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Sensex crashes by 770 points on dismal macro data, Nifty PSU bank down by
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices suffered bruising losses on Tuesday in all-round selling led by bank, financial, metal and auto stocks after the government last week reported 5 per cent GDP growth during the first fiscal quarter of April to June.
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PSU Bank index falls 3.7 pc after merger plan, PNB and Canara Bank stocks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Shares of public sector banks (PSBs) traded under pressure on Tuesday after the government last week unveiled a mega-plan to merge 10 of them for creating four stronger lenders with countrywide networks and global reach.
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Steering committee on fintech-related issues submits report
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The steering committee on fintech-related issues has recommended that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) works with public sector banks to bring in more efficiency and reduce security risks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive analyti
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Auto industry downturn worrisome, says SIAM; calls for lowering GST from 2
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Monday that sales report coming out from various companies for August has been dismal with over 30 per cent erosion of sales for passenger vehicles.
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Auto majors report sliding sales in August amid slowdown
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): Sagging consumer sentiment amid economic slowdown has led major automobile manufacturers to report significant declines in sales during August.
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'Stop politicking' over state of country's economy: Priyanka tells Sithara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, asking her to stop 'politicking' over the state of the country's economy.
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Sitharaman side-steps Manmohan Singh's remarks on state of economy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday side-stepped a question on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that the government should put aside "vendetta politics" and reach out to all sane voices to steer the country's economy o
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FM allays concerns of job losses over merger of public sector banks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday allayed the concerns of job losses in the wake of the merger of public banks.
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We will respond to industry's needs, says Finance Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): With the economy reporting a sluggish growth of 5 per cent in the last quarter of the current financial year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that her government was prepared to respond to the industry's "needs and suggestions
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Protest in Bengaluru, Ahmedabad against bank merger
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)/Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Union government's decision to merge 10 public sector banks to create four entities has irked many bank workers who were seen staging protests in different cities on Saturday.
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PNB's board to meet soon on merger with Oriental Bank, United Bank
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Punjab National Bank (PNB) will soon hold a board meeting to consider its amalgamation with Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India.
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Congress terms latest GDP figures as dismal, disappointing
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Congress on Friday said that the latest GDP figures which show growth rate at 5 per cent were "dismal and disappointing" and accused the government of indulging in "headline management" instead of addressing the structural issues ailing the economy.
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