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SBI closes 41.2 lakh savings accounts for not keeping minimum balance
Airlines reported over 24,700 technical snags in 2017: Government
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be discontinuing the practice of issuance of LoUs/LoCs for trade credit for imports by Authorised Dealer Category-1 banks, with immediate effect.
JUST IN | Rex Tillerson is out as the United States Secretary of State. Tillerson will be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump has tweeted.
Showcause notices issued to telecom companies on call drops: TRAI Chief
India to take up duty hike issue with US administration: Suresh Prabhu
'Housing sales to remain slow during Gudi Padwa festival'
Court allows BoB to leave South Africa over Gupta links
Naxals blow up CRPF vehicle, 9 jawans killed
SC extends deadline to link Aadhar with bank a/cs indefinitely
EB-5 visas gains popularity as H-1B gets difficult
Bike-sharing start-up Ofo raises $866m
FY19 may miss RBI rate cuts as inflation shows rising trend: UBS
Apple supplier Wistron secures land for Karnataka plant, says sources
The fifth-largest diamond in history sells for $40m
HDFC to pare over 4% stake in asset management arm through IPO
USFDA finds discrepancies in production, quality and lab control systems at Biocon's Malaysian facility
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal meets architects for station redevelopment project
'Indian cos 8th most optimistic on hiring plans'
Monsoon seen slightly down on El Nino effect, says forecaster
Flight data recorder retrieved from Nepal plane wreckage
SBI cuts charges for non-maintenance of min balance by up to 75% from April 1
Once bitten, twice shy: Banks go deep into new recruits' past history
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Strong Asian currencies will hit India, China exports hardest
China to merge regulators, create new ministries in biggest revamp in years
Small biz yet to recover from DeMo, GST, says Sidbi
Manufacturing, capital & consumer goods push IIP growth to 7.5%
Retail inflation at 4-month low of 4.44% on cheaper food, fuel
PNB scam: IMF official calls for governance reforms at PSBs
Eight sectors add 1.36 lakh jobs in July-Sept FY18
Andhra Bank: Fund-based exposure to Sterling Group at Rs 578cr
WhatsApp case: Sebi asks Bata India to probe result leak, strengthen systems
PNB puts in place 3-tier SWIFT process post Rs 12,700cr scam
Apple stock hits new all-time high, M-Cap climbs above a $925bn
SBI closes 41.2 lakh savings accounts for not keeping minimum balance
State Bank of India (SBI) has closed as many as 41.16 lakh savings accounts between April-January in the current fiscal year for not maintaining the average monthly balance, reveals an RTI query.
Last April, the nation's largest lender had re-introduced the penal charges on non-maintenance of average monthly balance after a gap of five years. Later in October, it had revised down the charges to some extent.
"Due to provisions of penalty on non-maintenance of minimum balance, the bank has closed 41.16 lakh savings bank accounts between April 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018," the bank replied to an RTI query filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaud from Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh.
Even though the reply was furnished by the state-run lender on February 28, 2018, the bank today steeply reduced the penal charges on not maintaining the minimum balance. (PTI)
Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh: Counting of votes tomorrow
Counting of votes for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bye-elections will be taken up tomorrow amid tight security arrangements.
An Election Commssion official said all arrangements have been made for the counting of ballots and the results are expected to the declared by tomorrow afternoon.
The voter turnout was 47.45 percent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 percent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling. Ten candidates were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur.
According to the Election Commission, there are 19.61 lakh voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has a 19.49 lakh electorate.
The bypolls were necessitated after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats respectively following their election to the state legislative council. (PTI)
Government forms panel to probe sale of unapproved Bt cotton
The government has set up a committee to investigate sale of unapproved Bt cotton seeds in the country, Parliament was informed today.
"Few cases of cultivation of non-approved third kind of Bt cotton have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharasthra," Minister of state for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
Field Inspection and Scientific Evaluation Committee (FISEC) under the Ministry of Science and Technology has been constituted for in-depth investigation on availability of such non-permitted Bt cotton seeds in the country, he added.
Bt cotton is the only genetically modified crop allowed for commercial cultivation in India. (PTI)
Airlines reported over 24,700 technical snags in 2017: Government
Airlines reported over 24,700 technical snags last year, with Jet Airways alone accounting for 9,689 of them, according to official data.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told the Rajya Sabha today said that technical snags in airlines have gone up from 15,048 in 2014 to 21,500 in 2016.
A total of 24,791 "defects/ snags" were reported by airlines in 2017, according to the data provided by the minister as part of a written reply.
Out of last year's total, Jet Airways planes had 9,689 snags, followed by SpiceJet which reported 4,903 snags and Air India group at 4,563. GoAir reported 1,888 snags, AirAsia (1,367), Vistara (1,225), Blue Dart (793), IndiGo (340) and Zoom Air (23), the data showed. (PTI)
Government asks banks to 'name and shame' wilful defaulters
Tightening the noose around wilful defaulters, the government has asked banks to 'name and shame' such borrowers by publishing their photographs and other details in newspapers.
The finance ministry has written a letter to all state-run banks directing them to take board approvals for publication of photographs of such defaulters.
Sources quoting advisory of the finance ministry said, “Lending institutions shall formulate a policy with the approval of their board of directors which clearly set out the criteria for publication of photographs of wilful defaulters.”
The number of wilful defaulters, who did not repay loans to public sector banks (PSBs) despite the capacity to do so, rose to 9,063 at the end of December 2017. (PTI)
Fair amount of learning can be derived from the PNB scam: Raghuram Rajan
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that there is ‘plenty of blame to go around for the PNB fraud.
Rajan has said that there is a need to know how the PNB scam did not come to notice earlier and there is a need to look into how the scam occurred and where the lapses happened.
The former Reserve Bank governor also said that fair amount of learning can be derived from the PNB scam.
‘My concern is that in India sometimes there is a very cavalier attitude to guarantees,’ Rajan added.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be discontinuing the practice of issuance of LoUs/LoCs for trade credit for imports by Authorised Dealer Category-1 banks, with immediate effect.
JUST IN | Rex Tillerson is out as the United States Secretary of State. Tillerson will be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump has tweeted.
Showcause notices issued to telecom companies on call drops: TRAI Chief
Some telecom operators have been asked to respond by end of this week to the showcause notices for their failure to meet the new service quality norms on call drops, sector regulator TRAI said today.
Declining to identify the players to whom the notices have been issued, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman RS Sharma told PTI that the regulator would not like to "name and shame" the erring operators.
He said the showcause notices have been issued to the concerned companies "for specific circles for not meeting revised quality of service criteria" as laid down by TRAI recently.
BSNL, Air India, MTNL worst performing PSUs in FY17
Indian Oil, ONGC and Coal India have emerged as the most profitable PSUs for 2016-17, whereas BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred the highest losses, according to a government survey tabled in Parliament today.
The Public Enterprises Survey 2016-17, which mapped the performance of central public sector units, showed that the top ten loss-making state-owned firms accounted for a whopping 83.82 percent of the total losses made by 82 loss-making CPSEs during the year.
BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred 55.66 percent of the total losses suffered by the top ten loss-making CPSEs in 2016-17.
The top three performers — Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Coal India Ltd — contributed 19.69 percent, 18.45 percent and 14.94 percent, respectively, to the total profit earned by the top ten profit making CPSEs during 2016-17. (PTI)
States issued Rs 28,398 crore as GST compensation till December: Arun Jaitley
The Centre has released Rs 28,398 crore as GST compensation to states for July-December, with Karnataka getting a major pie.
In written reply to a Rajya Sabha question, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said states are protected from any revenue loss on account of implementation of the new indirect tax regime under the Goods and Services Tax law. (PTI)
India to take up duty hike issue with US administration: Suresh Prabhu
India will take up with the US authorities their "unfortunate" decision to hike import duty on steel and aluminium products, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.
The Trump administration last week announced hiking import duty on steel and aluminium to 25 percent and 10 percent respectively, triggering fears of a global trade war. (PTI)
Punjab National Bank (PNB)’s internal auditor at the Brady House branch, MK Sharma has been sent to judicial custody till March 27.
Will extend loan waiver to farmers who were left out in 2008: CM
Farmers in Maharashtra who were left out of the 2008 loan waiver announced by the then government would be brought under the ambit of the last year's scheme, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly today.
INX Media case: Special Court has granted bail to Karti Chidambaram's Chartered Accountant S Bhaskararaman.
'Housing sales to remain slow during Gudi Padwa festival'
Housing sales are likely to remain subdued during the upcoming Gudi Padwa festival as prospective home buyers and investors are still cautious, property consultant ANAROCK said.
Court allows BoB to leave South Africa over Gupta links
A South African court has allowed Bank of Baroda to close its operations in the country next month, over its links with the controversial India-born Gupta brothers who are facing massive corruption allegations, reports PTI. Judge Ntendeya Mavundla of the Pretoria High Court on Monday dismissed with costs an application by 20 companies linked to the Guptas seeking to stop BoB from closing all its accounts and leaving South Africa.
The Indian state-owned bank announced last month that it had decided to close down operations in South Africa in line with a revision of its global strategy. BoB was the only bank that had been working with the Gupta companies after all South African banks severed ties with them following corruption allegations against Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta involving billions of rands.
J&K minister Altaf Bukhari given additional charge of finance
Jammu & Kashmir Education Minister Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari was given additional charge of the finance ministry today, a day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti axed Haseeb Drabu from the post over his remark that Kashmir was not a political issue, reports PTI.
Naxals blow up CRPF vehicle, 9 jawans killed
Nine CRPF personnel were killed after suspected Naxals blew up their mine-protected vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, around a year after a dozen jawans were killed in a similar ambush in the district, reports PTI. Officials said the incident took place around 12:30 pm along the Kistaram-Palodi road of the district when the troops of the 212th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force were out on an operation. Two other jawans suffered injuries.
Market ends mixed; Midcaps outperform Sensex
The market ended mixed amid volatility in the last hour of trade. The Nifty has managed to close above 10,400 levels while the Sensex fails to hold on to 34,000 levels.
Private banks are off their day's high while the PSU Bank index trimmed its gains to 2% from 5%. State Bank of India stock lost 3% from the day's high to close up half a percent.
Oil marketing companies are on buyers' radar as HPCL, BPCL gained 4.5% each and IOC gained 2%. TCS counter lost 5% after Tata Sons sold some stake in the IT major to pare debt of its telecom company.
SC extends deadline to link Aadhar with bank a/cs indefinitely
The Supreme Court has said that mandatory linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts and mobile phones will be extended till the judgement in the matter is pronounced.
The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has said that the government cannot insist on mandatory linking of Aadhaar in the interim.
Here are the top headlines at 4 pm from Moneycontrol News' Sakshi Batra
EB-5 visas gains popularity as H-1B gets difficult
The EB-5 visa is gaining popularity as an alternative to the embattled H-1B visa despite its higher cost. Moneycontrol News’ Neha Alawadhi said that despite the prohibitive $0.5m cost for an EB-5 visa and mandatory creation of jobs, the lure of a green card is driving demand.
Bike-sharing start-up Ofo raises $866m
Bicycle-sharing platform provider, Ofo has raised $866 million in a round of funding led by the Alibaba Group. The funding also saw participation from Haofeng Group, Tianhe Capital, Ant Financial and Junli Capital. Ofo currently has operations in 21 countries with over 200 million global users totalling to 32 million rides per day, the statement said.
No need to extend 'State of Emergency' in Sri Lanka: Law Min
The Sri Lankan government is unlikely to extend the 10-day nationwide state of emergency imposed after communal riots erupted in Kandy district, as no fresh incidents of violence has been reported from anywhere in the country, the new Law and Order Minister told PTI.
FY19 may miss RBI rate cuts as inflation shows rising trend: UBS
Swiss brokerage firm UBS expects consumer inflation to rise over the next few months and average close to 4.7% in FY19, driving Reserve Bank to keep key policy rates on hold in the coming fiscal. As per the report, the key risks to the base case CPI inflation forecast include higher minimum support prices, global crude oil prices strengthening further and populist spending in the run-up to 2019 general election. If these risks materialise, "we do not rule out a pre-emptive 50 bps hike over the next 12 months to ensure macro stability risks are contained," UBS added.