Use local languages in banks: Sitharaman

MUMBAI: FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged banks to ensure that customers can get service in branches while speaking in the local language and called upon lenders to tweak HR policies to give weightage to local language proficiency during appraisals.She asked banks to restore the human connect in customer service, insisting that technology must complement,…

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‘Be careful what you wish for’: Ex-England pacer issues warning after Aussie jibes at Ben Stokes | Cricket News

Ben Stokes (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England fast bowler Steven Finn believes the Australian media’s attempt to provoke Ben Stokes ahead of the Ashes could end up backfiring, warning that the England captain is at his best when challenged. Stokes’ arrival in Perth drew headlines from The West Australian, which mocked him as…

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Billionaire Jeff Yass donates $100 million to the University of Austin as the school moves toward a tuition-free model

University of Austin gets $100M from Jeff Yass to offer tuition-free degrees Students considering the University of Austin, a young private school founded by critics of mainstream higher education, are now being promised something many college applicants only dream about: a bachelor’s degree without tuition costs, permanently.Billionaire trader Jeff Yass has committed $100 million to…

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‘Prayed for it to stop’: Freed Israeli hostage recounts captivity in Gaza; security guard alleges ‘horrific’ sexual assault

A recently freed Israeli hostage said he was subjected to “horrific” sexual assault while being held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the beseiged Gaza Strip.Rom Braslavski, 21, a security guard kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, told Channel 13 that he was stripped naked and tied up while being held hostage….

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