Ritu Singh

All things banking, corporate & startups at @CNBCTV18Live.
SRCC, University of Delhi & @ACJIndia Alum
#40Under40 English-news journalists in India

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Urban Company sues Kent RO over ads on water purifiers

Delhi HC ordered Kent RO to remove the ads and social media posts within 15 days.

Separately, Kent has filed a patent infringement case against Urban Company over its Native purifiers. The case remains pending.

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So Paytm appointed independent reviewers to reassess VSS salary to benchmark with peers.

Curious what prompted this.

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#Paytm seeks to raise Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s salary after independent review finds pay below peers

https://t.co/yhMkwPprE0

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So bomb the yields lower or shoot them?

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Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.?

Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.

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@MrAparichitt @CNBCTV18Live Here’s a theory:

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🧵Lots of questions on why the FCNR(B) window was closed earlier, so here goes:

1. Economics
👉RBI could be comfortable with weaker rupee while the zero-cost swap window was open

👉When banks bring in FCNR dollars, RBI takes $ today & promises to return it later at a fixed rate

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🚨Latest FX inflow data under @RBI swap scheme:

$72.85 bn inflows into India under swap scheme as of August 21, 2026.

This includes $65.4 bn under FCNR(B) deposits.

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🚨 @RBI says $56.84 bn inflows into India under swap scheme as of August 13, 2026.

This includes $52.3 bn under FCNR(B) deposits.

RBI says based on encouraging response so far, swap facility for FCNR(B) will be available only for deposits mobilized till Aug 31, 2026.

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BANKING ON DOLLAR BONDS!

HDFC Bank: $1.75 bn
ICICI Bank: $750 mn
SBI: $500 mn
Kotak Mah bank: $650 mn
IDFC First Bank: $600 mn

India's top private banks look towards overseas borrowing. @_RituSingh with the details

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Shri Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, RBI, delivered the Keynote Address on ‘A Vision for Responsible AI, Resilient Banking’ at the fourth edition of the CNBC-TV18 Banking Transformation Summit held in Mumbai on August 19, 2026.

#RBI #BankingTransformationSummit

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HDFC Bank has raised $1.75 billion through overseas bonds, the largest such issue by an Indian bank since the Global Financial Crisis 💰

The issue comprises $500 million of 3-year bonds and $1.25 billion of 5-year bonds, with strong investor demand pushing pricing below initial guidance

HDFC Bank has now raised $2.5 billion from overseas markets in under two months, ahead of the RBI’s special FCNR(B) window closing on Aug 31

@_RituSingh explains why Indian banks are racing to raise foreign-currency funds 👇

#HDFCBank #Banking #Bonds #OverseasBorrowing #RBI #FCNR #IndianBanks #Finance #CNBCTV18Digital

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Update: IDFC FIRST Bank successfully priced an additional US$100 million, taking the consolidated issue size to US$600 million

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Dollar Bond Race: Which Bank Borrowed Cheapest?

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🚨 HDFC Bank raises $1.75 bn via overseas bond sale, among the largest by an Indian bank recently and above SBI’s $1.25 bn raise in 2019.

Twin-tranche issue: $500 mn 3-year bonds at 5.159% + $1.25 bn 5-year bonds at 5.401%.

Comes after its recent $750 mn raise.

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🏢 Who will succeed #NChandrasekaran at #TataSons? The answer may have to wait.

In this #CNBCAccess article, @_RituSingh reports that the succession process is caught in a governance maze, with restrictions on the #SirRatanTataTrust creating hurdles in forming the selection committee.

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@alok916 yes- Bank of Baroda, and more like Union, Canara etc in the offing across PSBs and pvt banks.

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#JustIn | #ICICIBank Board Approves Overseas Borrowing Of Up To $5 Bn

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#CNBCTV18Exclusive | 'We raise capital based on customer demand'

HDFC Bank’s Arup Rakshit breaks down the recent $2.5B capital raise, balancing funds between FCNR(B) requirements & general lending, and why RBI absorbing hedging costs creates a healthy deposit outlook.

#HDFCBank #BankingNews #CNBCTV18Exclusive

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#HDFCBank Bond Sale | Raises Record $1.75 Bn Via Overseas Bonds

* Largest bond issuance by an Indian bank since the 2008 global financial crisis
* Issue comprises $500 m 3-year bonds and $1.25 bn 5-year bonds
* Bonds issued through HDFC Bank’s GIFT City branch

@_ritusingh #CNBCTV18Market

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🚨#HDFCBank Bond Raise | Largest issuance done by an Indian bank since the Global Financial Crisis.

3-year bond priced at 88 bps above the 3-year US treasury, & the 5-year bond was priced at 100 bps above the similar maturity US treasury, per sources.

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🚨 HDFC Bank raises $1.75 bn via overseas bond sale, among the largest by an Indian bank recently and above SBI’s $1.25 bn raise in 2019.

Twin-tranche issue: $500 mn 3-year bonds at 5.159% + $1.25 bn 5-year bonds at 5.401%.

Comes after its recent $750 mn raise.

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#CNBCTV18Exclusive | RBI Deputy Governor Says Revolving Credit Rules Won't Hamper NBFC Biz

Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, RBI, To @CNBCTV18News
* Revolving credit as such was not permitted for NBFCs
* Regulations will not come in the way of any business activity
* Idea is to do business keeping risk factors in mind
#RBI #NBFC #Banking #CNBCTV18Market @latha_venkatesh

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Moderna and Merck’s personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has shown promising results in a Phase 3 melanoma trial.

How does this vaccine train the immune system to fight cancer — and could it prevent the disease from coming back?

@ekta_batra explains. 👇

#CancerVaccine #Moderna #Merck #Melanoma #mRNA #CancerTreatment #Healthcare #CNBCTV18Digital

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#CNBCTV-18Exclusive | Jefferies India Equity Strategy

Mahesh Nandurkar, MD & Head of India Research, Jefferies Tells @CNBCTV18News
* Strongest Q1 earnings performance in the last 4 years
* Expect earnings growth gap between large caps and midcaps to narrow
* AI investment has seen some softening but remains a core investment theme

@hormaz_fatakia @_ritusingh #CNBCTV18Market #Jefferies

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