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PSBs eye govt portal to hire youth under 'Banking for Youth' initiative

State-owned banks plan to use the MY Bharat portal to offer internships and training to young people and build a pipeline for recruitment into entry-level banking jobs

25 Aug 2026 6:42 pm
ICICI Bank, SBI: Foreign brokerages pick winners in the Indian banking pack

Among large private banks, Goldman Sachs sees the strongest upside in ICICI Bank; Bernstein, meanwhile, rates ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank as 'Outperform.

25 Aug 2026 11:10 am
Bank unions call nationwide strike on Sep 11 over 5-day banking demand

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to go on a nationwide strike on September 11 over the delay in implementing five-day banking, differences over the performance-linked incentive scheme, and several pending demands, including pension-related issues. If the strike materialises, banking services, especially in public sector banks, would be impacted for four days in many parts of the country. September 11 is a Friday, and the subsequent two days are bank holidays. September 14 is a

24 Aug 2026 10:33 am
FM asks PSBs to target youth with simple, personalised 24x7 banking service

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked public sector banks to keep pace with youth's expectations of simple, intuitive, personalised and round-the-clock banking. Speaking at the PSB Confluence here, she asked public sector banks to launch a month-long 'Banking for Youth' campaign commencing October 2, 2026, with particular outreach to citizens above 16 years of age. The minister said banks should take the campaign directly to youth rather than wait for them to come to branches. Col

18 Aug 2026 9:23 pm
Govt to set up high-level banking committee very soon: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the two-day PSB Confluence deliberations will provide substantive material for the high-powered panel on banking for Viksit Bharat

17 Aug 2026 1:02 pm
Govt to soon constitute panel on 'Banking for Viksit Bharat': Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government would soon constitute a high-level panel on 'Banking for Viksit Bharat'. In this year's Budget, the Finance Minister had proposed a high-level committee on 'Banking for Viksit Bharat', to comprehensively review the sector and align it with India's next phase of growth. Addressing the two-day PSB Confluence here, Sitharaman said, We expect the announcement of the high-powered committee to look into the banking sector... soon the co

17 Aug 2026 12:45 pm
Nestle looks to develop new products to serve users of weight-loss drugs

The rapid adoption of drugs made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly has fuelled investor concerns that appetite-suppressing medicines could permanently reduce demand for packaged foods, snacks and beverage

17 Aug 2026 11:49 am
DFS to hold PSB Confluence to chart banking course for Viksit Bharat

The two-day conclave will focus on deposit mobilisation, credit expansion, rural value chains, wealth management and other next-generation reforms for public sector banks

16 Aug 2026 8:38 pm
AI's next banking frontier is rural India, small businesses: SBI Chairman

C S Setty said banks must take AI beyond retail applications to improve credit access, risk assessment and productivity while strengthening cybersecurity and governance

11 Aug 2026 1:43 pm