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The Strategist Quiz #553

The Strategist Quiz, March 8, 2018

Answers to The Strategist Quiz (#552)

Answers to The Strategist Quiz, March 1, 2018

Tipping Point: When should you take multi-trip travel insurance?

Insurers may even refute claim if a doctor has advised the insured against travelling

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 15 mn - 20 mn price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

PNB scam: Vipul Ambani asks court to allow 'soft' mattress in his jail cell

The judge asked for time to seek the opinion of jail authorities

Letter to BS: Banking regulatory powers should be ownership neutral

The RBI supervisors are placed in a difficult situation when they have to point out infirmities

Letter to BS: Rahul Gandhi's rhetoric of breaking the wall sounds ludicrous

Rahul Gandhi has realised that ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, assembly elections in states are going to be the acid test for the Congress

Freeze-frame: Congress must articulate an alternative vision

Mere aggression in Gandhi's speech will not help unless it is backed by a clear and granular action plan

Proof of concept: Govt should consider a test case for bank privatisation

Demand for erstwhile public sector banks might build up among possible acquirers, leading to the discovery of more remunerative prices

Realty check: Current rates and unit sizes in Rs 10 mn - 15 mn price range

If you are looking at buying real estate, an idea about prevailing rates would come in handy

Too much of a good thing: Chaos of working apps overload

Sixty-nine per cent workers waste up to an hour a day navigating between myriad communications apps, amounting to 32 days per year

Letters to BS on how PNB fraud affecting India's foreign trade

Be it a regular exporter or importer, banks have become dead slow to act on pre-shipment or even post-shipment financing and even packing credits

Letters to BS on statue politics: Why is it unfair to raze statues?

The razing of the statues of any political thinker reeks of arrogance and intolerance towards the opponents

Letters to BS on vandalism of Periyar, Lenin statues across India

The angry backlash over the defilement of Periyar's statue seems to have driven the BJP to strike a hasty retreat.

'Pakoda politics' still on; impasse in Houses of Parliament continues

Neither of the two Houses of Parliament could transact any business for a third day in a row.

Graphics: Key deals last week

There were 13 deals worth $25.74 million and one exit in the last seven days ended March 07, 2018

Tipping Point: Can a demat account become dormant?

To reactivate your demat account, you will have to fill a reactivation form and submit Know Your Customer (KYC) details. Your DP will also verify if your signatures match the original records

The heat is on: Harsher summers call for area-specific action plans

Water scarcity is amongst the most worrisome potential fallouts of a searing summer

Nifty PSB index in a free fall: Time to initiate last of 4 'R's in banking

The Nifty PSU Bank index declined 3.57% on Wednesday with Andhra Bank, Canara Bank and Allahabad Bank sustaining the maximum damage.

Congested hubs: More effort needed for capacity at Delhi, Mumbai airports

The delays in implementing plans for Mumbai's second airport also must bear a significant share of the blame