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Protest in Bengaluru, Ahmedabad against bank merger
Updated : 6 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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Merger of PSBs will unlock new potential: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded Prime Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after the latter announced the merger of 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) into four strong lenders with countrywide networks and global reach to boost c
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Government unveils merger of 10 PSU banks to become four major entities
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Government on Friday announced merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four strong lenders with countrywide networks and global reach to boost credit and revive economic growth in the nation's bid to become a five trillion dollar economy in the next f
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PNB, Oriental Bank and United Bank to be merged: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The government on Friday announced the merger of Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India to create the second-largest banking network in the country with 11,431 branches.
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Cong led in corruption, ran economy with double digit inflation through 10
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Slamming the Congress for their "Unfit Govt Unfit Economy" campaign on social media, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the UPA government led the country in corruption and ran the economy with double-digit inflation through 10 y
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Domestic and global headwinds to drag FY20 GDP growth to six-year low: Ind
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Wednesday revised India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in current financial year downwards to 6.7 per cent -- marking a six-year low -- from its earlier forecast of 7.3 per cent.
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Instead of rhetoric, FM should tell why she needed Rs 1.76 lakh crore from
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Criticising Nirmala Sitharaman over her "rhetorical" and "non-serious" response, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that the Union Finance Minister should tell the people why the central government needed Rs 1.76 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of
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CBDT denies that last week's announcements create a differential regime fo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Wednesday dispelled doubts that last Friday announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman which brought in several structural measures to boost up the economy have created a differential regime betwee
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Will hear everyone on GST rate cut but Council will take final decision: S
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said she is willing to listen to people from different sectors regarding deduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates but the final decision will be of the GST Council.
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Sitharaman asks tax collectors not to overreach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): In order to help entrepreneurs to carry out their business, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said she has directed the tax administrators to be restraint in the tax collection process and also asked them to understand the businesses.
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