Banks wrote off NPAs over 10 lakh crore in last five financial years: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 10,09,511 crore during the last five financial years, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Tuesday. The non-performing assets (NPAs), including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years, are removed from the balance sheet of […]

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China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs -Report

A 300 millimetre silicon wafer at the Globalfoundries Inc. semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Globalfoundries hosted German election front-runner Armin Laschet today as he comes under pressure to regain the initiative after a rocky several weeks hit the conservative bloc?s support. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg China is working on a more […]

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Paytm buyback capital return to shareholders, says advisory firm; co says focussed on building value

Representative Image Proxy advisory firm IiAS has said that One97 Communications share buyback plan is essentially a return of equity capital to its shareholders as the company has been reporting cash losses every year, while the digital financial services firm said that it remains focussed on building long-term value for stakeholders. Institutional Investor Advisory Services […]

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Karnataka BJP MLA Suresh Kumar urges Finance Minister to ban marketing of online gaming companies

Deploring that young minds are falling prey to gambling and going astray, former Karnataka minister and senior BJP legislator Suresh Kumar has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting her to take immediate steps to ban advertising, marketing, and texting by online gaming companies. He pointed out that there are a number of reports […]

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Aspen Pharma gets $30 million for vaccine manufacturing from Gates Foundation, CEPI

The funding will support Aspen’s capabilities to manufacture routine and outbreak vaccines for Africa (Representative Image) Aspen Pharmaceuticals has concluded a set of agreements with the Gates Foundation and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to receive $ 30 million in funding to support its capabilities to manufacture routine and outbreak vaccines for Africa. […]

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