Devidutta Tripathy And Neha Dasgupta

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ICICI Bank Q1 profit falls 25%, bad loans tick up
Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

The bank's net profit fell to 2,232 crore for its fiscal first quarter to June 30.

ICICI Pru Life files for India's biggest IPO in six years
Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the...

Indian banks need $90 billion to meet Basel III rules: Fitch
Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

With their weak metrics and high bad loans, India's state-run banks have not been...

Indian banks' bad loans may rise to 8.5% by March 2017
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The stress in the banking sector, which mirrors the stress in the corporate sector, has...

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI

Next RBI chief faces balancing act on bank clean-up
Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal

Wanted: An independent RBI chief to champion Indian reforms
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

The RBI is not statutorily independent from the government but has long enjoyed wide...

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Bankers and government officials told Reuters Rajan's successor may be less aggressive...

Decision on new RBI governor soon: FinMin
Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Twitter post that the government appreciated...

Scope to cut rates if inflation heads to 5%: Rajan
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Rajan said the central bank has used up all its "space available" to cut interest rates

Banks still resisting rate cuts as liquidity row with RBI drags on
Rediff.com25 May 2016

These cash shortages increase banks' funding costs, making it harder for them to lower...

After benefits of cheap oil, India counts cost of reduced Gulf remittances
Rediff.com25 May 2016

The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of...

Faster fiscal consolidation key for India ratings upgrade: Moody's
Rediff.com19 May 2016

The ratings agency currently rates India at Baa3

Rajan says taking steps to 'firewall' the economy
Rediff.com13 May 2016

In 2013, India suffered its worst currency crisis in more than two decades but has...

RBI plans to tighten rules for large corporate borrowers
Rediff.com12 May 2016

Indian banks would have to make higher provisions for lending to large corporate...

India's bad loans could be more than New Zealand's $170 bn economy
Rediff.com12 May 2016

State-owned banks account for more than two-thirds of the sector's assets and about 85...

Modi govt eyes cleanup of bad debt mountain as wary state banks hesitate
Rediff.com5 May 2016

India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of...

India's first 'mobile-only' bank is here!
Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Digibank will offer only savings deposits initially, but will expand to include...

Forex reserves surge to record high of $360 bn
Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The surge is a stark turnaround from 2013 when the country's current account gap hit a...

Banks set to reject Mallya's loan repayment offer
Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

The lenders, led by State Bank of India (SBI), are due to inform the Supreme Court of...