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HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday said profit rose 5 percent in the first half of 2017.

India likely to be 3rd largest economy by 2028: HSBC report

India also needs a lot of focus on ease of doing business and related aspects like contract enforcements.

17 Sept 2017 12:28 PM IST

The two unlisted associate banks which will be merged with SBI are State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH).

SBI reviewing minimum balance charges for savings accounts

Bank has exempted BSBD and PMJDY accounts from maintaining the minimum balance requirement.

17 Sept 2017 12:22 PM IST

Cement segment, which is witnessing consolidation - last fiscal, had signed acquisitions of Rs 32,000 crore last fiscal.

Projects like bullet train a boon for idle cement capacity: CMA

Industry is already sitting on more than Rs 60,000 crore of sunk investment in surplus capacities.

17 Sept 2017 12:06 PM IST

RBI has also reported that the general public has withdrawn Rs. 1,03,316 crore from their accounts either over the counter or through ATMs during this period.

RBI likely to keep policy rate on hold till fiscal-end: report

The rate cut was the first in 10 months and brought policy rates to a near 7-year low.

17 Sept 2017 11:08 AM IST

Life insurance serves several purposes in addition to simply providing your family with basic monetary relief once you are gone.

Life insurers cut fresh exposure to equities by 57 per cent in FY17

Total assets held by the life insurance industry grew 18 per cent to Rs 29.81 trillion from Rs 25.29 trillion.

17 Sept 2017 11:07 AM IST

NTPC invites developers to set up 100 waste-to-energy plants

Company invited expression of interest from domestic as well as global players for setting up such plants.

17 Sept 2017 11:05 AM IST

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi (Photo: PTI)

GST Council may change rates if it feels the need: Sushil Kumar Modi

Some of the industry captains have raised concerns over the changing GST rates.

16 Sept 2017 8:44 PM IST

Shares of Allahabad Bank closed 1.96 per cent down at Rs 87.70 on BSE.

Allahabad Bank board to consider AllBank Fin merger this week

AllBank Finance (ABFL) is a leading merchant banker and has been holding licence for Debenture Trusteeship since...

16 Sept 2017 8:15 PM IST

Businesses availing trasnitional credit can file GST returns till August 28. Photo: Twitter| @GSTN_IT

Govt urges taxpayers to file GST returns n time to avoid portal crash

A group of ministers, headed by Sushil Modi met in Bengaluru to discuss the technical rollout of GST.

16 Sept 2017 8:04 PM IST

The prevalence of Bitcoins has caused some concerns in government due to its hidden nature.

Govt mulling India's own cryptocurrency 'Lakshmi'

Sources in the government said that a committee was set up to discuss the proposal of having India's own cryptocurrency.

16 Sept 2017 6:34 PM IST

The European Commission launched an initial investigation into Google in 2010. (Photo: AFP)

Jaitley to launch Google's new payment app 'Tez' on Monday

Tech majors like WhatsApp and Facebook are also engaged in dialogue with the NPCI to launch their own payment services.

16 Sept 2017 5:42 PM IST

Aadhaar is a 10-digita unique identity given to every Indians.

5 things to know to avoid fleecing at Aadhaar enrolment centres

The UIDAI has been receiving complaints of enrolment officials charging people unnecessarily and hence took actions...

16 Sept 2017 5:16 PM IST