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Harsh Kumar is a Business Standard reporter for economic affairs. He has previously worked as a financial journalist with Moneycontrol and Outlook group, focusing on comprehensive coverage of financial services and the MSME (micro, small , and medium enterprises) ministry. Kumar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, where he studied journalism and media studies.
Harsh Kumar is a Business Standard reporter for economic affairs. He has previously worked as a financial journalist with Moneycontrol and Outlook group, focusing on comprehensive coverage of financial services and the MSME (micro, small , and medium enterprises) ministry. Kumar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, where he studied journalism and media studies.
The Committee of Creditors (CoC), led by Punjab National Bank in the case of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL), will be meeting with other lenders
Tells Cert-in, banks, power stations to be on high alert
Punjab National Bank reported a 51.7 per cent rise in Q4FY25 profit as lower NPAs, higher retail credit and strong digital growth boosted overall performance
He was made to wait for an hour to meet the manager in one bank, and in some other PSB branches, he found the behaviour of officials "unsatisfactory"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses 2024 UPSC batch in Chennai, urging officers to uphold integrity, avoid unethical gains and specialise early in their careers
He attributed the delay in prosecution to the broader issue of slow judicial processes in the country
UPI, India's real-time payments system, faced a fourth glitch in more than two weeks on April 12
PMSGMBY is a solar energy scheme for both rural and urban households
Residence of Dinesh Kumar Goel, managing director of company, among places investigated: Sources
This is set to boost efficiency and reduce redundancy while providing greater convenience to bank functionaries implementing these schemes, said a senior government official
So far, only eight banks have joined the NCGTC for credit guarantee coverage, while 26 banks have signed up for the e-KUN portal which is part of the Jansamarth portal
The attached properties, located across Tamil Nadu, have an estimated market value of around Rs 600 crore
On April 7, the Union government released a gazette notification announcing the amalgamation of several RRBs, effective from May 1, 2025
MSME lending target for PSBs raised 19.5%
ED conducted searches at online travel portal's premises
It has also raised concern over slow progress in developing aircraft leasing in India
This land was purchased in benami names with funds diverted from Sahara group entities
Among the key issues highlighted are persistent technical glitches, including repeated login failures due to server-level errors and frequent auto logouts from the portal
CPSEs could be downgraded if performance worsens
While a total of 13.93 lakh loan applications were submitted to PSBs, only 3.9 lakh were approved, highlighting a significant gap in the disbursement process