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Mumbai, April 10 The Bombay High Court has ordered HDFC Bank to refund Rs 38 lakh to a Pune-based businessman, who lost the amount to a digital fraud, observing that the account holder was not at fault.A bench of Justices Bharti Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande, in its order of April 6, held that...

Mumbai, April 10 The Reserve Bank proposed changes in the criteria for identifying upper layer non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) on Friday, advocating for an asset-based approach instead of the previous parametric system and including state-run entities.According to the draft 'Reserve...

Mumbai, April 10 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced its plan to reduce the time taken for auctions, strengthen price transparency in the government securities market, and enhance retail participation under its 'Utkarsh 2029' strategy.The central bank said it aims to enhance...

Mumbai, April 10 India's foreign exchange reserves jumped by USD 9.063 billion to USD 697.121 billion for the week ended April 3, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, which ended on March 27, the overall reserves had dropped by USD 10.288 billion...

To combat digital fraud, the Reserve Bank of India has released a discussion paper suggesting additional measures to prevent it. The RBI has invited comments and feedback through the "Connect 2 Regulate" link on the RBI website until May 8th.According to data from the National Cyber Crime...

Mumbai, April 10 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction worth Rs 2 lakh crore seven days from Friday."In view of the current surplus liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a VRRR auction on Friday," the central bank said in a...

Mumbai, April 9 To mitigate financial fraud, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday proposed a delay in credit for authorized push payments and a control or kill switch for digital payments.It also proposed limiting the total amount of credits in an account to help counter the problem...

The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to expedite cross-border payments. In guidelines issued today, the RBI stated that it has observed that several banks rely on end-of-day statements of the nostro account to confirm and reconcile receipts in the nostro accounts, resulting in a delay in...

Mumbai, April 9 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed banks to streamline their processes for inward cross-border payments to ensure faster customer notification and timely credit to beneficiaries.The central bank has mandated banks to inform customers immediately once a payment...

Washington, April 9 – India’s economy is maintaining strong growth momentum, driven by robust domestic demand, resilient services exports, and sustained reforms, the World Bank said in its latest report.Growth is estimated at 7.6 per cent in the fiscal year 2025-26, higher than earlier...

Mumbai, April 8 Bankers described the Reserve Bank's decision to maintain interest rates in its policy review on Wednesday as a prudent and well-calculated measure.Specific measures for individual sectors, such as the removal of the Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement and easing of CRAR...

Mumbai, April 8 The rupee appreciated by 52 paise to close at 92.54 against the US dollar on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of military strikes against Iran for two weeks, and the Reserve Bank kept the key benchmark rate unchanged with a neutral stance.Forex...

New Delhi, April 8 Stocks in the real estate, auto, and banking sectors, which are sensitive to interest rates, were in high demand on Wednesday, a day when the Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate unchanged, adopting a wait-and-see approach as policymakers assessed the fallout from...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank proposed on Wednesday to remove the due diligence requirement for MSMEs to join TReDS platforms, in order to promote ease of doing business for micro, small, and medium enterprises.The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) refers to a system for...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to discontinue the Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR), an additional buffer that banks were required to maintain to protect against depreciation in the value of their investments, as a measure to support the capital adequacy of lenders...

Mumbai, April 8 Indian bond yields ended nearly 0.15 per cent lower on Wednesday, taking comfort from the conditional ceasefire in the West Asia conflict, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintaining the status quo on policy rates.According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the...

New Delhi, April 8 Investors' wealth swelled by ₹16.25 lakh crore on Wednesday, mirroring a sharp rally in the stock market where the BSE Sensex jumped nearly 4 per cent, after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire.Rising for the fifth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank said on Wednesday that the minutes of HDFC Bank's board meeting and other records are reviewed as part of the supervisory exercise, and reiterated that the largest private sector lender has not been found wanting in terms of ethics and governance."I would like...

Mumbai, April 8 Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra expressed confidence on Wednesday that interest rates will remain low in the medium to long term, given the benign inflationary conditions.Addressing the media at a post-monetary policy conference, Malhotra said the Indian economy is very...

Mumbai, April 8 Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday termed the ceasefire between the US and Iran as "pleasant news," which was taken into account while making the policy decision hours later."At 5:30 am, we received some pleasant news, perhaps not entirely unexpected," Malhotra...