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The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minster Narendra Modi, approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) on Saturday, which aims to provide assured pension, family pension, and assured minimum pension to government employees. The new scheme will be effective from April 1, 2025. Employees will be able to choose between the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and […]
At least 27 Indian pilgrims were killed and 16 others injured after a tourist bus plunged into a river in Nepal. Rescuers struggled against the raging Marsyangdi River to pull passengers out of the water. Sixteen injured persons have been airlifted to Kathmandu and admitted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital “Out of 43, in total […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a progress report on the investigation into the gruesome rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Supreme Court ahead of today’s hearing. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB […]
Following intense opposition, criticism and pressure by the Opposition, the government has requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that the “move should be aligned with social justice”, Union Minister Jitender Singh wrote in a letter to the UPSC chief. Union […]
Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the authorities of the RG Kar Hospital over the delay in filing the FIR in the brutal rape and murder case of the trainee doctor, the Supreme Court has set up a national task force to suggest safe working conditions for healthcare professionals even as it rapped the Bengal government over its […]
In a temporary relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the High Court of Karnataka has ordered a special court in Bengaluru, to defer further proceedings on complaints related to alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The special court shall not precipitate complaint related to the sanctions granted by the […]
The practice of ‘triple talaq’ is “fatal for the social institution of marriage” and “makes Muslim women’s condition very pathetic”, the government argued Monday in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court. The government said the top court’s setting aside of the practice – that had been held valid among certain Muslim communities – in […]
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder case of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The top court will hear the case on August 20. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj […]
Hundreds of young men and women aspiring to join the Delhi Police but can now do so even with impermissible tattoos on the right forearm, which is considered the saluting arm. Nearly a year ago, in September 2023, one Deepak Yadav came across a direct recruitment notification by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on vacancies […]
Assembly elections in Maharashtra likely to be held in November. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that Maharashtra will have its polls later this year due to heightened security requirements for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election. CEC Kumar has said that the state is also currently engaged in significant cultural and religious activities, […]
The grand premiere of the musical ‘Rajadhiraaj: Love Life Leela’ conceptualised and produced by Dhanraj Nathwani, unfolded in resplendent grandeur at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre’s (NMACC) The Grand Theatre in Mumbai on August 14. This magnificent event was graced by the presence of revered religious leaders, Bollywood top celebrities and other distinguished guests. […]
Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to release a fresh list of selected candidates within three months for the 69,000 assistant teachers recruitment conducted in 2019. The court’s decision has set aside the selection lists issued on June 1, 2020, and January 5, 2022, and directed the state […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that voting in Haryana will be held on October 1 to elect a new state government and the results will be declared on October 4. The ECI also announced that the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections will be held in three phases, beginning September 18, […]
There was a rush among airlines to start operations in the Ayodhya when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Maharshi Valmiki International Airport three weeks ahead of the Pran Pratistha. By the time Modi consecrated the new Ram temple on January 22, the airport was handling daily flights to and from about 20 major cities of […]
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has pointed out the differences between the governments under the first BJP Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PM Narendra Modi. Vajpayee is the first BJP Prime Minister of India. Modi, on the other hand, became the Prime Minister at a time when the BJP turned out to be the […]
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, once known as the heaviest man alive, has shed 542 kg, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s former King Abdullah. In 2013, Khalid weighed a life-threatening 610 kg and was bedridden for over three years. His condition deteriorated to the point that he depended on friends and family for even his most basic […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public address from the Red Fort was his eleventh on a trot as prime minister, but the first he delivered as the head of a coalition government with the BJP no longer commanding a parliamentary majority, as was the case on previous occasions. But there was little variation in his tone […]
The term of Maharashtra assembly ends in November this year and parties are gearing up for the next election. Maharashtra will witness a tussle over three Ts — Thackeray, treachery and tolerance, making it the most exciting election this century. T election marks the first time in the past decade that the dominance of the […]
Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule claimed on Monday that her husband Sadanand Sule received an income tax notice following her speech in the Lok Sabha on the budget. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Sule said, “It seems to have become a routine. Whenever I speak against the […]
A man was arrested on Sunday after a video showing him cooking and consuming ‘peacock curry’ surfaced on social media, sparking widespread outrage in Telangana’s Sircilla district. The video sparked outrage from people who accused the YouTuber, Kodam Pranay Kumar, of promoting illegal wildlife consumption. The peacock is India’s national bird. The video was taken […]
