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Independence Day 2024 in US: Will banks, post offices, FedEx stay open on July 4? July 4th is celebrated as the Independence Day in US, which is a federal holiday, meaning various services will stay shut for the entire day. However, a few selected services may stay open for those people who want to still run their errands on this...
03 Jul, 2024, 02.59 PM IST'Apology too late': Indian-origin UK officer after being jailed for 12 years during pregnancy for stealing Seema Misra, a former Post Office manager wrongly jailed for theft over faulty software, has rejected the apology from the engineer whose evidence convicted her. Misra's case, overturned in 2021, highlights the faulty Horizon IT system scandal. Apol...
26 Jun, 2024, 12.56 PM ISTGaza: How the war is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time Nearly every Palestinian family has suffered grievous, multiple losses. But many have been decimated, particularly in the first months of the war.
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03 Jun, 2024, 04.45 PM ISTMemorial Day 2024: What will remain open and what will be closed? Here are details Memorial Day began in the 19th century as Gen. John Logan issued an order in 1868 to observe May 30 as a day of remembrance for those who died serving in the Civil War. While all Northern states recognized Decoration Day as a holiday by 1890, Southe...
27 May, 2024, 09.05 PM ISTMemorial Day in the U.S: Date, history, how to celebrate, what's open and what's closed; all you need to know Memorial Day is a permanent federal holiday. Most banks' branches, including Bank of America, PNC, Truist, CitiBank and JPMorgan Chase, will remain closed on Memorial Day.
23 May, 2024, 07.19 PM ISTWhat is UK Post Office Scandal? Who is Paula Vennells? UK Post Office Scandal has created quite a public uproar in that country as the former British Post Office boss Paula Vennells is facing a public inquiry.
22 May, 2024, 10.43 PM ISTExchange of soiled, torn, imperfect currency notes: Bank branches you can exchange, procedure, limit A ‘soiled note’ means a note which has become dirty due to normal wear and tear and also includes a two piece note pasted together wherein both the pieces presented belong to the same note and form the entire note with no essential feature missing.
13 May, 2024, 04.41 PM IST5 things to know before investing in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY): Eligibility, documents required and more Families with a girl child under the age of 10 are increasingly opting for SSY accounts. SSY enjoys a relatively higher interest rate and sets aside a corpus that can be used for the daughter’s education or marriage.
13 May, 2024, 06.30 AM ISTSalman Khan home firing incident: Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility for targeting Bollywood actor In a post on Facebook, Anmol Bishnoi has posted a message, purportedly on behalf of other ‘Bishnoi group’ baddies like Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara, and Kala Jathari, saying "they (the gang) seek only peace, but if justice from atrocity can be achieved ...
15 Apr, 2024, 11.31 AM ISTFinish your tax saving investments well before March 31 this year: Here's why Last date to finish tax-saving investments: If you are planning to wait till last minute to finish your tax-saving investments and expenditures then you might the chance to do so. This is because March 31 this year is on Sunday and banks and stock m...
22 Mar, 2024, 10.47 AM ISTEC ropes in banks, post offices to spread voter awareness ahead of Lok Sabha polls The Election Commission on Monday roped in banks and post offices to spread voter awareness as part of its efforts to increase voting percentage in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The poll panel has often expressed concern over urban and youth apathy ...
26 Feb, 2024, 02.53 PM ISTRam temple images dominate Ayodhya landscape, new bank office named 'Ramjanmabhoomi' branch With the consecration ceremony approaching, Ayodhya is steeped in religious spirit. A new PSU bank branch along Ram Path has been named 'Ramjanmabhoomi'. The branch office has been beautified with ornate lampposts and canopies, featuring an imposing...
20 Jan, 2024, 05.31 PM ISTRam temple images dominate Ayodhya landscape, new bank office named 'Ramjanmabhoomi' branch The whole of Ayodhya is steeped in religious spirit with the consecration ceremony a couple of days away. A new PSU bank branch named 'Ramjanmabhoomi' has opened along the Ram Path, while a redeveloped road named Ramjanmabhoomi Path leads to the Ram...
20 Jan, 2024, 12.48 PM ISTUK to bring in new law to quash wrongful Post Office convictions From 1999 to 2015, self-employed sub-postmasters at state-owned Post Office branches faced convictions for theft, fraud, and false accounting due to faulty software erroneously indicating significant financial discrepancies in branch accounts.
10 Jan, 2024, 06.13 PM ISTHere's everything you need to know about the Britain's Post Office scandal Between 1999 and 2015, numerous postal workers at the state-owned Post Office faced wrongful prosecutions or convictions. They were accused of false accounting, theft, and fraud due to a faulty software system that erroneously indicated missing fund...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.32 PM ISTWhat is Britain's Post Office scandal? One of the UK's major miscarriages of justice, involving wrongful convictions of Post Office workers due to faulty software, gains public attention after a TV drama. Hundreds faced false accounting charges due to a glitchy system, with some jailed a...
09 Jan, 2024, 05.40 PM ISTPost Office scandal: Rishi Sunak pledges to 'make it right' A national outcry over the scandal has intensified, with over 700 branch managers facing legal consequences for apparent financial discrepancies caused by the defective software. The ITV drama, "Mr Bates vs the Post Office," has further fueled deman...
08 Jan, 2024, 07.03 PM ISTWill post offices, banks, FedEx, and UPS open on Christmas Day 2023? As Christmas Day arrives, people are ready to celebrate the joy and love and with this merriment and hassle sometimes we plan to to ship the gifts last-minute. But are postal carriers and FedEx open on Christmas Day? Here is what we know.
25 Dec, 2023, 06.05 PM ISTEfforts on to make NPS available at all bank branches, post offices: PFRDA Chairman The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in India is working on expanding the availability of the National Pension System (NPS) to all bank branches and post offices. Chairman Deepak Mohanty stated that efforts are being made to...
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