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India Post payment bank to be operational by
March 2017
India Post, which was among the eleven applicants to have received
approval from RBI for payment banks in August, will start its service by
March 2017.
About 40 international financial conglomerates including World Bank,
Barclays and ICICI have shown interest to partner with the Postal
Department for the payment bank.
The Department has 1,55,015 post offices across the country, of which
1,39,144 are in rural areas.
Oscar-winning cinematographer Wexler dies at 93
Haskell Wexler, one of Hollywood’s most famous and honoured
cinematographers and one whose innovative approach helped him win
Oscars for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the Woody Guthrie biopic
Bound for Glory, has passed away.
India Post payment bank to be operational by
March 2017
India Post, which was among the eleven applicants to have received
approval from RBI for payment banks in August, will start its service by
March 2017.
About 40 international financial conglomerates including World Bank,
Barclays and ICICI have shown interest to partner with the Postal
Department for the payment bank.
The Department has 1,55,015 post offices across the country, of which
1,39,144 are in rural areas.
Oscar-winning cinematographer Wexler dies at 93
Haskell Wexler, one of Hollywood’s most famous and honoured
cinematographers and one whose innovative approach helped him win
Oscars for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the Woody Guthrie biopic
Bound for Glory, has passed away.

