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Remembering the beautiful place called Burma
Burma or Myanmar? Yes, they are the same country. The name was never an issue until 1989 when the ruling junta officially changed the name of the country in English to Myanmar. The reason given was that the name ‘Myanmar’ incorporated all the indigenous peoples. I prefer Burma and will continue to refer to it […]
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Financial services space set for disruption over next 10 years: K V Kamath
Technology is transforming the way banking is done and bankers need to internalise this, says K V Kamath
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Centre plans to bring more population groups under vaccination drive: Harsh Vardhan
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated first and immunisation of frontline workers began from February 2
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Bharat Bandh: Farmers block highways, roads in Punjab, Haryana; rail services hit
The agitating farmers blocked several key roads, including Chandigarh-Delhi, Amritsar-Delhi, Hisar-Delhi and Bhiwani-Delhi national highways
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Boost for rural India: BSNL and MTNL to get 5G spectrum without participating in auction
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the allocation of spectrum to BSNL and MTNL will be done on the same principle as proposed for allotment of spectrum for 4G services
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‘Bharat Bandh’: Rail, road transport likely to be affected in parts of country on March 26
According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the nationwide shutdown will start at 6 am and it will be in force up to 6 pm across the country on March 26
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Centre set to introduce single-window clearance for investors by April 15: DPIIT Secy
The Centre is set to introduce a single-window clearance mechanism for investors by mid-April in order to attract greater foreign investment, DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said
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LIC Housing Finance launches home loan product with EMI waivers
The scheme christened Griha Varishtha is designed for employees or pensioners covered under the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
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Barbeque Nation IPO subscribed 1.98 times on Day 2 of subscription
The Rs 453-crore Barbeque Nation IPO received bids for 98,75,790 shares against 49,99,609 shares on offer
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SEBI decides to relax rules for reclassification of promoter as public shareholder
The SEBI board approved the proposal to rationalise the existing framework pertaining to reclassification of promoter/ promoter group entities, the regulator said
