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November 3 this year marked the centenary of the great trade union leader in banking, H L Parwana. On this day we recall him and his contributions to the history of banking industry in our country. For the cause of banking he sacrificed his life, and toiled to emancipate the bank employees who were suffering from exploitations, denials, deprivations and humiliations. It was the drawing force for him that brought him to the trade union movement since he was inspired by the great history of the struggle of working class movement in our country. His vision and unusual leadership qualities will always inspire the bank employees and thousands among them are carrying out the heritage he has left behind.

The 17-day long trauma of the 41 mostly migrant workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand state, is finally over. It has taken days of efforts by multiple agencies, public and private companies, foreign experts, engineers from the army, other workers, a battery of large and complex machines flown in by the air force from different parts of the country, and many ad hoc decisions and different methods of clearing the over 60 metres of debris blocking the tunnel, to finally effect the rescue.

Rich European powers stole more than 20 million people out of Africa, shackled and enslaved them to transport them across the Atlantic, worked them to the bone and then underdeveloped the African continent through colonisation. They then expected African nations to pay them back for the “privilege” of being exploited.

New Delhi: Ace drag flicker and captain Harmanpreet Singh who led Punjab to victory at the 13th National Hockey Championship praised the tournament's high standards following their well-fought shootout victory against Hockey Haryana in the title-deciding clash, which came after the game was tied at 2-2 (9-8 SO) at the end of regulation time.

New Delhi: Six-time Asian Championships medalist Shiva Thapa, (63.5kg), and World Championships silver medalist Amit Panghal, chalked out easy victories to storm into the quarterfinals of the 7th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships in Shillong.

New Delhi: Telugu Titans’ Pawan Sehrawat, who broke his own record for the highest bid at the PKL Auction, feels that PKL Season 10 is a proud moment for the Kabaddi Fraternity.

Gurugram: Delhi’s Rashid Khan and Gurugram’s Karan Pratap Singh emerged clubhouse leaders with scores of four-under 68 on the fog-hit opening day of the Rs 2 crore Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational at the DLF Golf & Country Club here on Wednesday.

New Delhi: India’s only Olympic Gold medallist in track and field, Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday emphasized the need for making track and field more attractive and marketable for county's fans.

Oil markets are eagerly awaiting the outcome at the forthcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, after internal troubles forced a postponement of the meeting originally scheduled for November 26. The meeting assumes great significance both for producing as well as importing countries, especially amidst assessments that a new agreement to cut production is going to be challenging. While OPEC meetings have been postponed previously as well, it is the first time that the postponement has lasted days.

The peace movement in Israel is on the offensive. From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the demands in the streets are clear: Release all hostages on both sides and immediately remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office.