AGARTALA: Tripura Police have started an investigation against "unidentified fraudsters" for illegally withdrawing an amount of Rs 16.38 crore from the bank account of the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) by using cloned cheques, officials said on Friday.

SRINAGAR: Over 9,500 people were evacuated from different areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Srinagar districts after breaches in the Jhelum River embankment at two places on Friday morning.

NEW DELHI: In a significant step, Bank of Baroda, one of India's leading public sector banks, has declared the loan accounts of Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) and its erstwhile Director, Anil Ambani, as 'fraud', according to an exchange filing.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the lathi charge on the workers of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial University in Barabanki.

KOLKATA: The bank accounts, assets, and properties of the close relatives of Jiban Krishna Saha, who was arrested recently, are under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with the multi-crore cash for school-job case in West Bengal.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, on Friday, listed the petition by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, demanding a direction to the concerned banks to provide a statement of accounts on the remaining debt amount owed by him and others to September 15.

MANALI: The decades-old alternate least-maintained road link to this picturesque tourist resort in Himachal Pradesh with a heritage tag via the left bank of the Beas river is coming to the rescue of people whenever the mighty river washes away a major portion of the national highway, which falls on the river's right side, especially in monsoon floods.

MUMBAI: Days after the State Bank of India (SBI) declared Reliance Communications’ (RCom) accounts as ‘fraud’, the Bank of India (BOI) has also classified the loan accounts of the company, its promoter Anil Ambani, and Reliance Telecom as fraudulent, the company informed stock exchanges on Sunday.

MUMBAI: Days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned businessman Anil Ambani in a money laundering case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided premises linked to Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its Promoter Director.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday announced the arrest of Dinesh D. Gehlot, a Proclaimed Offender in a high-value bank fraud case registered more than two decades ago.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Tuesday, presided over a comprehensive video conferencing meeting to review the ongoing flood situation across affected districts in the state. The high-level meeting included Deputy Commissioners of Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Ferozepur and Fazilka districts along with all Executive Engineers (XENs) and Superintending Engineers (SEs) of the Drainage Department. The Cabinet Minister was accompanied by Principal Secretary Sh. Krishan Kumar and Chief Engineer (Drainage) S. Hardeep Singh Mendiratta.

NEW DELHI: Only 1.69 per cent of the Rs 2,000 banknotes were yet to be returned to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from circulation (as on July 31), the Parliament was informed on Monday.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 -- down from the current clearance time of up to two working days.

KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress booth convener was shot dead in Chakai village under Sonamukhi police station in West Bengal's Bankura district, said officials on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Indian benchmark indices began the week higher on Monday, led by gains in the PSU bank stocks. The BSE Sensex advanced 122 points or 0.15 per cent to 79,980 while the Nifty 50 inched up to 24,405, up 42 points or 0.17 per cent. The Nifty Bank rose 0.34 per cent to 55,194.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it would temporarily suspend provisions of the Uttar Pradesh government's 2025 Ordinance that effectively took over the management of the revered Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura-Vrindavan.

NEW DELHI: Shares of private lender IndusInd Bank went up on Tuesday, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the appointment of Rajiv Anand as its new managing director and CEO.

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is likely to summon some bankers for questioning in the investigation related to loans issued to the Anil Ambani group that later became non-performing assets.

NEW DELHI: The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, aimed at improving governance standards in the banking sector and ensuring enhanced protection for depositors and investors, will come into effect from August 1, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: The latest report by a credible bankers' body, on Wednesday, identified the pathetic state of institutional financial inclusion among people residing in rural West Bengal.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will now decide the course of hearing on a petition challenging the validity of the Uttar Pradesh government’s 2025 Ordinance related to the management of the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura-Vrindavan.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his sadness on Monday over the stampede at a Barabanki temple, that resulted in the deaths of two people, and extended his condolences to the grieving families.

BARABANKI: Two devotees lost their lives while 29 others were injured in a stampede that broke out at a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district in the early hours of Monday.

KAPURTHALA: The Kapurthala Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. has been awarded the Best Performance Award for outstanding achievement in the banking sector. The recognition was conferred during the 44th NABARD Foundation Day celebrations, held to honour exceptional contributions in the field of cooperative banking.

MANDYA: A bank manager lost Rs 56 lakh after being "digitally arrested" by cyber fraudsters in Karnataka's Mandya district.

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli army fire in the town of Arraba in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.

MUMBAI: The Indian stock market opened in the green on Tuesday as heavyweight banking stocks continued to lead amid mixed global cues.

MUMBAI: The Indian stock market ended in negative territory on Friday following selling in banking stocks and the broader market, after subdued Q1 earnings in the finance and IT sectors.

AMRELI: A 25-year-old woman from Bhad village of Gujarat's Amreli district allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison-laced food at her workplace.

MUMBAI: The Indian stock market settled in negative territory on Thursday following selling in IT and banking stocks amid Q1 earnings, and FII outflows due to trade deal concerns.

BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) sleuths on Thursday conducted raids in connection with the Shushruti Co-operative Society fraud case in Bengaluru.

MUMBAI: Public sector banks (PSBs) are likely to demonstrate stronger earnings resilience in Q1 FY26, supported by relatively milder margin compression and higher treasury gains, according to a report on Thursday.

MUMBAI: Private lender IndusInd Bank has reported a 3.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) fall in net advances to Rs 3,34,477 crore for the quarter ended June 30 (Q1 FY26).

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday withdrew Rs 1,00,010 crore from the banking system through a seven-day variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction.

NEW DELHI: The $31 billion fintech market in India is set for a disruption with the emergence of neobanks and to scale and secure a foothold, these digital-only banks should acquire primary bank accounts, a new report said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON: The Russia-Ukraine conflict has dealt "a major shock" to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production and consumption, the World Bank (WB) said in a report released on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals have called their opening batters Prithvi Shaw and David Warner 'pocket dynamos' after the duo has played a key role in the team's campaign in IPL 2022.

CHANDIGARH: -The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to direct cooperative banks to stop issuing arrest warrants against farmers who had failed to repay their loans because of deteriorating financial conditions due to crop failures coupled with sharp increase in agricultural inputs.

MANDI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, and Durham University in the UK have developed suction monitoring setup for soil cyclic triaxial testing to investigate the impact of climate change on railway embankments.

NEW DELHI: BJP chief J.P Nadda on Monday said that Indian politics has undergone a rapid transformation in the last eight years.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) order which ruled a stipulation in the DHFL resolution plan as "illegal" on recovery of avoidance transactions.

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Monday lowered its assessment for the majority of regional economies in the country, with its Governor warning ofuncertainty over the situation in Ukraine amid surging commodity prices, as well as Covid-19-related weakness.

PUNE: Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians' poor form, which has plagued them from last season, is something which has become a cause for concern for skipper Rohit Sharma. The side's crucial match against a Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on song at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium later on Saturday, could well decide in which direction the star-studded MI are headed in this edition of the IPL.

MOSCOW: The Bank of Russia has decided to cut the key rate by 300 basis points to 17 per cent per annum from April 11.

NEW DELHI: Addressing the failure in finding an acceptable solution in five years to the risk posed to the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has announced to resume two separate processes requested by India and Pakistan in connection with the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants in the Indus basin.

New DELHI: A Special CBI court in Bangalore has sentenced head cashier of a bank to seven years Rigorous Imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2.19 crore in connection with fraudulent exchange of demonetised currency with valid currency.

WASHINGTON: The developing East Asia and Pacific countries is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2022 amid the resurgence of Covid-19 pandemic, tighter financial conditions and the Russia-Ukraine war, the World Bank said.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a Uniform Banking Code for Foreign Exchange Transaction in order to control black money generation and Benami transactions.

NEW DELHI:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said that they have arrested an absconding accused in connection with a bank fraud of Rs 20.68 crore, on his arrival from Nairobi, Kenya.

NEW DELHI:The government on Thursday said that around 128 requests are pending in connection with bank fraud cases of Rs 21,074.43 cr for grant of consent by states.

NEW DELHI:As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred Paytm from taking on new customers for its Payments Bank, a new report on Thursday said that fintech platforms' dominance in digital payments may not result in a significant data advantage over banks.

NEW DELHI: The CBI has lodged an FIR against two siblings for cheating Punjab National Bank to the tune of over Rs three crore by mortgaging a sold property.

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank on Monday announced the launch of Airtel Axis Bank Credit Card as part of a "strategic partnership to strengthen the growth of India's digital ecosystem through a range of financial solutions".

AMRITSAR: State Bank of India presented a palanquin bus at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib. Mahinder Singh Ahli and handed over to Paramjit Singh Saroya.

NAWANSHAHR: Keeping in view the current scenario and maintaining law and order situation in the district, Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Magistrate Vishesh Sarangal on Wednesday ordered the installation of CCTV cameras in all fuel stations and banks.

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has attached two immovable properties including plant and machinery worth Rs 3.81 crore belonging to SLO Industries Limited in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to a bank fraud of Rs 201 crore.

NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced sanctions against five Russian banks -- Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank.

PATNA: A burqa-clad girl in Bihar's Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in a nationalised bank, an official said.

CHANDIGARH: The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here on Thursday said it has started the ‘human milk bank’ service for inborn neonates.

TORONTO: Over 2,000 Indian students, who face an uncertain future after three Montreal colleges closed last month by declaring bankruptcy, have demanded intervention by the Canadian government to give them justice.

NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to submit its balance sheet, along with bank accounts details, by February 17 on an execution petition filed by Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) seeking enforcement of an arbitration award of Rs 6,208 crore in favour of the Reliance Infrastructure's subsidiary.

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that they have provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 56.81 crore in the form of agricultural land, plots, shops, offices, flats, FDs and bank accounts belonging to Bharat Bomb, Shankar Lal Khandelwal and their associates in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to the Syndicate Bank loan fraud of Rs 1,267.79 crore.

HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Balvinder Singh the Promoter - Director of the PCH Corporation Ltd and other PCH group companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case relating to defrauding banks to the tune of Rs 370 crore.

CHENNAI: Government-owned Indian Bank on Monday said it closed the third quarter of the current fiscal with a net profit of Rs 689.73 crore.

RAMALLAH: At least 159 Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

PATNA: The Immigration Department has arrested main accused Daljit Singh Bal in Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative bank (PMC) multi billion dollar scam from Raxaul border of Bihar, the police on Thursday.

NEW DELHI:In a month when the equity indices were in rough waters, banking stocks managed to outperform the broader markets in January 2022.

LUCKNOW: A bank manager, who had been absconding for two years in a case of embezzlement of Rs 45 crore, has been arrested by the Lucknow police.

HYDERABAD: Cyber crooks, who hacked the server of Andhra Pradesh Mahesh Co-Operative Urban Bank here on Sunday, transferred Rs 12.90 crore to three accounts in the same bank and from there, to 128 accounts in different banks in various parts of the country, a bank official said on Tuesday.

BAREILLY: In a shocking incident, a security guard deployed at a bank in Bareilly on Friday opened fire at a customer who had come without wearing a mask.

LONDON:The Bank of England (BoE) has announced an unchanged interest rate at 0.1 per cent, despite prediction of inflation being temporarily above its 2 per cent target in the months ahead.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will seek US$ 210 million loan from World Bank/ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the canal based water supply project for Amritsar and Ludhiana under the Punjab Municipal Service Improvement Project (PMSIP).

MUMBAI: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested three directors of Ruchi Global Ltd for allegedly defrauding various banks to the tune of Rs 188.35 crore, an official said here.

MUMBAI: The ICICI Bank on Wednesday announced the launch of 'ICICI STACK for Corporates', a comprehensive set of digital banking solutions for corporates and their entire ecosystem including promoters, group companies, employees, dealers, vendors and all other stakeholders.

LUCKNOW: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court against the demolition of Masjid Garib Nawab, also known as Tehseel Wali Masjid, in Ram Sanehi Ghat area of Barabanki.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out searches at six locations in Mumbai after registering a case of bank fraud worth Rs 134 crore against Gujarat-based Associate High Pressure Technologies Pvt Ltd and its directors.

MUMBAI:The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Monday morning led by healthy buying in banking stocks.Around 10.50 a.m., Sensex was trading at 50,681.29, higher by 140.81 points or 0.28 per cent from its previous close of 50,540.48.

NEW DELHI: Value buying along with healthy buying in the banking stocks lifted the key domestic indices during Friday's late-afternoon trade session.

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the dead bodies buried on the banks of the river Ganga, saying that the head of the Modi's "system" remains buried in the same sand.

MUMBAI: If you planning an online money transfer using the banking system between Saturday midnight and Sunday, you are well advised to either cancel or postpone such transfers.

GHAZIPUR (UP): After Bihar's Buxar, around two dozen bodies were found on the banks of the Ganga at adjoining Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment along with transfer of management control in IDBI Bank Ltd.

CHANDIGARH: As per the drive initiated by the newly formed Enforcement Directorate, Mining, against illegal mining, Amritsar (Rural) Police has launched a major crackdown on illegal sand mining in the district.

PATIALA: Amid surge in COVID cases, to ensure the uninterrupted supply of oxygen, as per the directives of Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, district administration, Patiala today took a unique initiative by launching 'Oxygen on Wheels' service.

CHANDIGARH: As per the drive initiated by the newly formed Enforcement Directorate, Mining, against illegal mining, Amritsar (Rural) Police has launched a major crackdown on illegal sand mining in the district.

MUMBAI: The key Indian equity indices declined on Friday morning with the BSE Sensex losing over 400 points.Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking and finance stocks. However, buying in metal and oil and gas stocks restricted the losses.

SRINAGAR: Armed robbers looted Rs 6 lakhs from a branch of the J&K Bank in Baramulla district on Thursday, police said.

NEW DELHI: To scale up production of its Covishield vaccine, the Serum Institute of India (SII) had borrowed money from banks instead of waiting for the government's aid to arrive.

PATNA: As many as 12 employees of Bandhan Bank here on Monday tested positive for coronavirus.
A health official at Patna civil surgeon office said that some Bandhan Bank employees of Ashiyana Digha branch have been complaining of mild fever for the last few days.

MUMBAI: To broaden its services for the start-up sector, the lender Yes Bank has tied-up with GVFL Limited.ccordingly, the two companies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Fintech-led innovation and support the growth of the Indian startup ecosystem.

SRINAGAR: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested former chairman of J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmad Nengroo on Saturday in connection with a tender fraud case.

CHANDIGARH: The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved 300 Million US dollars loan for canal based drinking water schemes under Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project with a view to ensure quality drinking water 24x7 and minimize the water losses for holy city Amritsar and industrial hub Ludhiana.

BARABANKI (UTTAR PRADESH): A case was registered in Barabanki district on Friday against unnamed persons in the ambulance case involving Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA and mafia don Mukhtar Ansari.

CHENNAI:Government owned Indian Bank has declared bad loans amounting Rs 202.32 crore to seven domestic borrowers and $5.289 million lent to a foreign company as fraud.

NEW DELHI: March 31 is the deadline for submitting applications for setting up a pan-India umbrella entity for retail payments.
The Reserve Bank of India in February had extended the date to March 31 after it received requests from stakeholders, including Indian Banks' Association (IBA), to extend the deadline.

MUMBAI: The key Indian equity indices declined on Wednesday morning, with the BSE Sensex losing over 500 points.
Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking and finance stocks.

NEW DELHI/ALAPPUZHA : The Congress is ushering in a generational change in Kerala by fielding more new and young faces in the Assembly elections in the southern state scheduled to be held on April 6.

PATIALA: Punjab Minister for Co-operation and Jails, Mr. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that Punjab Government has strengthened the co-operative sector institutions which had come to an end during the tenure of the previous government.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted searches at more than 100 places across India in connection with more than 30 cases of bank fraud amounting to over Rs.3700 crore. These searches are part of Special Drive to book the fraudusters on the complaints received from different Nationalised Banks in India.

CHANDIGARH: Strongly opposing the direct bank transfer scheme for farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday that he had written to the Prime Minister seeking early resolution of the matter in view of the upcoming Rabi season.

SRINAGAR: Unidentified gunmen looted Rs 2 lakh on Wednesday from a bank in J&K's Budgam district.Reports here said gunmen entered the Chandpora branch of the J&K Bank and decamped with not just the cash but also a 12 bore gun of the bank guard and the CCTV cameras at the branch.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said any amount collected during moratorium period by banks as interest on interest or compound interest, should either be refunded or adjusted against the next EMIs payable by the borrowers.

PATNA: An employee of the Bank of India was shot dead in Bihar's Suryagarha town in Lakhisarai district, police said on Thursday.