Brands
Bombay Dyeing celebrates women this Women’s Day
Heritage brand honours enduring strength with comfort-focused tribute.
MUMBAI: This Women’s Day, Bombay Dyeing isn’t just folding bedsheets, it’s folding generations of quiet strength into one heartfelt message. For over 145 years since 1879, Bombay Dyeing has been a silent witness in Indian homes, present through every change from grandmothers shaping families to today’s women balancing boardrooms, businesses and homes with the same steady grace. This 8 March 2026, the brand turns the spotlight on those women with a simple, powerful reminder: comfort should not only be given by her; it should be created for her.
The campaign celebrates the constant thread running through every generation resilience, nurture and leadership while acknowledging that women often come last when it comes to their own rest and ease. Bombay Dyeing positions its thoughtfully curated collections as personal sanctuaries designed with exactly that in mind:
Rani ka Baug Bedsheets: 400-thread-count premium cotton inspired by royal gardens, blending regal elegance with everyday luxury.
Santino Towels: Ultra-plush, high-GSM cotton with delicate embroidery for spa-like indulgence at home.
The Classic Range: Contemporary, effortless comfort in 100 per cent pure cotton, perfect for the modern woman’s space.
Comforters & Blankets: Quiet essentials that make genuine rest a daily standard, not a luxury.
Bombay Dyeing brand marketing team said, “For generations, women have been the quiet architects of comfort in every home. As a brand rooted in heritage since 1879, we honour their strength and grace by continuing our commitment to quality, trust, and care.”
In a world that moves faster every year, Bombay Dyeing pauses to say what many feel but few voice: the women who hold everything together deserve sheets, towels and blankets that hold them just as gently. This Women’s Day, it’s not about grand gestures, it’s about the small, soft ones that finally say “you first”.
Brands
Reserve Bank of India cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence
Central bank cites compliance failures; curbs tighten as wind-up looms
MUMBAI: India’s banking watchdog delivered its sharpest blow yet to Paytm Payments Bank, cancelling its licence and effectively ending its ability to operate as a bank under the law.
The Reserve Bank of India said the entity can no longer conduct banking business under the Banking Regulation Act, citing concerns that its affairs were not being run in the interest of depositors or the public and that it had failed to meet licence conditions.
The move escalates a crackdown that has been building for months. The bank had already been barred from onboarding new customers since March 11, 2022, and later faced restrictions on deposits, credit and wallet top-ups. In January 2024, the central bank ordered it to stop accepting fresh deposits, pointing to persistent non-compliance, including lapses in customer due diligence, use of funds and technology systems.
Operationally, the bank is now on a tight leash. It may process withdrawals of existing deposits and facilitate loan referrals through banking correspondents, but it cannot take fresh deposits.
The central bank said it would apply to the high court to wind up the bank.
Paytm sought to ringfence the fallout. In a regulatory filing, it said the licence cancellation applies to Paytm Payments Bank Limited, a separate entity, and should not be attributed to One 97 Communications. It added that there is no exposure or material business arrangement with the bank and that it operates independently, without Paytm’s board or management involvement.
“As informed earlier, Paytm (One 97 Communications Limited) and its services, which have been operating without interruption, will continue to operate uninterrupted. These include the Paytm app, Paytm UPI, Paytm Gold and all other services offered by its subsidiaries and associated companies,” the company said.
The distinction may reassure users of the app ecosystem, but the regulator’s verdict is unequivocal. After years of warnings, caps and curbs, the payments bank experiment at Paytm is being shut down—decisively, and with little room left to manoeuvre.
