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Dragged to court for not paying Rs 1.61
A PENNY saved is a penny earned, said Benjamin Franklin. Penny is mighty, according to Samuel Grafton who said, "A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye." Which is what, it appears, the taxman ... More

INSURANCE


Complaints to insurance ombudsmen rising
Although set up seven years ago as a "no-cost and expeditious" complaint redress forum for individual policy holders, the ombudsmen are getting more complaints only in the recent past. In 2003-04, they received 9,675 complaints. In 2004-05, ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


IRDA wants India-specific mediclaim policies designed
IRDA is in the process of developing certain models for the poor such as micro insurance. More

DEBT MARKET


Bond yields harden on rising credit demand
Some banks attempted to sell their securities' holdings and source foreign exchange for meeting the oil companies' demand. This resulted in a tightening of liquidity in the markets. More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS


RBI hikes loan limit for quake-hit in J&K
IN an effort to provide speedy assistance to the earthquake-affected people in Jammu & Kashmir, the Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to increase the consumption loan limit from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 without any collateral. The limit may .. More

PRIVATE BANKS


TMB aims at zero net NPA
TAMILNAD Mercantile Bank (TMB) plans provisions against shaky loans to eliminate its net non-performing assets (NPAs). Today, the bank's gross and net NPAs stand at 11 per cent and 3 per cent of its risk-weighted assets, which means that 72 ... More

IndusInd `8-to-8' banking at Kochi branch
KOCHI: IndusInd Bank has launched `8 am-to-8 pm banking, along with free cash pick up facility for its customers at its Kochi branch. According to Mr G Unnikrishnan, Asst. Vice President and Regional Head - Kerala, IndusInd Bank's ... More




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