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RBI to inject $16 billion via bonds, forex swap to boost liquidity as rupee remains weak

Delivering MPC statement Friday, RBI guv said the central bank will buy Rs 500 bn of bonds on 11 Dec & similar amount on 18 Dec. It will hold $5 billion of buy/sell swap on 16 Dec.

SubscriberWrites: Bank Account Number Portability: If not now, then when?

The sheer number of calls that you receive every day from your branch, relationship manager or call center is the topic of many lamentations and probably as many hilarious memes. 

Savings Account Fees and Charges: What You Need to Know

Let's discuss the most common bank fees and charges associated with a savings account. This will help you stay informed and identify unnecessary deductions or outgoing transactions. 

Why RBI, SEBI have cracked whip on JM Financial & what investment bank said in its defence

RBI has barred JM Financial's NBFC subsidiary from issuing loans against shares & debentures, while SEBI has barred parent firm from being lead manager for any fresh IPO or debt issue.

J&K Bank was ‘victim of nepotism’ but govt reforms turned it profitable, says Modi

At 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu Kashmir' event in Srinagar, Modi rebuked previous governments for corrupt practices that destroyed bank & risked thousands of crores of depositors' money.

Banks among top performing shares in India as HDFC releases first results after merger

The private lender, which has the highest weightage in Nifty 50, was among the top gainers in the session, rising as much as 1.71%.

Bank of Baroda shares fall by 4% as RBI suspends onboarding of new app customers

Bob World app has 8.1 million daily transactions, while 43% of time deposits are obtained through the app, the bank had said in its quarterly presentation in August.

Central banks in Asia spend billions to bolster weakening currencies against rising US dollar

Learning from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, central banks have been accumulating dollars to help defend their currencies during periods of wild market swings.

Asia’s virtual banks need oversight to guard data, India could offer model, BIS says

Along with Singapore, India may offer a model for creating a platform under central bank supervision that allows personal data sharing, with customer consent, says BIS.

Billionaires for minutes: How goof-up left 2 Bihar Class 6 students with Rs 906 cr in accounts

While Guruchandra Vishwas got Rs 900 crore in his account, Asit Kumar got Rs 6 crore. Bank noticed and corrected the mistake soon, but now there are calls for inquiry.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.