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TopicICICI Bank

Topic: ICICI Bank

CBI registers FIR over alleged irregularities in ICICI bank-Videocon loan case

The CBI is conducting a full blown investigation into the case which centres around NuPower Renewables, a company operated by Deepak Kochhar, ICICI Bank's former CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband.

Chanda Kochhar’s exit from ICICI ends reign of women at the top of Indian banking

Past few weeks has seen exit of 2 more women bankers — Allahabad Bank's Usha Ananthasubramanian & Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma, who retires in December.

ICICI Bank managing director Chanda Kochhar quits with immediate effect

The board of the bank has accepted the request of Kochhar to seek early retirement.

Modi govt seizes control of IL&FS in a surprise takeover move

Shares of the group’s listed subsidiaries climbed in Mumbai before the decision was announced.

What makes Srikrishna every government’s favourite retired judge

For B.N. Srikrishna, retirement means anything but leisure; he has headed seven committees since he demitted office as SC judge in 2006. 

Private companies have caught up with India’s public sector on delinquent behaviour

Market-oriented reform is the only way forward for the Indian economy. But the failures of private businessmen have set back that process.

Sinking rupee will soon hit bank earnings, market liquidity

Creating a rupee shortage risks worsening liquidity in India’s banking system, which is already running short of cash.

ICICI Bank to probe conflict of interest allegations against Chanda Kochhar

The board, which had expressed confidence in Kochhar last month, said the probe will be conducted by an independent person.

Record $1 billion loss signals `happy year’ for State Bank of India

SBI’s shares surged to a six-week high after it reported a record loss on Tuesday, after a similar contrarian market reaction by ICICI Bank Ltd. and Axis Bank Ltd. reported poorer-than-expected earnings.

ICICI Bank’s love for its CEO is testing the limits

Chanda Kochhar showed a lack of judgment in not recusing herself from the committee that cleared the loan to Videocon. ICICI, with a history of prior bank runs, can't afford a leader who's in the news for all the wrong reasons. 

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.