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The bank has been making the provision in the second quarter assuming a 14 per cent increase in wages.The bank has been setting aside money for a likely salary revision effective from November 2022 and it has so far provided a cumulative Rs 8,900 crore for the same, Khara said at a press conference after the declaration of SBI’ssecond quarter results in Mumbai.”Profits have been a bit muted because of this one-time provision that we had to make. Otherwise we expect the growth momentum to continue at 16 per cent to 17 per cent in the next fiscal. Domestic demand…

The barrage had been constructed by L&T Construction, as per the design provided by the authorities to the quality and standards for the state of Telangana and handed over in 2019. The barrage has since been in operation, having withstood the last five flood seasons, the company said in a statement.“The matter is under investigation and deliberation by competent authorities. L&T will take appropriate action to restore the damaged portion as soon as the competent authorities conclude on the remedial measures,” it said.The statement came a day after the report of a committee of National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) became…

The batting maestro is will celebrate his 35th birthday on Sunday.Sudarsan created a 7ft high sand sculpture of Virat Kohli inside the replica of Eden Garden. He has also created 35 sand bats and installed some balls. Pattnaik used about 5 tons of sand in it. Students of his sand art Institute joined hands with him to complete this sculpture.“I wish Virat kohli on his birthday through my sculpture and best of luck to the entire cricket team for the World cup,” said Sudarsan.Padma awardee sand artist has participated in more than 65 International sand art competitions and festivals around…

In the national capital, the AQI at Anand Vihar remained in the ‘severe’ category with PM 10 at 454 and PM 2.5 at 431. The NO2 was recorded at 97 and CO at 101 under ‘moderate’ category, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).At Bawana, the PM 2.5 reached 464 under ‘severe’ category, while PM 10 was at 466, also under ‘severe’ category. The CO was recorded at 110, under ‘moderate’ category.The station at Delhi Technical University (DTU) recorded PM 10 at 317 (‘very poor’), while PM 2.5 was at 249 (‘poor’) and CO at 70, while NO2 was…

Simon Grayson had inspired a remarkable turnaround for the Blues last season when they finished runners-up in the final. Though they rolled over teams in the second half of the campaign, the Blues never managed to secure a point when the opponent scored first.That facet of their gameplay seems to be developing now, with Bengaluru defeating East Bengal FC in a similar fashion last month before scrapping through to bag a point against Hyderabad today.The home side got ahead, thanks to Mohammed Yasir in the 35th minute. The 25-year-old has netted only six times across his six seasons in the…

Raj Bhavan sources said that the CAB had sent four complimentary tickets to the office of the governor. The issue of black-marketing of tickets had not surfaced then.In connection with the matter, the Kolkata Police have initiated a probe into the matter and also arrested several persons.In light of all the developments, the Governor decided to send back the complimentary tickets to the CAB.At the same time, at the insistence of the Governor, the Raj Bhavan authorities have decided to organise a live screening of the match on a giant screen at the Governor’s House premises.A total of 500 people…

Receiving ‘Player of the Match’ for his inspiring innings of 126 off 83 deliveries, hitting eight boundaries and 11 sixes, Zaman in the post-match presentation said it was his day.“We were chasing 400 and that was our plan, just to see off the first 4 overs and thankfully it was my day. To be honest, I was lucky a few times but really enjoyed this inning. We know every game is a do or die for us and we have decided to play aggressively and we are playing with that mind so everybody is just trying to score runs,” said…

India sits atop the World Cup 2023 points table with 14 points from the opening seven matches, will lock horns with the Proteas, who have amassed 12 points from seven games. Both India and South Africa have now qualified for the knockout stages of the 2023 World Cup.“It’s going to be a different challenge to the one the last time the two table-toppers met when India faced New Zealand a few weeks ago and completely swamped them. This one will be tougher because South Africa has got an all-round side just like India,” said Sunil Gavaskar to India Today.He went…

The incident took place at Taret Pali village under Naubatpur police station. When some students went to the tap to drink water, they smelled something foul and immediately informed the teachers and principal of the school.“I had just reached the school when some students complained about a foul smell in the water. We immediately went to the tap and found that the water was smelling foul and had also turned sky blue in colour. We then went to the roof and found that the water inside the tank was blue with a foul smell coming from it,” said Kumari Khusboo,…

The DGCA draft comes in response to the need to address the growing number of pilot fatigue complaints.The changes include reducing the maximum flying duty length from 13 hours to 10 hours and increasing the minimum weekly rest period from 36 hours to 48 hours.“An operator shall ensure that the minimum weekly rest of continuous 48 hours including two local nights is provided such that there shall never be more than 168 hours between the end of one weekly rest period and the start of the next,” the draft further stated.Additionally, the DGCA suggests that the standby period should not…