New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the 7th Pay Commission will bring a “historic rise” in the salaries of government employees and pensioners. Congratulations to central government officers, employees…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed his attack on RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and top finance ministry officials as a “publicity stunt”, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said he…
London, June 29 (IANS) British shares and the pound continued to regain some of the ground lost in the wake of the UK voting to exit the European Union (EU). After rising 2.6 per cent…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with a rise in crude oil prices and a firm rupee, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. Consequently, the key indices made healthy gains during the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on top of the government’s agenda, Parliament’s monsoon session will be held from July 18 to August 12, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah…
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an alleged terror plot in Hyderabad with the arrest of 11 suspects in different parts of the city on Wednesday. The suspects were picked…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) India’s nuclear sector regulator has given the nod for the second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu to go critical/start fission process, said a top official. According to the…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) A Mumbai Special Court on Wednesday ordered Vijay Mallya, head of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, to appear before it on July 29 regarding money laundering cases filed against him. Special Judge…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with a rise in crude oil prices and a firm rupee, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday approved Rs 390 crore to be given as scholarships to Scheduled Caste students of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab where assembly elections are due next year….
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) A Mumbai Special Court on Wednesday issued an order seeking the presence of Vijay Mallya, head of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in connection with money laundering cases filed against him. Special…
Panaji, June 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday slammed his Goa counterpart Laxmikant Parsekar for reinstating his tainted brother-in law who had been caught taking bribe. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader…
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday killed a separatist guerrilla in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police officer told IANS that the militant died in a gun battle in Warnow (Lolab)…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court will examine to what extent courts can look into Muslim personal laws if they violate the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution. An apex court bench of…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the Seventh Pay Commission Report’s recommendations hiking salaries of central government employees as well as pensions, official sources said. The decision was taken at…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A two-judge Supreme Court bench on Wednesday declined to hear a fresh petition by high profile celebrities challenging criminalisation of consensual gay and lesbian sex, and the matter was referred…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL urging it to ask the government to seek the private key from WhatsApp and similar applications to access their contents in times…
Panaji, June 29 (IANS) The tourism of sex, drugs and prostitution in Goa is backed by political patronage and is defaming Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. He was…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) India’s nuclear sector regulator has given the nod for the second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu to go critical/start fission process, said an industry official. “The permission to…
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack at the Istanbul airport that left at least 36 people dead. The explosions hit the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on…