1) The government proposed on Monday income tax benefits for people making payments through credit or debit cards and doing away with transaction charges on purchase of petrol, gas and rail tickets with plastic money.
2) A strike called by All India Bank Employees Association (AIEBA) on June 24 to press for the demands of employees of associate banks of State Bank of India (SBI ) has been postponed, said a top union leader.
3) Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Tarun Yogesh remanded Narendar Singh Tomar to judicial custody for 14 days till July 6.
4) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to introduce mobile wallet (m-wallet) over the next two months with State Bank of India as its banking partner. "We expect m-wallet mobicash to be rolled out over the next two months. BSNL has chosen SBI as its banking partner in the project," BSNL CGM (Calcutta Telephones) Amit Bhattacharya said in Kolkata on Tuesday.
5) SBI starts 'Her Ghar Her Car' loyalty scheme.
6) State Bank of India said on Friday it has launched SBI eforex, an Internet- based platform that enables customers to book their foreign exchange transactions online. The customers will be able to obtain forex rates without having to visit the branch, the bank said in a statement.
7) Extending gains for the fourth straight day, the rupee moved up by three paise to close at 63.52 against the American currency on persistent selling of dollars by banks and exporters on hopes of resumption of foreign capital inflows.
8) Rising for the seventh straight session, the benchmark BSE Sensex on Monday surged by 414 points to 27,730.21 on rally in realty and banks shares as above normal monsoon reignited hopes of an RBI rate-cut. In last seven sessions, the index has gained 1,359.23 points, its longest winning run since February.
2) A strike called by All India Bank Employees Association (AIEBA) on June 24 to press for the demands of employees of associate banks of State Bank of India (SBI ) has been postponed, said a top union leader.
3) Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Tarun Yogesh remanded Narendar Singh Tomar to judicial custody for 14 days till July 6.
4) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to introduce mobile wallet (m-wallet) over the next two months with State Bank of India as its banking partner. "We expect m-wallet mobicash to be rolled out over the next two months. BSNL has chosen SBI as its banking partner in the project," BSNL CGM (Calcutta Telephones) Amit Bhattacharya said in Kolkata on Tuesday.
5) SBI starts 'Her Ghar Her Car' loyalty scheme.
6) State Bank of India said on Friday it has launched SBI eforex, an Internet- based platform that enables customers to book their foreign exchange transactions online. The customers will be able to obtain forex rates without having to visit the branch, the bank said in a statement.
7) Extending gains for the fourth straight day, the rupee moved up by three paise to close at 63.52 against the American currency on persistent selling of dollars by banks and exporters on hopes of resumption of foreign capital inflows.
8) Rising for the seventh straight session, the benchmark BSE Sensex on Monday surged by 414 points to 27,730.21 on rally in realty and banks shares as above normal monsoon reignited hopes of an RBI rate-cut. In last seven sessions, the index has gained 1,359.23 points, its longest winning run since February.