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New Delhi: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has waived penal charges for non-maintenance of Minimum Average Balance (MAB) in all savings accounts, the bank said in a statement. "This customer-first initiative, effective from July 1, 2025, is particularly aimed at supporting priority segments such as women, farmers and low-income households, ensuring easier and more inclusive access to banking services without the stress of balance maintenance penalties," PNB said. The bank's previous Minimum Average ...Read More >
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], July 1: PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (PNB MetLife), one of India's leading life insurance companies has been recognized by Great Place to Work among India's Best Companies to Work For 2025, securing the No. 1 position in the insurance sector. The company has moved up to the 6th position in this year's prestigious Top 100 list- a significant rise from its 9th place ranking in 2024. This marks second consecutive year PNB MetLife features in the list, hig ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded negative around 11:08AM(IST)on Tuesday in an upbeat market. IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 3.57 per cent), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 1.36 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 0.74 per cent) and HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.32 per cent) were among the top gainers. Axis Bank Ltd.(down 2.54 per cent), Bank of Baroda(down 1.83 per cent), Canara Bank(down 1.06 per cent), Punjab National Bank(down 0.63 per cent) and ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.61 per cent) were the top losers ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has expressed grief over the tragic fire accident that occurred at the Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district that killed 12 people. The Governor paid condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Also Read | Rules Changing From July 1, 2025: From LPG Cylinder Prices and Railway Fares to Aadhaar-PAN Link, Check Key Rule Changes ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Nifty PSU Bank Index jumped more than 2.5% Monday after the finance ministry urged these lenders to offer more credit and monetise subsidiaries through IPOs and stake sales. They bucked the declines in the rest of the banking space. The Nifty PSU Bank Index gained 2.7%, while the Bank Nifty and benchmark Nifty lost 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. All 12 stocks in the PSU Bank index closed higher. Bank of Maharashtra soared 5.3% while Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda rallied 3.9 ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Indian stock markets ended much lower on Monday, snapping a four-day winning streak. Investors booked profits after recent gains, and there were no major new domestic developments to drive the markets higher. The key Indices -- Sensex fell by 452 points or 0.54% to close at 83,606.46, and Nifty 50 also dropped, ending around 25,500, down roughly 0.55%. Stocks that fell the most under Sensex were Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industri ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) After rising for four straight sessions, the Indian stock markets took a breather on Monday as investors booked profits amid the absence of strong domestic cues. The Sensex dropped 452 points, or 0.54 per cent, to close at 83,606.46. During the day, it moved between an intra-day high of 84,099.53 and a low of 83,482.13. Nifty also followed suit. The 50-share index opened at 25,661.65, touched a high of 25,669.35, and closed at 25,517.05, down by 120.75 points o ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In an important development, a special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court on June 25 allowed restoration of assets ₹952 crore attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case against Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), its group companies, and associated entities. The property - Surat-based plant of Vadraj Cement Limited - would be restored to Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd, which has taken over the defunct company through a resolut ...Read More >
New Delhi: JSW Steel has transformed Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) into a viable and going concern after acquiring it out of bankruptcy in 2021, and its liquidation would have adverse ramifications on all stakeholders, the Sajjan Jindal-led steelmaker and BPSL's lenders told the Supreme Court. They also sought an 'open court' hearing of their petitions seeking a review of the top court's May 2 order scrapping JSW's acquisition of BPSL under the bankruptcy law. While JSW filed the review peti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Amid rate moderation by the Reserve Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Friday for review their financial performance and progress of various government flagship schemes. According to sources, the finance minister may exhort them to increase credit flow towards productive sectors of the economy. Also Read | What Are the New Metro Compensation Rules in India? Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Enhances ...Read More >
New Delhi: The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will start on July 2. In this Test, Shubman Gill has a chance to create history. Actually, the Indian team has not been able to win on this ground so far. Team India played the first match on this ground in 1967. Be it Virat Kohli or Dhoni or Dravid or Sourav Ganguly, no Indian captain has won here in 58 years. However, Gill will have a chance to get his name register ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Amid rate moderation by the Reserve Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Friday for review their financial performance and progress of various government flagship schemes. According to sources, the finance minister may exhort them to increase credit flow towards productive sectors of the economy. This is going to be the first review meeting after the Reserve Bank earlier this month carried out a jumbo poli ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks will have to innovate to get fresh deposits as lower interest rates will make it more difficult to attract new savers, said investment experts. Products such as fixed deposit-linked credit cards, sweep-in deposits and savings bank-linked home loans will have to be marketed more as younger savers will continue to move towards capital market products like short-term debt funds, while senior citizens will be increasingly more dependent on government savings schemes, said bankers and i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks have started to reduce lending rates, passing the benefit of the Reserve Bank of India's reduction of repo rate. This is expected to benefit home loan borrowers as well as small businesses, as most of these loans are linked to external benchmarks like the RBI's repo rate. Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank reduced repo-linked lending rate by 50 basis points each. Bank of Baroda's revised repo-linked lending rate (RLLR) now stands at 8.15% compared to 8.65%, while PNB's RLLR ...Read More >
Mumbai: Banks will have to innovate to get fresh deposits as lower interest rates will make it more difficult to attract new savers, said investment experts. Products such as fixed deposit-linked credit cards, sweep-in deposits and savings bank-linked home loans will have to be marketed more as younger savers will continue to move towards capital market products like short-term debt funds, while senior citizens will be increasingly more dependent on government savings schemes, said bankers and i ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several major banks, including Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of India and UCO Bank, have slashed their lending rates following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recent decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points. The rate cut is part of the RBI's strategy to stimulate economic growth by making borrowing more affordable for both consumers and businesses. Punjab National Bank was among the first to pass on the benefit, lowering its repo-linked lending rate ...Read More >
Nagpur: Warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the entire country, but British history tried to confine him as a regional icon, said BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who was in Nagpur on Friday to attend an event marking the 351st anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation. Trivedi told TOI at the event organized by Shivaji Maharaj Kruti Samiti that Shivaji Maharaj's contribution in 'safeguarding' the southern part of India from Mughal invasion must not be forgotte ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Borrowing costs at India's two most rate-sensitive sectors - property and automobiles - are set to head South soon after the central bank Friday made its steepest rate cut since March 2020 and promised ample liquidity in the shape of the lowest cash reserve ratio (CRR) on record. The Nifty Realty index surged nearly 5%, even dwarfing gains for financial stocks, reflecting the likely impact of the big-bang policy moves on home purchases. Home, personal, and car loans tied to external ben ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Financial markets regulator SEBI has asked banks and mutual funds to attach the bank accounts and shares and mutual fund holdings of fugitive Mehul Choksi to recover Rs 2.10 crore dues for violating insider trading rules linked to shares of Gitanjali Gems. The dues of Rs 2.1 crore include Rs 1.5 crore penalty, Rs 60 lakh as interest (February 2022 to May 2025 at 1 per cent per month) and Rs 1,000 as recovery cost. On May 15, 2025, SEBI sent Mehul Cho ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Financial markets regulator SEBI has asked banks and mutual funds to attach the bank accounts and shares and mutual fund holdings of fugitive Mehul Choksi to recover Rs 2.10 crore dues for violating insider trading rules linked to shares of Gitanjali Gems. The dues of Rs 2.1 crore include Rs 1.5 crore penalty, Rs 60 lakh as interest (February 2022 to May 2025 at 1 per cent per month) and Rs 1,000 as recovery cost. On May 15, 2025, SEBI sent Mehul Cho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Hours after RBI's jumbo rate cut, state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday announced up to 50 basis points reduction in lending rate, a move which will help existing and new borrowers. Other banks are also expected to make similar announcements soon. "Great News for Our Valued Customers! Punjab National Bank Makes Your EMIs More Affordable! Following the repo rate cut (6.00% - 5.50%), Punjab National Bank has reduced its RLLR by 50 bps, effective from June 9, 202 ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Financial markets regulator SEBI has asked banks and mutual funds to attach the bank accounts and shares and mutual fund holdings of fugitive Mehul Choksi to recover Rs 2.10 crore dues for violating insider trading rules linked to shares of Gitanjali Gems. The dues of Rs 2.1 crore include Rs 1.5 crore penalty, Rs 60 lakh as interest (February 2022 to May 2025 at 1 per cent per month) and Rs 1,000 as recovery cost. Also Read | Bhagyashree's Husband Hi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Nifty Bank index hit its all-time high on Friday, rising 1.47 per cent, after the Reserve Bank decided to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR) by a huge 1 per cent, which will unlock Rs 2.5 lakh crore liquidity to the banking system for lending to productive sectors of the economy. With the reduction in four equal tranches ending November 29, 2025, the CRR would come down to 3 per cent. This means that the commercial banks would have to maintain a lower level of 3 per cent in liquid cash ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ordered the attachment of absconding businessman Mehul Choksi's bank accounts, mutual funds, and shares in an effort to recover Rs 2.1 crore. The amount is related to a penalty imposed on him for violating insider trading rules in the shares of Gitanjali Gems. Choksi, who was the Chairman and Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems, is accused of sharing unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) with an asso ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ordered the attachment of absconding businessman Mehul Choksi's bank accounts, mutual funds, and shares in an effort to recover Rs 2.1 crore. The amount is related to a penalty imposed on him for violating insider trading rules in the shares of Gitanjali Gems. Choksi, who was the Chairman and Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems, is accused of sharing unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) with an associate, Rakesh Girdharlal ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at 15 places in Mumbai and Kochi in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam that caused a wrongful loss of more than Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), official sources said. The massive crackdown is underway at the premises across Mumbai and Kochi linked to the accused and suspects as part of an ongoing probe into alleged financial irregularities. According to the sources, the searches ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Bank index traded positive around 10:30AM(IST)on Friday in an upbeat market. Axis Bank Ltd.(up 1.67 per cent), Punjab National Bank(up 1.27 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 1.14 per cent), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent) and State Bank of India(up 0.87 per cent) were among the top gainers. Bank of Baroda(down 2.41 per cent) were the top losers on the index. The Nifty Bank index was up 0.53 per cent at 56056.3 at the time of writing this report. Benchmark NSE Nifty ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Twelve people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's violent protest against an ethanol factory proposed at Pedda Dhanwada village in Jogulamba district. Sub-inspector D Jagadeeswar said the police used video footage to identify those involved in the unrest.In a video statement on Thursday, the SI said notices were issued to five others. "Protesters came armed with sticks and red chilli powder. They pelted stones at the police and set fire to a container and makeshift shelters m ...Read More >
Lucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Thursday convicted and sentenced a former officer of Punjab National Bank and another individual in a bribery case dating back to 2013.Court of Special Judge, CBI (Court No. 04), sentenced Bhupinder Singh Bhatiyani, then Officer (Scale-I) at PNB's Usmanpur Branch in Barabanki, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,10,000. Co-accused Nitin Tiwari, was sentenced to six months of imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000.According to Ce ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya approached the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday seeking direction to banks to provide details of the total amount recovered against loans obtained by him, United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL, now in liquidation). Considering the plea, the High Court has issued notices to concerned banks in this regard. The bench headed by Justice R. Devadas passed the order issuing notices to banks, and recovery officers and adjourned the matter till February ...Read More >
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