PMC Bank: Depositors protest outside RBI, two senior citizens faint
Oct 19, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Panjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank depositors on Saturday held a protest demonstration seeking written assurance from RBI that their money will be returned, media reports said.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks Modi government over RBI report claiming increased bank frauds
Aug 30, 2019, at 01:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Narendra Modi government over a recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report which claimed there has been an increase in bank frauds in the last fiscal year.
RBI cash transfer to govt increases financial risk for country: Amit Mitra
Aug 28, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Kolkata, Aug 28 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress Government has expressed grave concern over the huge transfer of cash reserves from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the Central Government.
Will go to jail but won't surrender before BJP: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 28, 2019, at 02:54 pm
Kolkata: Relaunching her attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said she is ready to go to jail but won't surrender before the saffron unit.
RBI's money is also exhausted by BJP government: Mamata Banerjee
Aug 28, 2019, at 01:54 pm
Kolkata: In her first response to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s step to give Rs. 1,76,051 crore to the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the reserve money of the central bank has also been exhausted due to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
PM, FM clueless about how to solve 'economic disaster': Rahul on RBI's transfer of money to govt
Aug 27, 2019, at 11:54 am
New Delhi: Hitting out at the central government for receiving money from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are clueless about how to solve the "economic disaster".
Rahul Gandhi writes to RBI Guv, demands extension of moratorium on farm loan repayment in Kerala
Aug 14, 2019, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) With Kerala lashed by flood and landslide for the second consecutive year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wrote a letter to Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, pointing the plight of farmers in the state and demanded extension of moratorium on repayment of agriculture loans upto December 2019.
Disclose bank inspection reports under RTI: Supreme Court directs RBI
Apr 26, 2019, at 02:55 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted another opportunity to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to comply with its order to disclose the inspection reports of banks under the Right To Information (RTI) Act.
Will try to uphold professionalism, core values, credibility and autonomy of RBI: Shaktikanta Das
Dec 12, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Newly appointed RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said he will try to uphold professionalism, core values, credibility and autonomy of the institution.
Urjit's resignation 'severe blow to economy': Manmohan Singh
Dec 10, 2018, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Urjit Patel's resignation as the RBI governor on Monday was "a severe blow to the nation's economy".
Deputy governor not quitting, assures RBI
Dec 10, 2018, at 08:52 pm
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IBNS): Reserve Bank of India's deputy governor Viral Acharya is not quitting, India's central bank has said in an effort to end speculations that Acharya might follow in the footsteps of his former boss Urjit Patel, who resigned from the post of RBI governor on Monday.
RBI governor Urjit Patel resigns, Congress attacks Narendra Modi
Dec 10, 2018, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a significant development in the political scenario of the country, Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel quit from his position on Monday and the Opposition blaming the Union government for it.
Modi government trying to capture RBI : P Chidambaram
Nov 09, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Guwahati, Nov 9 (IBNS): Former Union Finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said that the BJP-led government is trying to capture the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tide over its fiscal deficit.
RBI note ban return: Mamata Banerjee slams centre
Aug 29, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): With the Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report unveiling that more than 99 percent of the banned old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes have returned, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the note ban move by the Centre in 2016 as a 'shame'.
Demonetisation exercise ends in a failure: Congress slams Centre
Aug 29, 2018, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Congress party on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the issue of currency ban, hours after the Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report unveiled that more than 99 percent of the old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes have returned, and said the move turned out to be a complete failure.
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:45 am
Mumbai, Mar 5 (IBNS): Indian benchmark indices dipped on Monday, extending their losses over four consecutive sessions, with BSE Sensex down 300.16 points to close at 33,746.78 and NSE Nifty down 99.50 points at 10,358.90.
PNB case: Centre questions RBI's efficiency in preventing frauds
Feb 20, 2018, at 03:38 am
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 19 (IBNS): As the Narendra Modi government is facing the heat of the Rs. 11,292-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, the Centre on Monday raised questions about the Reserve Bank of India's efficiency in supervision over systemic failure, media reports said on Monday.
India's foreign exchange earnings from tourism go up in September 2017 compared to year-ago period
Oct 18, 2017, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IBNS): Union Ministry of Tourism, on Wednesday, published the estimated monthly Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) through tourism in India, both in rupee and dollar terms based on the credit data of Travel Head from Balance of Payments of Reserve Bank of India.
Note ban was a flop show: Mamata Banerjee says after RBI revelation
Aug 31, 2017, at 02:33 am
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the issue of note ban has been a 'flop show'.
P Chidambaram slams RBI over note ban
Aug 31, 2017, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Reserve Bank of India over the issue of note ban and called it a 'shame'.
RBI will soon launch new Re. 1 currency note
May 30, 2017, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India will soon launch the new Re. 1 currency note.
Currency ban: SBI officials held for violating RBI guidelines
Mar 22, 2017, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday said it has registered a case against Senior Special Assistant and Deputy Manager (Operations) of State Bank of India, Buchireddypalem Branch, Nellore district for misappropriating funds of around Rs 12.40 lakh by violating the RBI guidelines imposed during the period of currency ban last year.
RBI lifts restrictions on cash withdrawal from savings account
Mar 13, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): All restrictions on cash withdrawal from savings bank account, which were imposed since the demonetisation scheme was announced in November last, have been removed from Monday.
Some politicians opposing move against black money, says PM Modi
Feb 09, 2017, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): In a fresh salvo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attacked opposition members for preventing growth of the nation by not supporting the move to curb black money.
RBI gherao : Police detain 100 Assam Congress workers
Jan 18, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IBNS) : Police on Wednesday detained over 100 Congress workers of Assam, including Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora, while the Congress workers demonstrated in front of the Reserve Bank of India office in Guwahati as part of its nationwide RBI gherao programme protest against the Centre's demonetisation.
Currency ban: Congress leaders to gherao RBI offices
Jan 18, 2017, at 03:17 am
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday announced will gherao RBI offices across India on Jan 18 to protest against the Centre's demonetisation move.
ATM cash withdrawal limit increase: Mamata Banerjee slams Centre
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:15 am
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the decision to increase ATM cash withdrawal limit to Rs. 10,000 and called the move as an 'eye wash announcement'.
RBI asks banks to supply at least 40 per cent of currency to rural areas
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:13 pm
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to supply at least 40 per cent of currency to rural areas, according to media reports.
RBI chief Urjit Patel not likely to meet the media after board meeting in Kolkata
Dec 15, 2016, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS): Rserve Bank of India governor, Urjit Patel, who arrived in Kolkata on Thursday, is likely to meet West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, media reported.
Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments meets in New Delhi
Dec 10, 2016, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): The second meeting of the Committee of Chief Ministers on adoption of Digital Payments was held on Friday at NITI Aayog in New Delhi.