RBI Staff Strike Hits Some Banking Operations

Mumbai: Major banking transactions took a hit on Thursday as over 17,000 employees of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) went on a "one-day mass casual leave" protesting against reform measures of the central government and seeking better retirement benefits. Among the services that were affected were cheque clearances, payments and settlements, and forex transactions. The protest - the first at the apex bank in six years - was called...