MUMBAI: State Bank of India reported a 9.7% year-on-year rise in consolidated Q1 FY26 profit to Rs 21,201 crore, driven by robust treasury and forex income. Standalone net profit increased to Rs 19,160 crore from Rs 17,035 crore that was recorded a year earlier.Advances grew 11.6% YoY, but core net interest income slipped 0.1% to…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan told shareholders at the bank’s annual general meeting that reverse mortgage loans do not work in the Indian context because of “various legal and operational issues.” He added, “I’m not aware of any bank currently offering it. One bank did in the past, but they have stopped….
NEW DELHI: Govt will introduce a fresh version of the Income Tax bill on Monday, incorporating the recommendations of the Select Committee of Parliament. The new bill was approved by the cabinet on Friday as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman withdrew earlier version of the I-T bill 2025, which was introduced in Lok Sabha in Feb…
MUMBAI: India has emerged as the single biggest market for Malaysia Airlines Berhad and the carrier has added capacity in this market by pulling out its flights from the Asean and domestic networks. Currently operating 77 weekly flights to 10 cities in India, the airline has flown 13 lakh people in & out of the…
MUMBAI: AU Small Finance Bank’s promoters will transfer their shares to a non-operative holding company (NOHC) as part of RBI’s conditions for the lender’s transition into a full-fledged or universal bank. The lender has also decided to shift its corporate headquarters from Jaipur to Mumbai, after receiving in-principle approval from RBI for the upgrade.AU Small…
State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday reported a 12% year-on-year increase in standalone net profit at Rs 19,160 crore for the quarter ended June 2025, beating Street estimates of Rs 17,095 crore. In the same period last year, the bank had posted a profit of Rs 17,035 crore.The profit jump was supported by operational…
The government plans to award road projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore every year, with a target of Rs 7 lakh crore in project awards by the end of FY26, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, signalling renewed momentum after delays linked to the Bharatmala programme.Speaking at the annual session…
The average US tariff rate has climbed to 20.1%, its highest sustained level since the 1910s, according to new estimates released by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday. The sharp rise follows fresh duties that took effect Thursday, as part of President Donald Trump’s continued push for “reciprocal”…
Air India is working with Singapore Airlines to adopt global best practices and improve the reliability of its ageing aircraft fleet, CEO Campbell Wilson told employees during a townhall on Friday, amid heightened regulatory oversight following the June 12 crash of its Boeing 787-8.According to a PTI report citing sources present at the internal meeting,…
Global merchandise trade is projected to grow 0.9% in 2025, helped by a surge in US imports ahead of sweeping tariff hikes, but the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned that the impact of higher duties will hit hard in 2026.In its latest forecast, the WTO revised next year’s trade growth estimate down to 1.8%, from…