Story Of 'Indomitable Spirit': How An Average Kolkata Girl Went On To Lead India's Largest Bank SBI
Born on 18 March 1956 in Kolkata to Prodyut Kumar Mukherjee and Kalyani Mukherjee, Arundhati Bhattacharya was destined for something she herself had no idea about.
Aug 08, 2023, 12:40 PM IST
Former SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya joins Wipro board as independent director
Earlier this week, Reliance Industries also appointed Bhattacharya on its board as independent additional director.
Oct 25, 2018, 17:12 PM IST
Centre appoints Lokpal search panel; Prasar Bharti chief, ex-SBI head included as members
Former SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, Prasar Bharati chairperson A Surya Prakash and ISRO head AS Kiran Kumar have been appointed as members.
Sep 27, 2018, 19:56 PM IST
When British Airways made ex-SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya sleep on carpet
The emergency landing of a Mumbai-London British Airways flight in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, led to ordeal for all passengers. And among the passengers was former State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya.
Dec 13, 2017, 15:00 PM IST
New boss of SBI promises to tackle bad debt, seize opportunities
Rajnish Kumar said SBI had tackled issues that came as a result of that deal and asset quality numbers would "look much better than in the past".
Oct 05, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
Rajnish Kumar appointed new SBI chairman
He will succeed Arundhati Bhattacharya, who is at present serving her one-year extension, that ends on Friday.
Oct 04, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
Telecom sector under stress: SBI chief
She said this when asked whether TRAI's decision to reduce the IUC charges would affect incumbent operators like Vodafone, Airtel and Idea which were already feeling the heat of Reliance Jio's disruptive move.
Sep 23, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
Financial inclusion providing the entire range of banking services: SBI chairman
Bhattacharya said the presence of these platforms has actually reduced the cost of transactions to probably the lowest anywhere in the world.
Sep 21, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
In India NPA is viewed as criminal: Bhattacharya
With the Indian banking industry bearing the brunt of huge NPAs waiting for resolution, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Tuesday said that NPA is treated as criminal in the country.
Jul 11, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
State Bank to put more retail products on digital space
Relating to the corporate side, the bank was looking at value-additions using platforms to bring together the buyer and sellers and use analytics to find out who is producing what, she said at a FICCI session here.
Jul 11, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
SBI in Nepal launches digital village
The State Bank of India has launched a digital village initiative in Nepal by installing a cash recycling centre.
Jul 09, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
SBI says 'future ready' with transaction speed of 15,000 per sec
SBI has attained the speed of 15,000 transactions per second as against the current utilisation of only 4,600/second, and is "future ready", the country's largest lender told its shareholders.
Jun 07, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
Bad debt situation not that grim, recovery hopes intact: SBI
About 16.6 percent of loans to corporates - or about 8.4 percent of the GDP - had been declared non-performing, according to Credit Suisse.
May 06, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
SBI unveils new branding after merger of 6 entities
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday unveiled its new brand identity, designed to position the bank as technology savvy, modern and ready to meet financial needs of all.
Apr 05, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya among Fortune's 50 greatest leaders of the world
SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya and Indian-origin physician Raj Panjabi have been named by Fortune magazine among the world's 50 greatest leaders who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same.
Mar 23, 2017, 21:19 PM IST
Repair rural household economy to sustain growth: SBI chief
Calling for focussing on farm sector growth to sustain higher overall growth, the State Bank of India on Friday said revival in credit demand will stay low until the balance sheets of the rural households are repaired.
Mar 17, 2017, 19:56 PM IST
SBI justifies penalty on non-maintenance of minimum balance in savings a/c; says need money to bear Jan Dhan costs
Facing a backlash for levying penalty on non-maintenance of minimum balance in accounts, SBI on Wednesday justified its move saying the bank needs to impose some charges to balance the "burden" of managing a large number of no-frills Jan Dhan accounts.
Mar 08, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Note ban: SBI chief says situation will normalise by February-end
State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya today said the prevailing situation arising out of demonetisation will get normalised by end-February, emphasising the need to promote digitisation of economy.
Jan 10, 2017, 14:05 PM IST
SBI pushes merger of 5 associate banks, BMB to next fiscal
State Bank chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya today hinted that the mega merger of its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) could be pushed to the next financial year as it is still awaiting the government notification on the move.
Jan 02, 2017, 20:57 PM IST
See normalcy in banking system by February-end: SBI Chairperson
After a New Year gift of 0.9 percentage point cut in lending rates, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Monday said she saw normalcy return to the banking system by end-February or March, with uptake in credit growth.
Jan 02, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
