RBI imposes penalty on HDFC Bank, Shriram Finance

The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has imposed a Rs 4.88 lakh penalty on HDFC Bank for contravention of certain norms relating to foreign investment in India while granting a term loan to its client. The central bank also imposed a penalty of Rs 2.70 lakh on Shriram Finance Limited for non-compliance with certain … Read more

Canara Bank drops ‘fraud’ tag from Reliance Communications loan a/c

MUMBAI: Canara Bank on Thursday informed the Bombay HC that it has withdrawn an order that classified Anil Ambani‘s loan account connected to Reliance Communications, which is undergoing insolvency proceedings, as ‘fraudulent’. The HC bench then disposed of a petition filed by Ambani challenging the bank’s Nov 8 order. The bank had classified the loan … Read more

Highways min to give DPR work based on firms’ tech capacity, ratings & bank guarantee

NEW DELHI: The road transport and highways ministry will now give higher scores to project consultancy firms that have good technical strength and better ratings based on their previous works, and submit the maximum bank guarantee (BG), as it does away with the norm of accepting lowest price (L1) bid for preparation of detailed project … Read more