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India will need another 10 Bajaj Finances, 10 HDFC Banks to realise its potential, says Sanjiv Bajaj
Sanjeev Bajaj, the CEO of Bajaj Finserv advised the RBI that there is a need to keep inflation in check but there is no point taking interest rates so high by bringing down the market demand. The RBI has already hiked its benchmark repo rate by 90 basis points this fiscal year. Bajaj believes the next decade could belong to India despite the uncertainty over inflation.
Capri Global, KLO Sports join Ultimate Kho Kho as franchise owners
KLO Sports is co-owned by Sanjay Jupudi and Srinath Chittoori, who have business interests in construction, automobile, and IT sectors. They have decided to name their team as Chennai Quick Guns.
Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
The demonstrators blocked highways at several places in Buxar, Bhagalpur and Samastipur and burnt tyres as a mark of protest, officials said. The protests, which is into its third day in the state, caused massive disruption of railway services at Buxar and Kahalgaon, officials of East Central Railways said.
Today’s Heardle clues and answer, Friday, 17th June 2022
We offer some clues to help you solve the Heardle of June 17. Read on to make the correct guess before scrolling straight down to the final answer for June 17 Heardle.
Army chief to make recruitment schedule announcement on Agnipath soon
Courses on drone technology and management, armoured vehicles management, submarine and shipping industry are some of the skill sets that are being discussed to be included in the plan. . "The idea is to open up pathways for them at various levels -- academic, self-employment and entrepreneurship. Skilling, education and training courses are being planned in discussions with the armed forces," an ET report quoting a senior official said.
Enemy property scam: CBI registers 4 FIRs, conducts searches
CBI has booked Samandar Singh Rana, the then officiating Custodian of Enemy Property of India (CEPI) at Delhi; Utpal Chakraborty, Assistant Custodian and Ramesh Chandra Tewari, a retired supervisor (both based in Lucknow) under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and 471 (forgery) and provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act related to bribery, officials said.
Israel deepens strategic partnership with India in agriculture & water
Shlein said, “India is a strong, strategic partner of Israel. The two most significant pillars of our growing relations are cooperation in agriculture and water, which was the focus during my visit to India. These two fields are so important that out of the 6 resident experts that Mashav posted around the world, 2 are based in India.”