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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicWilful defaulters

Topic: wilful defaulters

Who are wilful defaulters & what happens to them? RBI lays out new rules

Central bank has set out norms on how to identify wilful defaulters and penal provisions associated with them to maintain 'the integrity of the financial system'.

Do RBI’s rules go easy on wilful defaulters? What latest notification has to say

RBI has issued consolidated rules on wilful defaulters, dealing with their definition and treatment, including when the controversial compromise settlement process is involved.

‘Rehabilitation path for Nirav, Mallya’ — Congress attacks PM over RBI’s ‘compromise settlements’

Party MP Jairam Ramesh asks whether Modi govt 'pressured' RBI to allow ‘compromise settlements’ or write-offs in case of wilful defaulters, demands repeal of 8 June circular.

State-run banks’ troubles increase as number of wilful defaulters goes up 14% in one year

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tells Parliament that the number of wilful defaulters who owe money to public sector banks has risen to 8,582 from 7,535.

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

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.