Thursday, Aug 18, 2022
Nov 18, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted banks to support wealth and job creators, and work proactively to improve the country's balance sheet.
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Mar 14, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Many regular services would be mostly affected due to the strike, however ATMs will continue to work normally
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been advising banks to proactively raise capital and not wait for a difficult situation to arise amidst Covid crisis
Nov 25, 2020 PTI Ten central trade unions will observe the nationwide general strike to protest against various policies of the central government.
Lakshmi Vilas Bank merger with DBS India has been cleared by the cabinet.
The shares plunged 9.55 per cent to hit lower circuit limit of Rs 9.
S&P said this deal is positive for India's banking sector
The central bank has also placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank.
Manmohan Singh predicted that it will take India a few years to get out of this slowdown, "provided the government acts sensibly now".
Expressing concern, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the merger and the threat of shifting of the banks' headquarters will affect the developmental momentum of the state.
The BJP government at the Centre had on Friday unveiled a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks into four, to create fewer and stronger global-sized bankers as it looks to revive economic growth.
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These announcements were made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the objective of the mergers, she said is to make them global sized banks.
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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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
