Category: INDIA

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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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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Earthquake Preparedness Needs Policy Level Changes

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN & Rebecca Brindza, Editor, ICN International A moderate intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on Richter scale hit parts of Assam on Wednesday, Sept 12th morning. The tremors were felt as far as Patna in Bihar and Siliguri in West Bengal. The quake lasted for around 15-20 seconds. More than 125 individual seismic incidents of low to moderate intensity on the Richter scale have been recorded by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) alone in India since the beginning of the year 2018. The increasing seismic activity in the…

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Kolkata: Massive Fire Breaks Out At Bagri Market In Canning Street, 30 Fire Engines Rushed To Spot

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KOLKATA: Massive fire broke out at Bagri Market in Canning street in the early hours of Sunday. 30 fire engines are present on the spot to dispel fire. However, no injuries have been reported so far. The fire started at ground floor of the five storied building and spread rapidly due to huge stock of inflammable articles, local media reported. The building houses several medicine shops and trading outlets.Canning Street near the Burrabazar is one of the major trading hubs of the city. “We are trying our best but firefighting…

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Terrorism Is The Most Serious Global Threat In Today’s World: Venkaiah Naidu

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The Vice President will attend an Indian Community reception hosted by the High Commissioner of India to Malta on Sunday evening. BELGRADE: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday addressed the National Assembly of Republic of Serbia. Naidu is in Belgrade as part of a three-nation tour to Serbia, Malta and Romania to boost ties with the Central European countries. While addressing the National Assembly, Naidu said, Economic reforms in India and Serbia in the 1990s have effectively converted some of the major challenges into opportunities. This year India and Serbia are celebrating…

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Money Series: Part 19

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Most of the people do not even dream about dreaming, and who are still dreaming, they have neither the guidance nor the ability to fulfill their dreams. You will usually find two types of people – general (non-skilled) and qualified (skilled). When a person qualifies, he becomes qualified, and then he becomes more successful than a general and non-skilled person in the field of income, and this is not only in the field of his income but every area of his life.…

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Technology: A Cause Of Digital Dementia

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: Dementia often known as the disease of old. Dementia is not a single disease in itself, but a general term to describe symptoms of impairment in memory, communication, and thinking. Digital dementia is a term first coined by the neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer in his 2012 book. It was a term used to describe how overuse of digital technology relates to the breakdown of your cognitive abilities. The excess use of technology leads to unbalanced brain development, as heavy users are more likely to overdevelop their left brains, leaving…

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