Public Sector Banks (PSBs), including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, IDBI Bank and Bank of India, are likely to shut one-third of their overseas branches. With an aim to tone down the cost and preserve capital, the Public Sector Banks have decided to close 70 of their 216 foreign branches, according to Indian Express report.

The race for the No. 2 motorcycle manufacturer in the domestic market is almost mirroring a see-saw battle between Bajaj Auto and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) since the beginning of FY18 and the battle continues on the same lines in the current fiscal also. The country’s annual 20-million-unit-strong motorcycle market has three major players — Hero MotoCorp with a market share of 51.5%, followed by Bajaj Auto at 15.6% and HMSI at 15.5%.

The government’s green panel has disapproved amendments to the environment clearance sought by Bharat Coking Coal for its Jharia Coalfields in Jharkhand due to the absence of forest clearance, as per the official document. The company’s proposal was to amend the existing environment clearance given for the cluster XI group of mines that has a peak production capacity of 6.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and Moonidih water capacity of 1.6 MTPA.

Tata Motors will soon shift gears to “Do it Yourself” (DIY) mode as a business strategy with the launch of Harrier, a five-seater sports utility vehicle.

As part of the plan, a digital configurator comprising a three-dimensional graphics-based front-end application (app) will allow customers to choose the power train, brakes, suspension types

A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 60 at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as scores gathered to welcome home Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile.

Senior government officials, political leaders and supporters were leaving the airport after greeting the powerful ethnic Uzbek leader and former warlord when the explosion happened.

Gujarat is at the number one spot when it comes to manufacturing quality drugs in the country.

At 1.69 per cent of the total, it had the least share of non-standard-quality (NSQ) among states in 2017-18. In comparison, the national average of NSQ is around 4.62 per cent.

Wipro, the country’s third-largest IT services company, is planning to hire more number of freshers from campuses this fiscal year as compared to that of previous fiscal year as the firm sees an uptick in demand in key markets and verticals.

With employee utilisation levels touching a high of 85.2 per cent at the end of June quarter, the company also needs a bench of reserved employees to deploy in newer projects

State-run Bank of Baroda signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ten companies including Uber, Oyo, Lava and Flipkart to provide loans to members in their supply chain like drivers and retailers in its efforts to raise its exposure to small enterprises.

“We want to target around 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs and spend at least Rs.500 crores in 2018-19,” said P S Jeyakumar, CEO of Bank of Baroda.

MUMBAI: In a move that will make purchase of railway tickets from portals such as MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Paytm and Cleartrip more expensive, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has said it will charge a fee of Rs 12 plus taxes on every ticket booked from service providers.

The benchmark Sensex snapped its two week winning streaks to register small losses by 45.26 points to conclude at 36,496.37, while the broader Nifty managed to maintain the key 11,000-level to close at 11,010.20, losing a marginal 8.70 points.

Caution ruled roost during the week trade, weighed down by economic woes set-off by the surging June Wholesale price (WPI) inflation which shot-up to a four-year high to 5.77 per cent increased the chances of RBI hiking rates in its August meet.

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