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  When recently 27 public sector banks merged including the Punjab National Bank, nearly every individual was worried about his savings and even fixed deposits with the public sector banks. As per the announcement made by Sethurathnam Ravi , the amalgamation scheme listed the merger of various popular banks like Indian Bank merged with Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank merged with Syndicate Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and the United Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank, and lastly, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank merged with Union Bank. The announcement of the merger came with a huge impact on the 308732 employees of the banks, 37492 domestic branches, 45448 ATM centers, and Rs. 3179304 crore deposits. Sethurathnam ravi former BSE Chairman However, the impact of the merger is not only limited to all these. It is much more than the figures and facts that are mentioned in the papers. As per the BSE Chairman , these mergers come with a huge impact on the fixed deposit holders...

 Even hypocritical criticisms exchanged by superpowers can do good. Over the last century, history shows that they have. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day that should inspire reflection on the importance of universal human rights, billionaire investor and part-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Chamath Palihapitiya went viral with his own eyebrow-raising take on the subject. Chamath Palihapitiya On his podcast, Palihapitiya leapt with both feet into a debate about corporate responses to human rights violations in countries where they do business, specifically about China, where human rights advocates have documented atrocities against Uyghurs, a minority ethnic group in the Xinjiang region. Palihapitiya said he did not care about the Uyghurs’ predicament — and that this sentiment was broadly shared by elites who were simply unwilling to be as bold as him and just say it. “Let’s be honest, nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK?” he told his visibly surprise...

 The attacks add to a growing catalog of shame for spyware-maker NSO Group. Dozens of women journalists and human rights defenders in Bahrain and Jordan have had their phones hacked using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to a report by Front Line Defenders and Access Now. The report adds to a growing public record of Pegasus misuse globally, including against dissidents, reporters, diplomats, and members of the clergy. It also threatens to increase pressure on the Israel-based NSO Group, which in November was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist. “When governments surveil women, they are working to destroy them,” wrote Marwa Fatafta, Middle East and North Africa policy manager at Access Now, in a statement accompanying the report. “Surveillance is an act of violence. It is about exerting power over every aspect of a woman’s life through intimidation, harassment, and character assassination. The NSO Group and its government clients are all responsible, and must be publicly exposed...

The children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the Roman Catholic church under a new California law that allows survivors to bring lawsuits for the suffering a loved one endured. LOS ANGELES (AP) — After decades of dealing with the boyhood trauma of being molested by a priest, Jim Bartko sued the Roman Catholic church two years ago under. But the lawsuit was dismissed when he died four days after speaking publicly about it. A new law has now revived his case, allowing his estate to file for damages he could have sought for his suffering if he were still alive. Lawyers for Bartko's children filed the lawsuit last week in Alameda County Superior Court against the Oakland Diocese for allegedly failing to prevent abuse by the former Rev. Stephen Kiesle that occurred between 1972 and 1975 at St. Joseph's Parish in Pinole, 18 miles (29 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. “They used to call him ‘the pied piper’ because everywhere he went, ...

 S Ravi, former chairman of BSE and Founder of accountancy firm Ravi Rajan & Co, speaks about the pandemic, its impact on the market, and the way ahead for crypto markets and startups eyeing IPOs. Sethurathnam Ravi , (S Ravi), was the chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) from November 2017 to February 2019. Now, he’s the Founder and Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Co., an advisory and accountancy firm , headquartered in New Delhi, India.  A post-graduate in commerce, S Ravi also holds a Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA). He is an Associate Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), USA, and also a registered Insolvency Resolution Professional.  In his tenure spanning more than three decades, he has garnered extensive experience in the field of banking and finance, financial and management consulting, including mergers and acquisitions, valuations, rehabilitation and restructuring of companies and turnaround strategies...

 David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Mr Bennett's life, though it is not yet clear what his long-term chances of survival are. "It was either die or do this transplant," Mr Bennett explained a day before the surgery. "I know it's a shot in the dark, but it's my last choice," he said. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were granted a special dispensation by the US medical regulator to carry out the procedure, on the basis that Mr Bennett - who has terminal heart disease - would otherwise have died. He had been deemed ineligible for a human transplant, a decision that is often taken by doctors when the patient is in very poor health. The pig used in the transplant had been genetically modified to knock out several genes that would have led to the organ being rejected by Mr Bennett's body, the ...

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NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed, including nine children, and dozens were injured when a fire started by a malfunctioning space heater spread smoke through a low-income building in The Bronx borough of New York City on Sunday, city officials said. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, just over a week into the job, confirmed 19 people had died from the blaze that broke out around 11 a.m. in the imposing 19-floor Twin Parks North West building which provided affordable housing units and was home to a Gambian community. Earlier on Sunday, officials said 32 people had been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and some 60 people were injured in total as smoke drifted through the building on a cold winter morning. "This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the city of New York," Adams told reporters. "The numbers are horrific." The fire itself started from a space heater in an apartment that spanned the second and third floors of the ...

  Sethurathnam Ravi, popularly known as   S   Ravi   pursued his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Commerce from Madhya Pradesh’s Durgavati University. His academics and talents led him to various job roles in the corporate world where he proved his worth.  He was able to secure a place as a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India. He was a chartered accountant who was based in India along with being the managing and promoter partner of the Ravi Rajan & Co. He was also the honorable   BSE   chairman . ex-BSE Chairman S Ravi and his corporate journey S Ravi’s corporate journey His corporate journey is also inclusive of associating with the SBI Payments Services Pvt. Ltd where he was a member of the Board of directors. Before being a member of BSE,  S Ravi  also actively served on several companies out of which are SMERA Ratings, UTI Company Pvt. Ltd., STCI Finance Ltd, SBI-SG Global Securities, and finally the BOI ...

 Twitter’s ban on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ’s (R-Ga.) personal account is fueling Republican attacks against “Big Tech” and the nation’s dominant social media platforms. Twitter's Marjorie Taylor Greene ban fuels GOP attacks on 'Big Tech' Former President Trump , who was banned himself from Twitter a year ago, and several of Greene’s GOP House colleagues have blasted the company for removing the congresswoman's personal account over violating COVID-19 misinformation policies.  In some ways it is unsurprising that Twitter’s ban on Greene provoked a loud response from the GOP. A number of Republicans, including Greene, have seen the fight against social media companies as a galvanizing issue for their constituents since Trump was kicked off Twitter in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. In addition, the ban on Greene was seen as a significant step. Greene’s ban sets a “more far-reaching precedent” than the one imposed on Trump last year, ...

  Share/Stock Live Updates: The frontline equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) added to their morning gains and were trading over 0.5 per cent during the early afternoon on Tuesday taking cues from their global peers led by record-setting US stocks. At 12:32 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading 412.27 points (0.70 per cent) higher at 59,595.49 while the Nifty 50 was up 103.70 points (0.59 per cent) at 17,729.40. Bombay Stock Exchange On the Sensex pack, NTPC, State Bank of India (SBI), PowerGrid Corporation of India, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki India were the top gainers in the afternoon trade. On the other hand, Ultratech Cement, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, IndusInd Bank and Infosys were among the laggards. The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) kicked off 2022 with a bang as they surged around 1.6 per cent on the first trading session of the year on Monday led by a rally in bank...

  Six French police officers will appear in disciplinary hearings January 4 accused of “administrative failings” in the gruesome case of Chahinez Daoud, who was killed by her husband last May. Daoud was one of 113 femicides in France in 2021, a number that continues to climb despite high-profile campaigns and government measures aimed at combating the violence.  French police face disciplinary hearings amid high numbers of femicide Late in the afternoon of May 4, 2021, Chahinez Daoud stumbled out of her home on Avenue Carnot in the well-heeled Merignac neighbourhood near Bordeaux in southwestern France. The 31-year-old mother of three was being pursued by her estranged husband. He shot her in the legs a number of times and she fell to the ground. He took a can of flammable liquid from a van parked in front of their house, doused her with it and set her on fire. The fire brigade arrived shortly after 6.30pm but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 44-year-old ex-husband ...