After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that RBI will launch a digital Rupee in her budget speech yesterday, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan has confirmed that India’s digital currency will be backed by the Reserve Bank of India which will be the only legal digital currency in the country. In a post-budget briefing in Delhi on Wednesday, the North Block … Read more
In one of the biggest bank fraud case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency has charged ABG Shipyard Ltd, its then Chairman and Managing Director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, and others with defrauding a consortium of banks led by ICICI bank of over Rs 22,842 crore. CBI also named the former Executive Director Santhanam Muthaswamy, Directors … Read more
Unity Small Finance Bank paid approximately Rs 3,800 crore to depositors of the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank) on Thursday, 31st March, after the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) certified approximately 850,000 such valid accounts earlier in the day. Abhinav Khare, the CEO of Asianet and also BharatPe co-founder and CEO took … Read more
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), according to a statement made public on Wednesday, conducted searches at the premises of mobile company Oppo India and found evidence of the firm evading customs taxes to the tune of Rs 4,389 crore. Oppo India is owned by Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Ltd, a Chinese company. During the course of … Read more
The Modi government recently completed 8 years of rule in the country. Reports released by the government state that the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have recovered bad loans worth Rs 6.42 lakh crore since the financial year 2015. Along with this, 98.5% of willful defaulters have also been sued. According to the reports, from the financial … Read more
On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that India’s digital cash transfer scheme and several other social welfare programs are a ‘logistical marvel’. While addressing a Fiscal Monitor press conference, Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs of India, asserted that there is a lot to learn from India. “From India, there is … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender, reported its highest-ever quarterly profit in the second quarter. The bank’s net profit increased 74% year on year for the quarter that ended on September 30, as core income increased and bad loan provisions decreased as the non-performing assets (NPA) ratio dropped. The net profit for the quarter was Rs … Read more
In yet another strong regulatory action, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed private sector bank Kotak Mahindra Bank to cease and desist from onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels with immediate effect. Additionally, the RBI also ordered the bank to stop issuing any fresh credit card. However, the RBI … Read more
On Wednesday 4th January 2024, personal care brand Mamaearth’s co-founder took to Twitter to respond to rumours that the company’s proposed IPO is highly overvalued. After Mamaearth owner Honasa Consumer filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) to the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for raising capital through an IPO, it is … Read more
On May 24, India’s largest life insurer LIC reported an impressive growth for the fourth quarter of Financial Year 2022-23. The Consolidated Profit After Taxes (PAT) of LIC stood at an impressive Rs 13,190.79 crores. The company has seen a 5.5 folds year-on-year rise of 447.47%. Notably, for the financial year 2021-22’s fourth quarter, LIC’s PAT was … Read more