ICICI Bank hikes minimum balance to ₹50,000 on savings account: What does it mean?

ICICI Bank has raised the minimum average balance required for new savings accounts opened from August onwards. According to the lender’s official website, in metro and urban regions, the minimum average monthly balance (MAMB) now stands at ₹50,000 from the previous ₹10,000. For semi-urban branches, it is ₹25,000 from ₹5,000, and in rural branches, the…

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Mint Explainer | The story behind the sudden exit of PNB Housing CEO

While the move caught both shareholders and investors by surprise, Kousgi clarified that the decision was entirely personal, driven by career aspirations, and unrelated to Carlyle’s exit from the housing finance company. Still, the announcement triggered a sharp reaction in the markets, with shares plunging over 17%, the steepest single-day fall in nearly seven years….

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Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on Saturday, August 9 for Raksha Bandhan 2025? Check region-wise list here

Bank holiday today: Banks will be closed on Saturday, August 9, 2025 as it is second Saturday of the month and to mark Raksha Bandhan, according to the state-wise holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Raksha Bandhan 2025 – Region-wise bank holiday list Banks in cities including Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Dehradun, Jaipur,…

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Gap, Zara partner PGIL sews growth with global reach, eyes ₹6,000 cr revenue by FY28

Mumbai: Pearl Global Industries Ltd (PGIL), one of India’s largest listed garment exporters, has maintained its growth momentum into the new fiscal year, having reported a 16.6% rise in consolidated revenue to ₹1,228 crore for the quarter ended June (Q1FY26). This marks the fifth consecutive quarter above the ₹1,000-crore threshold for the firm that has…

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Government e Marketplace records ₹5.4 trillion in gross merchandise value in FY25

New Delhi: The Government e Marketplace (GeM) marked its ninth Foundation Day this month with a record ₹5.4 trillion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in FY25, cementing its position as India’s flagship public procurement platform, the commerce ministry said on Friday. GeM crossed ₹4 trillion in GMV in FY24. Since its launch, GeM has onboarded…

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Automakers raise alarm bells about demand despite healthy GDP, cooling inflation

New Delhi: India’s high economic growth and falling inflation have failed to accelerate sales of cars and 2-wheelers, with the country’s largest automobile firms like Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, and Hero MotoCorp Ltd flagging weak demand. Both Maruti and Honda have raised alarm bells about the…

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