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Banking Operations Affected Pan-India Due To Strike
In the first major organised protest against the government's "anti-people banking reforms", 10 lakh bank employees and officials staged a strike on Tuesday, bringing banking operations across the country to a halt. ....
SpaceX To Fly 2 Private Tourists Around Moon In 2018
US aerospace major SpaceX has announced plans to fly two private citizens on a week-long trip around the moon next year.....
Gurmehar Kaur Has "Freedom To Express": Vidya Balan
Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur has been in the news after her post on social networking sites against the ABVP student organisation and many celebrities and politicians are in support of her stand. ....
Reliance General Signs Bancassurance Deal With Catholic Syrian Bank
Non-life insurer Reliance General Insurance -- part of Reliance Capital Ltd -- on Wednesday said it has signed a bancassurance deal with private-owned Kerala-headquartered Catholic Syrian Bank.....
Indian Boxing League Likely By 2017-end: BFI Chief
Following successful conclusion of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) 71st commission meeting here, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Wednesday announced that the first ever franchise-based Indian Boxing League (IBL) will most likely be held by the end of the year. ....
Social Media Being Used To Create Polarisation: Anurag Kashyap
In the wake of recent events in the country's socio-political milieu, outspoken filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says social media platforms are being used to create polarisation in the nation.....
Probing Social Sites In Gurmehar Case, Need More Time: Delhi Police
The Delhi Police on Wednesday said the probe in the rape threats to Delhi University student Gurmehar was being carried out in a professional manner and that some more time would be needed to crack the case. ....
Tamil Nadu Traders' Boycott Of Cola Kicks In
Despite the attractive incentives offered by multi-national cola companies, nearly 70 per cent of members of Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peramaippu have stopped selling Coca Cola and Pepsi brands, a top leader of the trader's organisation said.....
Consuming Walnuts May Be Beneficial For Sperm Health
Eating a walnut-enriched diet with 75 grams of walnuts every day may improve sperm vitality (movement) and morphology (form) -- markers of semen quality, which is a predictor of male fertility -- in men who added walnuts to their diet compared to men who did not, a study has found.....
All Widows To Get Pension In Madhya Pradesh
Starting next financial year, all categories of widows in Madhya Pradesh will be entitled to avail the Social Security Pension scheme, according to the annual budget presented in the state assembly on Wednesday.....
