The all-India strike called by central trade unions on Tuesday affected industry and commecial sectors in Kerala besides disrupting the normal life creating the impressions of a bandh.

AIADMK today demanded that the Tamil Nadu government should provide "maximum" security to party chief Jayalalithaa, even as police launched a full-fledged probe into the recent threats to her life. 

The State Bank of India’s (SBI’s) officers will stay away from tomorrow’s general strike, while most public sector bank employees will participate in agitation to protest a host of issues, including providing more room for foreign banks in the country.