Fino Payments Bank on course to submit its readiness to RBI on transitioning to a SFB by Q4FY27, says Interim CEO
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Fino Payments Bank Ltd (FPBL) is advancing well and remains on track to meet RBI stipulated conditions for transition to Small Finance Bank (SFB), according to Interim CEO Ketan Merchant.
India needs green taxonomy, carbon markets, dedicated green financing institution: Jayant Sinha
Business Lineby ANI·28 Aug 2026
India needs a green taxonomy, effective carbon markets and a dedicated green financing institution to accelerate investments required for its sustainability transition, Jayant Sinha, Chairman of...
Keralam launches 'Be a Malayali for a Day' experiential tourism campaign
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Keralam has launched a new experiential tourism initiative, 'Be a Malayali for a Day', aimed at offering visitors an immersive experience of the southern state's culture, traditions, art and craft...
SEBI plans bigger institutional role in public offers by small firms, sources say
Business Lineby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
India’s markets regulator is considering applying some rules designed for large companies to public offers by smaller businesses, including a quota for institutional investors ahead of share sales...
GCCs, tightening supply to keep India's office market on growth track: Equirus
Business Lineby ANI·28 Aug 2026
India's commercial real estate market is expected to remain strong, supported by continued expansion of Global Capability Centres (GCCs), limited new office supply and rising demand for...
Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna seeks ₹1 crore as damages from DMK chief Stalin
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
The Madras High Court on Friday ordered notice to DMK president M K Stalin on a petition filed by Tamil Nadu PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna, seeking Rs one crore as damages/compensation for making...
Nepal still under flash flood threat: Expert warns of dam formed by debris
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Chances of a secondary flash flood prevail in Nepal as debris from the ice-rock avalanche that possibly triggered the flash floods is accumulating at the river confluence and creating a temporary...
Ladakh LG orders crackdown on food safety violations; warns 8,800 FBOs
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has ordered a strict crackdown on food safety violations across the union territory of Ladakh, warning nearly 8,800 food business operators (FBOs) of...
Indian Bank targets ₹1,500 crore treasury income in FY27
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Public sector lender Indian Bank is looking to mobilise treasury income of Rs 1,000-1,500 crore in the current financial year, following better-than-expected first-quarter realisation.
Gold holds steady as Fed chief Warsh's Jackson Hole speech looms
Business Lineby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Gold held steady on Friday as market participants awaited remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium, hoping for insights into the central bank’s future interest...
Nepal floods: Cross-border trade hit; 16-km cargo truck queue at Sonauli border in UP
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
The Nepal flash floods have disrupted cross-border trade between India and the neighbouring country, with the movement of goods vehicles to Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal via Maharajganj in...
India-China thaw raises hopes among automakers for easier access to EV technology, components
Business Lineby S Ronendra Singh·28 Aug 2026
The gradual thaw in India-China relations is raising hopes in the Indian automobile industry that New Delhi and Beijing could begin easing some of the restrictions that have made access to Chinese...
Govt achieves 78% of FY27 divestment, asset monetisation Budget target in Apr-Aug
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
The government has achieved about 78 per cent of the FY27 budgeted disinvestment and asset monetisation target of ₹80,000 crore within 5 months of the financial year.
India’s new closing auction system explained: Why stock prices swing
Business Lineby Bloomberg·28 Aug 2026
India’s newly introduced auction-based system to determine end-of-day prices for over 200 stocks continues to produce unexpected swings nearly a month after its launch.
SoftBank seeks another $10 billion loan for OpenAI stake funding
Business Lineby Bloomberg·28 Aug 2026
SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a $10 billion loan, as it looks for more funding to help refinance debt used for its investment in US tech giant OpenAI, according to people familiar with the...
CJI Surya Kant calls for stronger India-Germany partnership on commercial arbitration
Business Lineby ANI·28 Aug 2026
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has called for deeper institutional cooperation between India and Germany to make cross-border commercial arbitration more accessible, predictable and...
Nepal says don’t need foreign rescue aid after devastating floods
Business Lineby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns, its foreign ministry said on Friday, despite offers...
IT stocks power markets; Sensex up 165 points at noon as investors await Warsh speech
Business Lineby Anupama Ghosh·28 Aug 2026
Markets held onto modest gains through Friday's mid-session, with information technology stocks carrying the benchmarks higher even as broader sentiment remained cautious ahead of US Federal...
Onion buffer stock quality good, says Consumer Affairs Secretary
Business Lineby PTI·28 Aug 2026
The quality of the Centre's onion buffer stock is "good", Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said on Friday, asserting that for the first time this year the Central Warehousing Corporation...
LeapFrog plans to invest $100 million in India’s healthcare system over two years
Business Lineby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Global private equity firm LeapFrog Investments plans to invest $80 million to $100 million in India’s healthcare sector over the next two years, a top executive told Reuters, as it seeks to...
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