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Indian Bank to review interest on savings accounts after study

Chennai, Oct 31: Public sector Indian Bank will review the cost incurred on servicing its savings bank accounts and come out with revised interest rates as well as new products, a top official said Monday.

Mumbai India’s most populous city, Delhi largest urban spread

Mumbai, Oct 31: Mumbai is India’s most populated city with over 1.84 crore (18.4 million) people, followed closely by Delhi with 1.63 crore (16.3 million) and Kolkata with 1.41 crore (14.1 million), making these India’s ‘mega-cities’, according to the preliminary Census 2011 results.

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IVRCL bags Rs.972 crore-worth orders

Mumbai, Oct 31: Infrastructure firm IVRCL Ltd Monday said its transport and mining divisions have bagged orders worth Rs.972 crore which include building a strategic rail tunnel through the Pir Panjal range linking the Kashmir valley to the country’s mainland.

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Tata may challenge Singur land law verdict Tuesday

Kolkata, Oct 31: The Calcutta High Court Monday permitted Tata Motors to appeal against its verdict validating the Singur land law but the petition could not be filed as advocates suspended work to condole a colleague’s death.

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It has been an unbelievable year: Bresnan

London, Oct 31: England all-rounder Tim Bresnan feels they have had an unbelievable year despite their 0-5 one-day cricket international series whitewash in India.

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Ravi Shankar’s tour ‘not political’

New Delhi, Oct 31: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is not touring Uttar Pradesh from Nov 7 with any political motive in mind, his Art of Living Foundation said Monday.

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Treating cancer that has no cure ‘difficult, but not impossible’

Washington, Oct 31: Scientists are trying to find a way to stop the progression a cancer without a cure dubbed ‘NUT midline carcinoma’.

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Greek boss ‘chased employee naked’, ‘forced tongue into her mouth’

London, October 31: A Manhattan woman has claimed that her boss ‘chased her around his house naked’ and once ‘forced his tongue into her mouth’.

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Key protein behind Huntington’s disease identified

London, Oct 31: Scientists have discovered how a form of the protein linked to Huntington’s disease influences the timing and severity of its symptoms.

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