The government on Monday asked State Bank of India (SBI) to reconsider its decision to levy penalty on non-maintenance of minimum balance, which the bank plans to hike manifold from April 1 impacting over 310 million savings bank account holders.

SBI, according to a source, has also been asked to reconsider charges it proposes to levy on cash transactions and ATM withdrawals over specified limits.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought support and votes for the BJP, and attacked the ruling Samajwadi Party, saying the state was in the throes of anarchy and law and order had crumbled.

At an election rally in Rohaniya, the Prime Minister said time was ripe to change the taqdeer (fortune) of Uttar Pradesh and sought support for candidates from alliance partners, Apna Dal and the Bharatiya Samaj Party.

The government will likely announce the winners of its regional connectivity scheme UDAN by March 15, CNBC TV18 reported citing unidentified sources.

It said that 11 companies were learnt to have submitted the bids operating subsidised flights on 200 routes across the country, covering 43 airports.

At least 85 Indian fishermen were on Monday sent to jail after being arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing into the country's territorial waters.

The fishermen were arrested on Sunday by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency.

Global video streaming service Netflix on Monday announced strategic partnerships with Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone -- making it the world's leading Internet TV network.

With these partnerships, Netflix's critically-acclaimed programmes like House of Cards and Narcos and The Crown will be easily accessible to consumers across direct-to-home and mobile platforms throughout the country.

Pakistan's former national security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani today said the 26/11 Mumbai attack was carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan and called it a "classic" example of cross-border terror.

At the same time, he, however, said the Pakistani government had no role in the attack.

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may examine reviving conspiracy charges against top BJP leaders such as L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

A Bench led by Justices P.C. Ghose posted the case for March 22, when it is likely to hear on this aspect.

Benchmark indices held on to their morning gains with Nifty hovering around 8.900 on hopes that BJP may win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

The elections will have a key influence on PM Narendra Modi's chances of a victory on 2019 polls.. Election results are due out on Saturday.

In a setback to the Mistrys, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday said that former Tata group chairman, Cyruy Mistry's family firms are not qualified to file a petition alleging mismanagement of Tata Sons and oppression of minority shareholders. “The petitioners have failed to convince the court that the application is maintainable,” B.S.V. Kumar, presiding member of NCLT, said in Mumbai today.

The temporary suspension of premium H1-B visa processing by the US administration would delay their issue to the Indian IT firms too but is not a major imperdiment, said industry's representative body Nasscom on Sunday.

"The temporary suspension of premium H-1B processing will create some process delays for the companies - Indian and American -- but is not a significant impediment," said the National Association of Software Services and Companies (Nasscom) in a statement.

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