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8th Pay Commission approved , Massive increase in Salary , Pension likely
NEW DELHI, June 08: The Indian government has approved the 8th Pay Commission, where salaries and pensions to be revised for over 1 crore central government employees and pensioners. Implementation is expected from January 1, 2026. A key focus is the “fitment factor”, a multiplier used to adjust pay…
Read More »PM Modi to chair meeting of Council of Ministers; first after Operation Sindoor
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday, the first after the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor, officials said.The meeting is also being held as the Modi 3.0 government completes one year in office this month.The Council…
Read More »India Becomes World’s 4th Largest Economy: NITI Aayog CEO
New Delhi May 25 : India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth largest economy, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam announced on Saturday. Speaking to the media after the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, Subrahmanyam said the country’s economy has reached the $4 trillion mark. “We are…
Read More »Delhi reports 23 COVID-19 cases, issues advisory to hospitals
NEW DELHI: The national capital has reported 23 COVID-19 cases, prompting the Delhi government to issue an advisory asking all hospitals to prepare for availability of beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccine. On Friday, Health Minister Pankaj Singh said that 23 COVID-19 cases have been reported till Thursday and the government…
Read More »File covers made by Tihar inmates find takers in SC, HC, Delhi Govt Depts
New Delhi : In a move aimed at reform and rehabilitation, at least 50 convicted inmates of Jail No. 2 at the Tihar prison complex have been engaged to manufacture paper file covers and file boards, which are being procured by the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and several Delhi…
Read More »Himachali becomes first blind Indian woman to scale Mt Everest
Shimla : Chhonzin Angmo, a tribal woman from a remote village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, suffers from total blindness but she has never let her visual impairment stand in the way of her dreams.Angmo, who idolises Hellen Keller, believes deeply in her words of wisdom — “The only thing…
Read More »EC allows booths to distribute unofficial voter ID slips at 100 metres from polling station entrance
New Delhi: Seeking to rationalise poll day management, the EC on Friday decided to allow parties and candidates to set up booths to distribute unofficial voter identification slips at 100 metres from the polling station entrance.Till now, the limit was 200 metres from the “polling location”.In another move aimed at…
Read More »India to make strong case with FATF to put Pakistan back in “Grey List”, block World Bank funds
New Delhi : India will highlight Pakistan’s persistent support for terrorism and its funnelling of multilateral funds for arms procurement to build a strong case for reinstating Islamabad on the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog’s ‘grey list’, and block funding from the World Bank.On April 22, Pakistan-trained terrorists…
Read More »Earth observation mission: When ISRO’s trusted workhorse PSLV suffered a rare setback
Sriharikota: ISRO’s most trusted and versatile launch vehicle, PSLV on Sunday suffered a rare setback when it failed to inject an earth observation satellite into the desired orbit.Boasting of an excellent strike rate–a mere three failures in 63 launches so far, PSLV was expected to deliver yet again with ease…
Read More »If women can fly Rafale in IAF, why fewer of them in Army Legal Branch? SC asks centre
New Delhi, May 14: If a woman can fly Rafale fighter jet in the Indian Air Force, then why are fewer women officers in gender neutral posts of Judge Advocate General (legal) branch of the Army, the Supreme Court wondered recently and questioned the Centre’s rationale on a 50-50 selection…
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