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We should rub out that firm black line that separates our lives and our careers, writes Stefan Stern

A plunge in the share price of the Royal Bank of Scotland prompted City and Westminster speculation tonight of imminent full-scale nationalisation for the bank as the financial markets issued a vote of no confidence in the government's latest bail-out.Amid growing concern from the government that the credit crunch is intensifying an already severe recession, Gordon Brown served notice that Labour's patience with the banks was rapidly running out as the Treasury unveiled a second emergency package in three months.Britain's banks will be forced to sign binding contracts with the Treasury to take part in an insurance scheme to indemnify them from future losses, while in a U-turn on the position adopted since last February's nationalisation, Northern Rock will be used to increase lending for home loans. Although the chancellor, Alistair Darling, said ministers had no desire to take banks into public ownership, the prime minister's tough language did ­little to quell the belief that RBS wil

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Thirty-eight months ago, when Nitish Kumar dictated his first Departmental Order (DO) as the Chief Minister of Bihar, it was typed out on a rickety Remington. This was the challenge he faced. It was not just governance Bihar needed his job was to resurrect the State. Mr Kumar first focused on crime control as a way to reestablish the authority of the state and simultaneously launched a host of social sector programmes that touched the everyday lives of people. The simplicity of the Arms Act (the sworn testimony of a policeman to the use of an unauthorised weapon is enough for conviction) and fast-track courts were used to arrest and try criminals and kidnappers. An auxiliary force of retired Army JCOs and NCOs was created to apprehend them. And no quarter was given if a criminal was an elected servant of the people. Anand Mohan Singh, accused of inciting a mob to kill an IAS officer, was prosecuted despite being a former member of Parliament.

It might help alleviate the economic crisis by addressing the root cause of the unwillingness to spend.

Actor Shahid Kapur was in the capital as the brand ambassador of a company. Since he was sweating quite profusely, he was questioned about it. He replied, I have spent the first 10 years of my life here, and I came here dressed to beat the Delhi winters. But as you can see now I am sweating it out as the winter is not the same as it used to be. Blame global warming.

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Martin Luther King would be 80 years old today. So, as modern life spans go, he could’ve lived to see the inauguration of Barack Obama. Though Obama minimized race during last year’s election, he’s well aware that he wouldn’t be on the verge of becoming our 44th president had it not been for Dr. King.Last year, on [...]

Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield ,24 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a 1987 summary plan description vested retirees in lifetime life insurance benefits where there was no reservation of rights ...

If there is only one major benefit to be named of the implementation of the internet, it is in providing consumers the tool to price shop for anything they need without leaving the privacy of their bathrobe and fuzzy slippers. In the early years of the internet, the time saved just by surfing individual websites for necessities, like personal property insurance quotes, at any time of day or night make life much easier.