Andhra Bank has the best asset quality

Andhra Bank, a public sector bank is concentrated mainly in Andhra Pradesh. The bank is in the news for having one of the lowest Non Performing Assets (NPAs). During the last 5 years, bank’s official NPA was just 0.2% of the total advances. This included even the personal loans.

Australia’s ANZ set to re-enter India after 10 years

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has at last obtained authorization from RBI to recommence its Indian operations after 10 years. The group intends to establish its first branch in India in Mumbai within a year.

Banks will be allowed to loan below base rate

Loans against fixed deposits, loans to bank’s staff, and restructured loans, which provide borrowers with more time and have lower rates to prevent defaults, can be offered at interest rates lesser than base rate. So this means, the interest rates on the personal loanswill not change.

Honda intends to set up a 2-wheeler unit in Rajasthan

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI) is thinking about establishing its 2nd plant in Rajasthan. It plans to invest a sum of Rs 1,100 crore (Rs 11 billion) and the plant will have a capacity of manufacturing 12 lakh units per year.

Citibank introduces mobile contactless payment program

After receiving a good response from its trial study in Bangalore, Citibank is intending to increase its mobile payment service to other cities of the country and abroad. This decision was based on the results of the study conducted at Bangalore in July. The bank had commenced using mobile phones for credit card payments at… Read More »

Ashok Leyland starts biggest production unit in Uttarakhand

Ashok Leyland’s new commercial vehicle unit at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand, inaugurated on Friday, is believed to be its biggest production unit. Spread over 190 acres with a built up area of 2 lakh sq mt., it is also one of the complete production units in the Indian commercial vehicle sector. The company said,” Best in… Read More »

The Direct Tax Code-How are you affected?

As of now, if you have taken a home loan, the interest payments up to Rs. 1.5 lakh and up to Rs. 1 lakh towards principal repayment are eligible for tax benefit. But this is set to end once the new code comes into effect. So if you have paid Rs 3 lakhs as interest… Read More »

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Understanding the implications of tax evasion

Simply put, tax evasion occurs when any trust, individual, or firm, seeks to avoid paying taxes by illegal and unfair means, by, for example, deliberately hiding income from the tax authorities to reduce the liability of tax. People have been known to submit dishonest reports, including declaring less gains, profits, or income than what was… Read More »

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Motherland Calling: NRI investments in India

For Saurav, today was a bit unnerving. He had received a call from his cousin Abhay in Ahmedabad and for once he was unable to make a quick decision. However, a thought struck him as he reviewed his financial assets. After all, NRIs were preferred borrowers in India…