Small finance banks to grow their advances by 25-27 % this fiscal
MUMBAI: Small finance banks (SFBs) are expected to grow their advances by a robust 25-27 percent this fiscal, a tad lower than the previous fiscal’s 28 percent growth boosted by their geographical expansion.
Amid challenges in mobilizing…
REC to fund Rs 45,000 crore for JN Port’s expansion projects
MUMBAI: The Maharana public sector non-bank lender REC has signed an agreement with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to finance up to Rs 45,000 crore for the nation’s largest container port’s various upcoming projects, which…
RBI to launch Unified Lending Interface to provide ‘frictionless credit’
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank is piloting an application for frictionless credit —Unified Lending Interface (ULI). It will be launched nationwide soon and will become the UPI on the credit side, Governor Shaktikanta Das said.
The new…
Heavy GST penalties on co executives face legal scrutiny
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has issued thousands of notices to various companies, as well as their directors and promoters, regarding the wrongful availment of input tax credit (ITC),…
UN says movement of aid, aid workers in Gaza halted
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said Monday it had to halt the movement of aid and aid workers within Gaza due to a new Israeli evacuation order for the Deir al-Balah area, which had become a hub for its workers.
A senior UN official…
PM Modi discusses Ukraine visit, safety of Hindus in Bangladesh with Biden
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Joe Biden on Monday and discussed the situation in Bangladesh and Ukraine.
The leaders spoke about the ongoing situation in Ukraine, and the political climate in Bangladesh,…
Australians get ‘right to disconnect’ after work hours
SYDNEY: Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours contact from employers, to the distress of big industry.
People can now "refuse to monitor, read, or…
Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine: Zelensky
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia had carried out strikes on Ukraine using more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones.
"It was one of the largest strikes -- a combined one. More than a hundred missiles of…
Greek-flagged tanker on fire after Houthi attack in Red Sea
DUBAI: A Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains ablaze but hasn't sprung a major oil leak in the waterway, a European Union naval command said Monday.
The attack on the Sounion marks the…
Gunmen kill at least 31 people in two attacks in Pakistan
PAKISTAN: Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday, with reports of other shootings and unrest across the same province, police and officials said.
Twenty-three people were fatally shot…
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Today’s Motto: ‘Don’t worry about the darkness. That is where the stars shine the…
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Nirmala, Piyush, Jaishankar, Vaishnaw to participate in India-Singapore meet
NEW DELHI: Four union ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar and Ashwini Vaishnaw, will attend the India-Singapore ministerial meeting on Monday with a view to further strengthen trade and economic ties between…
‘U’ in UPS stands for Modi govt’s U-turns: Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the Central government over its announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), stating that the ‘U’ in UPS stands for Narendra Modi government’s U-turns.
The Cabinet on Saturday…
AAP’s Manish Sisodia visits Golden Temple, prays for Kejriwal’s release
AMRITSAR: Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday visited the Golden Temple and the Durgiana temple here and prayed for party chief Arvind Kejriwal's release from jail.
The former deputy chief minister of Delhi was accompanied by…
Five-year-old from Punjab becomes youngest Asian to scale Mount Kilimanjaro
CHANDIGARH: Five-year-old Teghbir Singh from Ropar in Punjab, has achieved a remarkable feat. He has become the youngest ever from Asia to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, which is the highest peak of the African continent and located in Tanzania…
Crime against women unforgivable, guilty should not be spared
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said crimes against women are unpardonable sins and the guilty should not be spared.
He was speaking at the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sammelan’ in north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, days after the…
Zero-tolerance for narcotics: Shah
RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for ensuring a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against illegal drugs and stressed the need to dismantle the entire narcotics network. Chairing a review meeting on the narcotics scenario in Chhattisgarh…
LJP to go alone in Jharkhand if no consensus with BJP, says Chirag
RANCHI: In a major announcement after being elected as LJP (RV) President, Chirag Pawan said that if the party fails to reach consensus over seat sharing with BJP in Jharkhand, then his party may go it alone in 2024 Assembly polls. LJP (RV)…
PM exhorts youth to enter politics for ‘Viksit Bharat’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the youth to embrace the same spirit of dedication that had fuelled the country’s freedom struggle to achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal.
In the latest edition of his radio programme…
