New Delhi: State-owned Canara Bank on Wednesday posted a 29 per cent increase in its profit at Rs 3,656 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 2,832 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 32,334 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 26,218 crore in the same period last year, Canara Bank said in a regulatory filing. The net interest income of the bank rose by 9.5 per cent to Rs 9,417 crore during the quarter.