Day: September 17, 2018

Government Proposes To Merger Of Bank Of Baroda, Dena Bank And Vijaya Bank

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NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Monday announced the amalgamation of three public sector lenders Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank.The merged entity or amalgamated bank would be India’s third largest. The decision was taken at the meeting of a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley which oversees merger proposals of state-owned banks. The government will continue to provide capital support to the merged entity.The government expects that the process of amalgamation would be completed by the end of this financial year. The government owns majority…

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RSS 3-Day Conclave: Mohan Bhagwat Terms RSS As ‘Most Democratic Organisation’

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NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), today began its three-day conclave at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conclave titled, “Future of Bharat: An RSS Perspective”, aims to engage with people and present the RSS perspective on the future of the country. He also said that the RSS is the most democratic institution that one can come across. “We never impose out ideology on anyone,” he added. The RSS chief spoke about the contributions and life of Dr K B Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS, and went on to praise…

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi Launches MP Election Campaign With Mega Roadshow

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BHOPAL: Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched his party’s election campaign on Monday. He took part in a roadshow which started from Lalghati Chowk. The 18-kilometer-long roadshow will conclude at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd’s Dussehra Maidan.Security has been tightened in the city and an extra force of 1,500 policemen have already been deputed. The Congress sparred with the ruling BJP over posters that have been put up greeting Gandhi as a “Shiv bhakt” or devotee of Lord Shiva.’ Gandhi, who will arrive in the MP capital at 12.45 pm on Monday will embark on the roadshow in a secured bus…

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Fuel Prices Continue To Touch New Height, Karnataka Cuts Fuel Prices By Rs 2 Per Litre

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Petrol and diesel prices continue to remain on rampage as they further increased by 15 paisa and 6 paisa per litre on Monday. NEW DELHI: In the four metro cities, petrol is the most expensive in Mumbai.In Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, petrol was being sold at Rs 89.44 per litre, Rs 82.06 per litre, Rs 83.91 per litre and Rs 85.31 per litre, respectively. Diesel prices per litre, on the other hand, were Rs 73.78 (Delhi), Rs 75.63 (Chennai), Rs 78.00 (Kolkata) and Rs 78.33 (Mumbai).Petrol and diesel prices…

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Our Trip To South Vietnam  -2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. The Love For Tea Being a bengali, it wasn’t hard to share the immense love for tea which the Vietnamese had. Quán cóc ( ‘hot’ or ‘iced’ green tea ) is a part of Vietnamese culture. ‘Tra Chanh’ ( Lemon tea ) is used as a slang for hanging out thanks to the popularity of tea amongst…

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Words Have Wheels To Roll And Wings To Fly: Part 2

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group A delve into how European Traders communicated with Indians:   The  Portuguese traders arrived in India in 1498. By the 1600s Portuguese was a Lingua Franca in coastal cities across south East Asia A question invariably crops up  as to how the Portuguese communicated with Indian rulers and traders.Well, this is how the story goes.Vasco Da Gama, popularly known for his discovery of sea route to India, brought some Islamic traders to act as interpreters. The British first visited India in 1601, while travelling to…

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