DA raised to 17%, to benefit 50 lakh govt employees

New Delhi (IANS) Adding to the festive cheer for over 1 crore government employees and pensioners, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 5 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) raising it to 17 per cent.

Addressing the media after…

Rain threat on Dashami worries Ravana makers

Bhopal (IANS) More than an armour the demon king Ravana here would need a raincoat in his battle with Lord Ram this Vijaya Dashmi on Tuesday.

Most makers of the Ravana effigies in Bhopal have been working overtime to guard their…

US blacklists 28 Chinese entities for minorities' repression

Washington (IANS) The US has added 28 Chinese entities to an export blacklist, citing their role in Beijing's repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, just days before high-level trade talks were slated to resume in Washington.

Abhinandan, Balakot heroes steal the show on IAF Day

New Delhi (IANS) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and heroes of the Balakot operation stole the show at the Air Force Day parade held at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on Tuesday with their flypast on fighter jets.

Chief…

Nearly 100 climate activists arrested in NYC

New York (IANS) Nearly 100 climate activists were arrested in New York City during a protest after they blocked traffic and vandalized the iconic Wall Street Charging Bull statue.

The protest on Monday as part of a series of global…

India receives first Rafale fighter in France on Dussehra

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets in France on the occasion of Dussehra which is being celebrated across India on Tuesday.

The fighter jet was handed over…

Amazon, Flipkart sales generate Rs 19,000 cr in 6 days

New Delhi (IANS) Led by Amazon and Flipkart, e-tailers in India achieved a record of $3 billion (nearly Rs 19,000 crore) of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in the first six days of the festive sale from September 29-October 4, a new report…

UN may run out of funds by month-end, warns Guterres

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again sounded a warning that the world organization is facing a financial crunch and may run out of funds by the end of this month.

With only 128 of the 193 member…

Govt in process of weeding out bad elements from bureaucracy

New Delhi (IANS) Government employees facing criminal or corruption cases are under a scanner of the Modi administration which is in the process of weeding out bad elements from the bureaucracy as part of efforts to ensure high integrity and standards.

Police bust JeM group that planned terror in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) With the arrest of a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist from Baramulla, police in Jammu and Kashmir have neutralised a newly-formed grouping of the terror outfit that had planned to foment violence by targeting security forces and civilians.