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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.
Fresh ED raids across Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Maharashtra target shell firms and suspects linked to Rs 750-cr fake input tax credit scam under PMLA investigation
ED searches 11 locations in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Dehradun in ₹260 crore cyber fraud case involving fake law enforcement calls, tech support scams and crypto laundering via UAE hawala
The Enforcement Directorate may summon Anil Ambani again in the Rs 17,000-crore loan fraud case after he sought 10 days to gather documents and clarify financial decisions
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget for FY26 increased the loan limit for farmers holding KCC to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh earlier
State Bank of India has 18,000 pending cases and Bank of Baroda has around 1,000 cases, said the official. The two companies had not responded to Business Standard's emails till Friday evening
He said that the DIPAM is expecting to receive a financial bid by December 2025 and the complete transaction of this deal will be done by FY26
Ambani not permitted to leave India without approval
Our domestic NIM currently stands at 2.84 per cent. Including our overseas portfolio of Rs 55,000 crore, the global NIM is around 2.70 per cent, says Chandra
PNB's profit dips due to switch to new tax regime; operating metrics improve with better asset quality, strong retail credit growth and healthy capital adequacy
Reforms under the 2025 banking law include governance changes, enhanced audit rules and stronger depositor protection for PSBs, cooperative and private banks
CBI registers 22 FIRs against real estate developers and unnamed financial officials in NCR, alleging subvention scheme misuse and fraud under Supreme Court orders
Properties in Raigad attached under PMLA returned by ED to benefit over five lakh depositors defrauded by Karnala Bank's ex-chairman and officials using fake loans
As per SEBI norms, listed entities must reduce promoter shareholding to 75 per cent
Just 31,555 employees have enrolled in the Unified Pension Scheme despite a three-month extension; Finance Ministry highlights low adoption
The new platform has improved the auction success rate to 14.7 per cent, up from 9 per cent under the previous system
Subodh Kumar Goel faces charges of sanctioning loans that later became NPAs, with investigations linking his actions to a large-scale money laundering scheme
Ajay Seth, former finance secretary and G20 finance track lead, appointed as Irdai chairman for three years or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier
Probe relates to alleged illegal diversion of loans worth Rs 3,000 crore from Yes Bank
The Enforcement Directorate raids illegal call centres in Chandigarh Tricity involved in fraudulent tech support services targeting foreign nationals, with multiple entities uncovered
The ED accused Buy Now Pay Later app SIMPL of breaching FDI norms by issuing convertible notes and receiving foreign investment under automatic route without approval