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Decide corruption cases in time involving retiring bank, govt officials: CVC

“Further, it was also conveyed that all such retirement cases should be received by the first week of the month of superannuation of the officer(s) concerned,” said the directive, issued to secretaries of central government departments and the chairman and managing directors of public sector banks, undertakings and autonomous organisations.

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Tata AIA Life records 26% rise in new premium during Apr

Rishi Srivastava,MD & CEO,Tata AIA Life Insurance said,“The first step was to transition to complete remote working enabled by end to end digital capabilities so that we can continue to be of service to policyholders and consumers 24×7.We ensured there was no break in our online availability through SMS, whatsapp, website, online chat. The next step was to ensure that the health of our employees and agents is taken care of. ‘’

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Cyclone Amphan tears into India,Bangladesh,destroys homes,whips up storm surge

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at least 10 people had died in the state, and two districts been completely battered by one of the strongest storms to hit the region in several years.

“Area after area has been devastated. Communications are disrupted,” Banerjee said, adding that although 500,000 people had been evacuated, state authorities had not entirely anticipated the ferocity of the storm.

Another 650,000 people have been moved to safety in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, authorities said, an operation carried out amid surging coronavirus infections.

It was too early to estimate a toll on life or damage to property.

Cyclone Amphan began moving inland with winds gusting up to 185 kph, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters.

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India took all needed steps well in time to combat COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan even as tally tops 1 lakh

Talking about India’s response to the COVID-19 battle, Vardhan said the country took all necessary steps well in time, including surveillance at points of entry, evacuation of nationals stranded overseas, massive community surveillance through robust disease surveillance network, strengthening of health infrastructure, capacity building of over two million frontline human resources, risk communication and community involvement.

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