Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, April 04, 2017
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| African envoys say attacks ‘racial’, seek UN probe |
| India’s Africa outreach seemed in jeopardy after African envoys rebuked India, describing the Greater Noida mob violence against Nigerians as “xenophobic and racial”, and India tersely rejected the statement as unfortunate and unwarranted. |
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| US cracks down on misuse of H-1B visas |
| Acknowledging that there are problems with the guest worker visa program, the Trump administration on Monday began enforcing tighter norms on issuance of H1B visas |
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| Ajmer urs: Sufi shrine heads demand ban on beef |
| Peeved over incidents of Muslim youths being harassed for carrying, selling and eating cow meat, the heads of Sufi shrines who gathered at Dargah Ajmer on Monday, have demanded a complete ban on sale of “all forms of beef” in the country. |
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| Fresh row at Infosys as Narayana Murthy slams COO’s pay hike |
| The flash point this time was a resolution, which came for voting on March 31, to increase the total compensation of chief operating officer U B Pravin Rao by 35% to Rs 12.5 crore. Most of the promoters of the company, including N R Narayana Murthy, … |
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| IPL: Dhawan keen on getting back into national side |
| Having spent a few months out of the Indian team, opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan on Monday said he would look to perform well in domestic competitions, including in the IPL, so that he can be in the reckoning for the national side once again. |
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| Rupee off multi-month high, tumbles 18 paise to 65.03 |
| Buoyant dollar overseas predominantly impacted trading sentiment, though robust capital flows into equities and debt largely cushioned the fall. This is the biggest one-day fall against the greenback in nearly two months. |
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| 2,800 employees of SBI’s associate banks opt for VRS |
| All the five entities — State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT), in addition to Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) — merged with SBI with from April 1. |
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