Using blood banks in Maharashtra to cost more

A Maharashtra government-appointed panel has recommended a hike in service charge to be levied by blood banks in the state. The panel was set up on the demand of blood bank directors. Last year, a......

'Police wants to defame Hindutva activists'

'Many BJP MLAs and ministers tell us the police does not listen to them.' IMAGE: The scene of the 2006 blast in Malegaon. On the night of August 9, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad arrested......

How the ATS pulled youth out of ISIS's influence

There are many such young men in Maharashtra, mainly in the industrially backward Marathwada region, who had once fallen victim to ISIS's propaganda but are now leading a normal life with the help......

Javadekar's hard work pays off, elevated to Cabinet rank

Prakash Javadekar, the lone minister of state in the Modi government to have been elevated to Cabinet rank, has been rewarded for his work in the environment ministry, especially his pro-active......

Tough Time Ahead for Banking Sector?

Net NPAs increased to Rs 36,260 crore in the December quarter from Rs 34,843 crore in September and Rs 33,116 crore in December 2023, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

Muted deposit and credit growth sends PSB stocks into a tailspin

Shares of state-owned bank stocks were under pressure on Monday due to muted deposit and credit growth numbers reported by these lenders in the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2024-25 (FY25).......

Banks eye Rs 1 trn via infra bond issuances in FY25

Infrastructure bond issuances by commercial banks in the current financial year (FY25) are likely to surpass Rs 1 trillion, almost double that of FY24, market participants said. Illustration:......

PSBs prepare to open AT-1, Tier-2 bond floodgates

Public sector banks (PSBs) have proposed the Finance Ministry their plan to raise Rs 54,800 crore through Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) and Tier-2 bonds in the current financial year (FY25), 37 per cent......

Ex-India cricketer Naman Ojha's father held in fund embezzlement case

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Naman Ojha's father V K Ojha was arrested in connection with a case of alleged embezzlement of about Rs 1.25 crore when he was posted as manager of the Bank of......

Pune's MCA stadium 'taken over' by banks over non-payment of loan

MCA blamed its financial troubles on non-receipt of payments from the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the last 10 months. IMAGE: The Maharashtra Cricket Association's international......

Lodha effect: BCCI still 'confused' over payments issue

- 'There is thus still a lot of confusion on what payments can be cleared and in fact the Committee has stated that no payments are to be made to state associations and has also directed state......

Accounts freeze ruined BCCI reputation, says president Thakur

The reputation of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been ruined by the freezing of its bank accounts, its president Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday, after a Supreme......