The Indian government did not apply the law when the country’s central bank breached the 2020 inflation target, documents accessed by The Reporters’ Collective (TRC) and Al Jazeera through the Right to Information Act show. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), under Governor Shaktikanta Das, was unable to keep inflation within the legally mandated limit …
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New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Three men were arrested in the national capital for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of increasing their credit cards limit, police said on Wednesday. Two laptops, 20 mobile phones, one wi-fi router, 45 SIM cards and six diaries have been recovered from the accused, the police said. The accused …
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Three persons were arrested for allegedly running a fake call centre that used to cheat people on the pretext of increasing the limit of their credit cards, an official said on Wednesday. The accused cyber fraudsters were identified as Prateek (25), Kuldeep (26) and Sourav (27) Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Esha Pandey said a …
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The banking system has seen a stable phase of business in the March quarter of FY22, but elevated operating costs may put a lid on operating profit growth, according to analysts tracking the sector. They see pre-provisioning operating profits for banks growing in the range of 6% to 7% during Q4FY22, even as net profit …
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West Bengal government has directed banks to expedite the process of sanctioning and distributing loans under the state’s student credit card scheme. In a meeting between the finance department and the State Level Bankers’ Committee, chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s principal chief advisor Amit Mitra asked lenders why there were “at least 16,000 provisionally sanctioned cases …
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Kotak Mahindra Bank has received approval to function as an authorized bank for payment of pensions. This means that now retired individuals can open their pension accounts with Kotak Mahindra Bank. According to a Ministry of Finance office memorandum, “It is informed that the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) vide its letter dated 23.02.2022 has …
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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank disbursed Rs 4870 crore in the December quarter, its highest ever quarterly disbursement, while asset quality improved with 100% collection efficiency in March in step with steady economic recovery. The bank’s gross loan portfolio grew 20% year-on-year to Rs 16543 crore. Its microfinance portfolio at Rs 10,979 crore accounted for 67% …
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stands apart as a rare example of a central bank today that has shunned interest rate hikes in the post-pandemic era and remained open to rate cuts, despite rising inflation. As the RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meets from April 6-8 to decide its latest interest rate policy, official …
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