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Ronak Chhabra
‘Privatisation to Hurt General Public the Most’: Finance Employees Prepare for Strike
07 Mar 2021
Union bodies representing bank employees, along with those in GIC and LIC, have called for a two day strike on March 15-16 and a one-day strike on March 17 and March 18 respectively.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
DIPAM-World Bank Agreement Will Be Against India’s Interests: Trade Unionists, Activists
17 Nov 2020
During the financial year 2019-20, DIPAM divested government held stakes in 16 public entities and received receipts amounting to Rs 50,298.64 crore.
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PM-CARES Fund: Over Rs 200 Crore Donated from Staff Salaries of RBI, Govt Banks, LIC and Others
28 Sep 2020
The SBI, India’s largest lender, is the top contributor among the public sector banks with an amount of over 107.95 crore drawn from salaries of employees.
PTI
Yes Bank Depositors Throng ATMs, Most Unable to Withdraw Cash
06 Mar 2020
SBI Board gives 'in-principle' approval for investment in the cash-strapped private bank. The government had reportedly asked SBI and LIC to collectively pick up a 49% stake in Yes Bank
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu This Week: Police Assault Anti-CAA Protesters, Hindu Munnani Cadres Attack Shops in Tiruppur
15 Feb 2020
On Friday, the state police unleashed brutal attacks on the peaceful protests led by organisations including Muslim Jamaats in Washermanpet near Chennai, opposing the CAA, NRC and NRC, being termed…
Shilpa Shaji
Disinvestment of LIC to Affect Policyholders?
10 Feb 2020
At present, LIC pays 5% of its surplus to the government and rest goes to the policyholders as opposed to private insurance companies, where 10% goes to the shareholder. This is how LIC could give…
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Anti-CAA Signature Campaign, LIC Employees’ Protest, CITU Demonstrates Against Budget
08 Feb 2020
The Madras High Court, in an order, instructed the BSNL management to disburse at least 30% of the pending wages to the casual and contract workers before February 20.
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Let’s Talk: Modi Government’s Privatisation Spree
06 Feb 2020
In this episode of Let’s Talk, Prasanth talks to senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta about the Narendra Modi government’s desperate call to sell most of the government entities.
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'Won't Allow Govt to Loot LIC, a National Asset'
05 Feb 2020
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) will help private players to have a stake in LIC.
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Delhi Polls, LIC Employees’ Protest, Gujarat Riots Case and More
04 Feb 2020
In this episode of Daily Round-up, we talk about polarisation ahead of the Delhi polls and LIC employees’ demonstration. In our international segment, we talk about the possibility of compromise…