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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIndian Banks

Topic: Indian Banks

Yes Bank should be merged into SBI if India wants to avoid a banking tragedy

The news coming out of Yes Bank still manages to shake confidence despite the massive bad loans India’s financial system is choking on.

RBI dismisses claims of commercial banks closing down

This is the second time in less than two years that policy makers had to publicly come out in support of Indian banks, which are grappling with the world’s worst stressed loan ratio.

Modi govt creates bank behemoths but Q1 growth slump dampens the mood

Modi govt is counting on larger and healthier banks to spur fresh credit and revive growth that came in far lower than economists expected.

Improved credit growth doesn’t mean there is an improvement in the health of Indian banks

Latest bank credit data, with highest reported growth to infra sector, highlights lack of fundamental reform in India’s banking sector.

How this small bank from Tamil Nadu has outperformed the giants in the stock market

City Union Bank has beaten larger rivals such as HDFC Bank & SBI, thanks to its successful record in lending to SME sector while keeping a lid on bad loans.

Good news for banks after Gross Non-Performing Assets decline to 10.8%

Even private sector banks saw gross NPAs falling to 3.8% in September 2018 from 4% in March 2018.

Nitin Gadkari says India’s infrastructural development needs support from banks

Bankers are dithering about lending decisions as they fear that if a decision goes wrong, they could be subject to probes. 

Sensex extends recent gains as mid and small cap stocks join in

The benchmark index has risen 11 % this year, mid cap gauge is at a three-month high while small cap index climbed for a 12th straight session.

Banks earn Rs 5,000 crore from customers breaching minimum balance in 2018

According to banking data, SBI earned the most at Rs 2,433 crore followed by HDFC which made Rs 590 crore. 

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.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.