Wednesday, Oct 05, 2022
Dec 16, 2021 Outlook Business Team The two-day strike on December 16 and 17 has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, including the All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC).
Dec 14, 2021 Shreya Mehray The strike, scheduled on December 16 and 17, is against the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which would be a step towards the government’s plan to privatise the public sector banks.
Here’s a list of days when banks will remain closed this month in various states:
Apr 28, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Besides, banks will observe holidays on May 1, May 7, May 13, May 14 and May 26 on account of Labour Day, Jumat-ul-Vida, Id-Ul-Fitr, Akshaya Tritiya, and Buddha Pournima, respectively.
In her Budget Speech on February 1, Sitharaman had announced that the government proposes to take up the privatisation of two PSBs and one general insurance company in the year 2021-22.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also said that selling public sector banks to ‘cronies’ will compromise the country's financial security.
Customers will be inconvenienced to get services such as cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services.
Ten central trade unions along with other organisations will hold the strike against the government's 'anti-people' policies.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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