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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicState Bank of India

Topic: State Bank of India

Cap on oil prices will rescue sinking rupee, says SBI

The currency's recent descent is said to be self-correcting to some extent as its weakness will help perk up exports. 

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. 

No end to fake notes problem, data shows huge jump in counterfeit Rs 500 & Rs 2,000

RBI's annual report says overall detection of counterfeit notes in fiscal 2018 was 31.4% lower than the previous fiscal.

Despite ‘reform’, political parties are getting large anonymous donations

Data shows 99.9% of all electoral bonds bought so far are worth Rs 10 lakh or 1 crore. These bonds do not bear name of the donor.

Yogi out to defy ‘Noida jinx’ and a Karnataka politician falls prey to an online fraud

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Key CBI unit probing Nirav Modi case is headless, 6 joint director posts lying vacant

Rajiv Singh, who has been repatriated to Tripura cadre, was heading the bank securities and fraud cell of the CBI.

Banks beat RBI in raising interest rates

State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Punjab National Bank are among the biggest banks that increased their benchmark lending rates last week.

RBI unearths $7 billion of bad loans at big Indian bank

Hidden bad debt is a blow to the sector given that half of India’s 22 government-controlled banks are already under the Reserve Bank of India’s strict Prompt Corrective Action program that restricts lending and expansion.

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.

Overseas Loans Get Cheaper for India Banks Battling Bad Debt

Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India and Yes Bank are among those reaping the benefits of cheaper funds as confidence in the world’s fastest-growing major economy increases.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.