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Andhra Bank net profit grows to Rs 151 crore in Q2

Hyderabad, Oct 26 (UNI) The city-based public sector Andhra Bank posted a net profit of Rs 151 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal as against Rs 146 crore in the corresponding period last year.

The bank's total business grew to Rs 74,926 crore this quarter as against Rs 56,112 crore during the same period last year, bank Chairman and Managing Director K Ramakrishna told a press conference here today.

The bank's total deposits grew to Rs 44,434 crore as against Rs 32,512 crore in Q2 last year, he said, observing that there was a ''slight sluggishness'' in the growth of deposits in the last six months when compared to the previous six months and hoped that the performance on the front would improve in the next six months.

He said the net Non-Performing Assets (NPA) stood at 0.19 per cent, one of the lowest in the industry.

To a question, he said the bank's foray into the insurance sector ''is at a high stage of conclusion. It may be through in due course''.

The bank had finalised a Memorandum of Understanding with Hewlett Packard for implementing a comprehensive core banking solution. This initiative would enable the bank to achieve significant cost advantages and better business outcome in the dynamic banking arena in the country and benefit customers who would have access to banking and financial services anytime, anywhere through multiple delivery channels.

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Rahul to attend maiden UP Cong co-ordination committee meet

Lucknow, Oct 26 (UNI) AICC general secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi will attend the first meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Congress co-ordination committee in the state capital next month. This would be for the first time that Mr Gandhi would step into the UP Congress headquarters, the building which was purchased by the party with the active involvement of his grandmother and late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In order to boost party prospects in the state, congress President Sonia Gandhi.....

Astronauts make first spacewalk of busy mission

HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station today on a spacewalk that began a hectic work schedule to ready the orbital outpost for European and Japanese laboratories. Americans Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock were to work in space for more than six hours on the first of five spacewalks planned while space shuttle Discovery is docked at the station. ''What a gorgeous view, wow,'' said space rookie Wheelock as they passed over South America. Their key.....

World petrol prices rise in Oct on record crude

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) Global gasoline prices rose in October, defying a seasonal fall at the end of summer when driving demand wanes, as crude prices hit soar to record highs, a Reuters survey on Friday showed. Drivers are set to spend even more to fill their cars towards the end of this year as the most recent hikes in crude have yet to be passed on to retail gasoline prices, and U.S. and European fuel supply levels have been running.....
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