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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): India's financial sector is likely to see a mixed performance in the fourth quarter of FY26, with stronger deposit growth, improving asset quality, but pressure on margins and profitability, according to a report by PhillipCapital. The report highlighted that deposit growth has emerged as a key positive surprise during the quarter, outpacing credit expansion and easing liquidity pressures in the system. "Banking balance sheets are expected to witness healthy g ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian equity benchmarks ended the week decisively higher amid short covering from foreign institutional investor (FII) participants and resilient domestic cues. Market optimism was bolstered by clarity in the India-US trade relations, with both sides tentatively agreeing to conclude the first phase of the deal by November. The sentiment remained upbeat as Bank Nifty achieved a new milestone, driven by robust buying interest in leading banking stocks. Invest ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: While maintaining higher provisioning requirements owing to regulatory compliance, J&K Bank posted a net profit of Rs 494.11 Cr for the July-September Quarter (Q2) of current financial year (CFY), remaining well on course to meet its annual market guidance. The Bank's net profit for half-year (H1) witnessed an increase to Rs 978.95 Cr from Rs 966.41 Cr recorded for H1 last FY. The Bank announced financial numbers after its Board-of-Directors reviewed and approved the quarterly ...Read More >
Mumbai: Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on IIFL Finance's (IIFL) long-term rating to positive from stable, and affirmed the rating on IIFL's senior secured debt at 'B+'. The rating agency expects the company's credit profile to improve over the next two years, particularly its business and risk profiles, asset quality and funding diversity. "The revision also reflects Fitch's expectation of a gradual decline in legacy problem assets over the next two years along with ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi PWD and Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Saturday promised a complete transformation of the capital's ageing water infrastructure within a year, blaming decades-old pipelines and previous government negligence for the ongoing water crisis. During a visit to D-Block Gole Market, Gurudwara Flats in Rakabganj, and Type-II Flats in Sarojini Nagar, Singh highlighted the alarming state of Delhi's water pipelines. "There are places in Delhi where pipelin ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 19 (PTI) ICICI Bank on Saturday posted a 15.9 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter to Rs 13,558 crore compared to Rs 11,696 crore in the year-ago period. On a standalone basis, the country's second-largest private sector lender reported a net profit of Rs 12,768 crore for the quarter, up 15.5 per cent from Rs 11,059 crore a year ago. Its core net interest income increased 10.6 per cent to Rs 21,635 crore on the back of a 12 per cent domestic loan growth ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Axis Bank's net profit slipped 4% year-on-year to Rs 5,806 crore in the quarter ended June 2025, dragged down by a sharp rise in provisions. The higher provisions were due to a one-off accounting adjustment, which the bank described as a "technical impact" or an internal recalibration of its bad loan classification.This adjustment, applied to cash credit, overdraft products, and one-time settled accounts, resulted in Rs 2,709 crore of fresh slippages. That alone triggered additional prov ...Read More >
Patna: Non-vegetarian dishes have made Bihar's politics spicier on several occasions, and so union minister and senior JD (U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh' recent mutton party for party workers and supporters under his Munger constituency was no exception. Lalan Singh listened to problems of common people at Suryagarha in Lakhisarai district of Bihar (part of Munger constituency) to sort them out with local authorities and also threw a mutton party for them, creating a controversy ...Read More >
Mumbai: Axis Bank reported a 4% fall in its June quarter net profit to ₹5,806 crore, below consensus estimates, as provisions rose sharply at the private lender and business income was tepid. Analysts polled by Bloomberg had estimated PAT at ₹6,375.8 crore. The lender had reported profits of ₹6,034.6 crore in the same period last year. Net interest income or the core income of the bank for the quarter under review was flat at ₹13,560 crores versus ₹13,448 crore in the corresponding quarter last ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The third largest private sector lender Axis Bank opened the earnings seasons for the June quarter in the financial services space Thursday on a bad note, reporting a 4% decline in net income at Rs 5,806 crore despite a reasonable performance in its core business. The management said the red mark on the bottom-line is mainly due to a "technical impact" as the bank had a one-time hit of Rs 614 crore related to how it classifies some loans as bad. More importantly, on a sequential basis, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a challenging first half marked by margin compression and falling loan yields, India's banking sector is set to turn the corner in the third quarter of FY26 (3QFY26), a report said on Thursday. Private and public sector banks are entering a transition phase, where lagged benefits of deposit repricing, systemic liquidity infusion, and improving asset quality start to lift earnings, Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities said in a report. As per the report ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Loan write-offs were a major reason for the massive reduction in non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio over the past five years, which has hit a multi-decadal low of 2.3 per cent in the just concluded fiscal, shows the data from the Reserve Bank. The asset quality of commercial banks improved massively with gross NPAs and net NPAs declining to multi-decadal lows of 2.3 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively in FY25, the regulator said in its biannual Financial Stability Report released la ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Gove ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India's banking sector has shown spectacular improvement in asset quality as gross non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans) touched a decadal low of 2.3% in March 2025, the Reserve Bank of India said in its Financial Stability Report, released on Monday. However, the report forecasts a marginal 20 basis-point rise in gross NPAs by March 2027 to 2.5% in a normal scenario and 5.6% in an extreme adverse scenario. "The soundness and resilience of commercial banks are bolstered by robust ca ...Read More >
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