Tommy Wilkes And Devidutta Tripathy

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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...

India to step up efforts to extend air travel boom to smaller cities
Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Scores of new airports have been built around the country but many are yet to open...

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

Ratan Tata's aviation ambitions a step closer as India opens up
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open...

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...

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain
Rediff.com13 May 2016

While many promises remain unrealised, power reforms and the creation of tens of...

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...

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

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

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...

India likely to consider Air India stake sale
Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Indebted Air India, which last made an annual profit in 2007, has seen its market share...

Pressure on liquor baron Mallya dials up, trademarks seized
Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

The banks have asked the court to demand his return and to impound his passport.

Government rushes to roll out more trains as cities swell
Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Even if some of those projects remain on paper, the potential for manufacturers and...

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank
Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Here's how Prabhu plans to cut costs, generate revenue
Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

'We need to look beyond the current approach'.