBI prodding most PSBs yet to cut base rates

A week after some major commercial banks cut their base rates (BRs), most public sector lenders are yet to pay heed to the Reserve Bank’s prodding to cut lending rates.  The BR is a......