BEST staff to meet today over asset sale

BEST Workers Union plans a major agitation if demands are not met (AI image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The BEST Workers Union has convened a crucial employees’ meeting in Parel on Monday to discuss the proposed sale of BEST assets and long-pending demands, warning that a major agitation may be announced if issues…

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Karnataka minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah attacks RSS

Urging Congress workers to continue their protests, Siddaramaiah targeted the RSS and its affiliated ideological wings. BENGALURU: Karnataka Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), describing it as a “thousand-headed venomous snake” filled with casteism, communalism and Manuvad, and demanded an apology to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Urging Congress workers to continue…

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In the 1930s, Florida introduced rhesus macaques to boost tourism; today the invasive monkeys carry a potentially fatal virus and are considered a public-health concern

Nonhuman primates (NHPs) can harbour multiple zoonotic pathogens owing to their close phylogenetic relationship and frequent interactions with humans. They can also be extremely successful ecological invaders. Within the United States, fewer than or equal to NHP species have been introduced and of them, the rhesus macaque has successfully established populations in Florida and Puerto…

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JP Morgan targets bigger M&A role

MUMBAI: JP Morgan is seeing a bigger role for itself in M&A financing after RBI allowed domestic lenders to fund M&A. The relaxation has come at a time when corporates are returning to banks from capital markets in India, in keeping with a global trend.“It provides another corporate-friendly avenue for growth. At JP Morgan, our…

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