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SBI to raise up to $6 billion via debt as lenders look to meet rising credit demands

Last month, SBI reported a more-than-83% jump in fourth-quarter profit, led by a sharp drop in provisions on bad loans and healthy credit growth.

SVB failure has lessons for India. Banks can shut down, deposit insurance needs reforms

It would have been hard for many to miss the words “deposit insurance” on the newsfeed last month. The US-based Silicon Valley Bank had caused it to shut down. The Federal...

Unpaid domestic work of women amounts to 7.5% of GDP, latest SBI report says

Women on average spend about 7.2 hours a day on housework, and, because they are not part of the formal workforce, neither economic quantification nor policy takes them into account.

‘No need for concern over SBI, LIC exposures’: Finance Secretary Somanathan on Adani stock rout

When asked about the stock rout in an interview, Somanathan said there was no cause for concern for depositors, policyholders or investors in any nationalised banks or insurance companies.

State-run bank, two private lenders raise $2 billion via infrastructure bonds in 2 weeks

According to analysts, the move anticipates a revival in private capital expenditure and increased government spending.

India’s public sector banks are laughing all the way to profits. But new stress can interrupt

PSBs saw year-on-year rise of nearly 50% in net profit in July-Sept quarter thanks to broad-based rise in loans. But MSME stress, pace of credit & deposit growth will determine future.

Indian shares soar due to sharp gains in SBI and consumer stocks

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.57% to 18,219.80, while the S&P BSE Sensex was 0.50% higher at 61,255.21.

SBI to raise interest rates on retail term deposits upto 80 points

SBI had raised interest rates on saving bank deposits above 100 million rupees by 30 basis points earlier this week.

CBI arrests founder of ABG Shipyard for bank fraud of Rs 22,842 crore, biggest in country

A forensic audit revealed several accused colluded together and committed illegal activities, including diversion of funds, misappropriation and criminal breach of trust between 2012 and 2017.

CBI searches 25 locations after coins worth Rs 11 cr go missing from SBI vaults in Rajasthan

The searches were spread across Delhi, Jaipur, Dausa, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Alwar, Udaipur and Bhilwara, at the premises of around 15 former bank officials and others.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?