New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Top private sector lender HDFC Bank is facing a federal securities class-action lawsuit in New York over allegations that it orchestrated a covert scheme to illegally inflate interest payouts to a state government agency by disguising them as marketing expenses.
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) India enters the second half of the year with several encouraging signals — foreign investors have returned as buyers, the monsoon has recovered and the domestic growth and earnings backdrop remain resilient, a new report showed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India's Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem facilitated an estimated Rs 3.82 lakh crore worth loan disbursals across 3.68 crore loans in FY26 and now accounts for 8.4 per cent of India’s retail and MSME lending by value and 11.8 per cent by volume, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The total number of PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) bank accounts for the poor across the country have crossed the 59 crore mark with deposits of Rs 3.17 lakh crore as the scheme completes 12 years since its launch on August 28, 2014, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Flexible workspace operators leased 1,91,306 seats across India’s top eight cities in the first half of 2026, marking a 68.4 per cent year‑on‑year increase, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Indian companies can explore Panama not only as an export destination but also as a regional business platform from which they can serve multiple Latin American markets, Alonso Correa Miguel, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to India, has said.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) US-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced it is expanding 'ChatGPT Ads' to India, one of its largest markets, to further monetise its popular chatbot ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO).
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted a mild uptick early on Thursday as oil prices edged down on expectations of Iran-Oman talks over opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Osaka/New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he highlighted opportunities to deepen India-Japan cooperation in semiconductors, electronic components and steel manufacturing during his meetings with business leaders here.
Toronto, Aug 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted India’s investor-friendly policy environment, greater tax certainty and ongoing reforms, urging Canadian businesses to explore new opportunities and partnerships across sectors and geographies in India, Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
