Adding to the festive cheer, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a raise in dearness allowances (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners by 4% with effect from July 1 this year to compensate for the price rise.
In recent years, Bangladesh has made significant strides in healthcare and social welfare reforms, thanks to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Her government’s commitment to improving healthcare access and services has brought about transformative changes, positively impacting the lives of millions of Bangladeshis.
Mumbai/UNI: NCP (Sharad Pawar group) chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Tuesday informed that the review of Lok Sabha constituencies will be conducted on October 18 and October 19 in presence of party national president Sharad Pawar and state president Jayant Patil.
Jammu/UNI: The Pakistan troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing along the International Border in Arnia sector of Jammu.
Bengaluru/UNI: Making a big allegation, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said he is aware of the BJP's attempt to topple Congress government in the state.
Patna/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here on a three-day visit to Bihar, during which she will launch the agriculture road map of the state for the period 2023–28 and also participate in several other engagements.
Hyderabad/UNI: Congress top leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are set to commence their election campaign in Mulugu district for the upcoming Telangana State Legislative Assembly (TSLA) elections, scheduled for November 30.
More than 150 undergraduate students participated in a Cybersecurity program titled 'Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month' at the American Center in Kolkata last week.
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has sued BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai over "defamatory" allegations that she accepted "bribes" to pose questions in the Lok Sabha, reported India Today.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set forth ambitious objectives for India's space program during a high-level meeting.
Virudhunagar/IBNS/UNI: At least 14 workers were killed and two others injured in explosions at two fireworks factories in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated popular search engine and IT major Google’s plans to open its global fintech operations center at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar during his interaction with the company's CEO Sundar Pichai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to assess progress of India’s Gaganyaan Mission and to outline the future of India’s space exploration endeavours.
New Delhi: INS Sumedha made a port call at Lagos, Nigeria on October 13 as part of its deployment to Gulf of Guinea.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh when he valued his guidance for further development of the bilateral relationship between two nations.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to give recognition to same-sex marriage but directed the central government to look into the issues of administrative problems faced by the homosexual couples, media reports said.
Kolkata/UNI: The CBI, along with another central probe agency investigating the alleged teachers' recruitment irregularities in the state government owned schools, arrested yet another accused Partha Sen for tampering with the OMR sheets (Optical Mark Recognition) in the answer scripts of the School Service Commission, sources said on Tuesday.
Meerut/UNI: Four people died and two injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in Lohia Nagar area of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a senior officer said.
Buxar (Bihar): A freight train coach derailed near Dumraon station in the city of Buxar, Bihar on Monday, media reported, citing to railway officials.
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court expressed its dissatisfaction with the investigation of the 2006 Nithari killings on Monday, stating it was a "betrayal of public trust by responsible agencies," media reports said.
New Delhi: The Adani Group released a statement on Monday, responding to recent allegations of 'bribe-for-questions' involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, media reports said.
Mumbai: A segment of a flyover on the Mumbai-Goa four-lane highway collapsed in Maharashtra’s Chiplun city on Monday morning around 7 a.m.
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has communicated to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his junior minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar to investigate allegations of 'bribe for question’ involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.
New Delhi: External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi will take over as India’s new permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said on Monday.
Toronto: A convoy of vehicles led by pro-Khalistan groups, displaying posters of separatist leaders and chanting divisive slogans, passed by the largest temple in Surrey, British Columbia on the same day Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended Navratri wishes to the Hindu community in Canada, Hindustan Times reported.
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) recently carried out a successful medical evacuation of a Chinese crew onboard Panama-flagged vessel MT Hua Wei 8 off the Mumbai coast.
Udaipur/UNI: JP Nadda, the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was welcomed by party officials upon his arrival in Udaipur on Monday as part of his one-day trip to Rajasthan.
Srinagar/UNI: Parts of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory received fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains plummeting temperature on Monday.
Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has condemned the chanting of "Jai Shree Ram", a slogan used by the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politically, during the India-Pakistan match in the Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad last Saturday.
