New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Friday approved a two per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from January 1. This will benefit about 48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55 lakh pensioners, according...
New Delhi: The government Friday notified the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to his parent Allahabad High Court, the order coming amid a row over alleged discovery of a huge amount of cash from his official residence here. The Law Ministry issued...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed concern over the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand and assured India's readiness to provide all possible assistance to the affected regions. A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar Friday, followed by an aftershock of 6.4...
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who is facing multiple criminal cases over the "traitor" jibe towards Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Friday petitioned the Madras High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail. Kamra's plea was mentioned for an urgent hearing before a bench of...
Pune: A man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body inside a suitcase in Bengaluru was discovered unconscious in Maharashtra's Satara district, police said Friday. The accused, Rakesh Khedekar, had allegedly consumed a poisonous substance and was found on a road under the...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Friday asserted that India is closely monitoring the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Pakistan and is raising these issues on international platforms. His remarks came during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha amid the...
New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Atishi Friday attacked the BJP government over the source of funds for the state budget. Speaking at a press conference, Atishi said, "It is unclear where the money shown in the budget...
Jammu: The number of terrorists killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has risen to five after two more bodies were recovered Friday in the forest area where they had been hiding. Official sources said that five terrorists had been killed....
New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday informed a court here that it has lodged an FIR against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in the national capital in 2019. The police made the submission in...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on official visits to Thailand and Sri Lanka from April 03 to April 06, further reaffirming India's commitment to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, 'Act East' policy, and 'MAHASAGAR' and vision of the Indo-Pacific. At the...
The Supreme Court ruling on 8 April declaring as erroneous and illegal the action of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi,...
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Of all the problems that India faces in its neighbourhood, the most pressing one seems to be emerging from Bangladesh...
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