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Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹65,322 crore of temporary liquidity into the banking system on Friday through a six-day variable rate repo (VRR) auction.The RBI injected the funds at a cut-off rate of 5.26 per cent and a weighted average rate of 5.29 per cent, the...

Mumbai, March 25 The rupee plunged by 20 paise to close at a fresh record low of 93.96 against the US dollar on Wednesday as heavy outflows from foreign investors and rising tensions in the Middle East kept investors on edge.Even a decline in global crude oil prices, a weaker US dollar, and...

New Delhi, March 25 The government on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for another five years ending March 2031.To control price increases, the government in 2016 gave the RBI a mandate to keep retail...

Mumbai, March 25 The Reserve Bank rejected all bids for treasury bills offered at auction on Wednesday, as investors demanded yields that were 0.05-0.10 percentage points higher than those seen in previous auctions, amid tight liquidity conditions in the banking system, market participants said...

New Delhi, March 25 The Reserve Bank has approved the proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Sammaan Capital Ltd by a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company.The acquisition by Avenir Investment RSC Ltd also includes the indirect change in control of the...

New Delhi, March 24 – The government has intensified its efforts to help citizens recover over ₹73,000 crore in unclaimed deposits held by banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds. Regulators are implementing simplified claim processes, digital tracking platforms, and nationwide awareness...

New Delhi, March 24 The unclaimed amount transferred by public sector banks to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of the Reserve Bank of India stood at ₹60,518 crore as of January 2026, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Additionally, the unclaimed insurance amount...

Mumbai, March 24 The Reserve Bank is developing more digital public infrastructure and payment intelligence platforms by leveraging artificial intelligence and application programming interfaces to enhance customer experience and strengthen the payment ecosystem, according to a senior central...

Mumbai, March 24 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹55,837 crore of short-term liquidity into the banking system on Tuesday through a three-day variable rate repo (VRR) auction.The RBI injected the funds at cut-off and weighted average rates of 5.26 per cent, the central bank said in a...

Mumbai, March 23 According to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released on Monday, foreign banks have experienced a higher transmission of monetary easing in both fresh and outstanding deposit and lending rates compared to their domestic counterparts.The data in the bulletin showed that...

New Delhi, March 23 South Indian Bank, a private sector lender, announced on Monday that it has appointed former RBI Executive Director Jose Joseph Kattoor as its non-executive, part-time chairman.The appointment is effective from March 23, 2026, for a term of three years.The appointment...

New Delhi, March 23 The Association of Gold Loan Companies (AGLOC) has sought a six-month deferral of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised guidelines on lending against gold and silver collateral, scheduled for implementation by April 1, 2026, citing emerging geopolitical uncertainty and...

Mumbai, March 23 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchased a net of USD 2.526 billion of foreign exchange from the spot currency market in January, according to the central bank's monthly bulletin released on Monday.The central bank's purchase of US dollars came in January, following seven...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today injected ₹79,256 crore into the banking system through an overnight variable rate repo (VRR) auction to ease liquidity conditions.The central bank stated that the funds were injected at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.26 percent. However, the...

Mumbai, March 23 The rupee breached the 94/dollar barrier for the first time, falling by 50 paise to a new record low of 94.03 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as soaring global crude prices and continued foreign fund outflows unnerved investors.A strengthening US dollar and a...

Mumbai, March 23 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹79,256 crore in short-term liquidity into the banking system on Monday through an overnight variable rate (VRR) auction.The RBI injected the funds at cut-off and weighted average rates of 5.26 per cent, the central bank said in a...

Mumbai, March 23 The rupee continued its downward trend on Monday, losing 41 paise to fall to a record low of 93.94 against the US dollar, as the ongoing war in West Asia kept global crude oil prices high, and the US dollar remained strong.Sustained outflows of foreign funds and a crash in the...

New Delhi, March 22 The government may consider selling a stake in IDBI Bank through the Offer-for-Sale (OFS) route to increase public shareholding, after the unsuccessful attempt to divest stake in the LIC-controlled lender, sources said.Currently, the public float in IDBI Bank is only 5.29...

Mumbai, March 20 The Reserve Bank announced on Friday that it has imposed a fine of ₹31.8 lakh on Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for non-compliance with certain directions related to inactive accounts and unclaimed deposits.In a statement, the Reserve Bank said that a statutory...

Mumbai, March 20 The Reserve Bank of India announced on Friday that it will conduct an overnight variable rate repo (VRR) auction worth Rs 1 lakh crore on March 23.The auction will take place between 9:30 am and 10:00 am on March 23, and the funds will be reversed on March 24, according to the...