- India
Centre hikes DA to 50 pc of basic pay for its employees
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to 50 per cent of basic pay from the existing rate of 46 per cent effective from January 1 this year, benefitting…
- World
UN official voices concern over presence of terror groups in Afghanistan
United Nations: A top UN official has voiced concern over the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, noting that it is not only the ISIS that constitutes a threat but also the…
- India
Cabinet approves India AI Mission at an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for 5 years
New Delhi: The Cabinet approves India AI mission with an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. The approved corpus will be used to…
- India
Modi takes selfie with Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer, calls him ‘friend’
Srinagar: It was a dream-come-true moment for Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only took a selfie with him but also referred to him as a…
- India
Centre declares LeT operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar as designated terrorist
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Thursday declared Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar, the mastermind of several terror attacks, a designated terrorist. Announcing the government’s decision, Union Home Minister Amit…
- India
Kerala CM launches India’s first state-owned OTT platform
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Thursday launched India’s first government-owned OTT platform ‘CSpace’ with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan terming it as a decisive step in the onward journey of Malayalam Cinema. Inaugurating CSpace, managed…
- World
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora becomes Pak Punjab’s 1st Sikh minister
Lahore: Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, a three-term legislator, was on Thursday sworn in as a provincial minister, making him the first Sikh to occupy such a position in post-partition Punjab. Arora has…
- India
Besides Emergency, press freedom not restricted by any govt in India: Rajnath
New Delhi: Leaving aside the “dark chapter” of the Emergency, in the history of India’s democracy, there can “never be seen any restriction” on the freedom of the press, Union minister Rajnath…
- Bangalore
BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar & Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls
Bengaluru: BJP has plans to win big time in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and may field two of its former Chief Ministers — Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar, who…
- Sports
Kuldeep, Ashwin combine to bowl out England for 218 in 5th test
Dharamsala: Kuldeep Yadav, who grabbed five wickets, and 100th Test man Ravichandran Ashwin helped India bundle out England for a woeful 218 in their first innings on Day 1 of the fifth…
- India
SBI’s extension plea on electoral bonds ‘ploy’ to delay it till polls: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India – Marxist on Thursday said SBI approaching the apex court to extend the June 30 deadline for handing over details related to electoral bonds to…
- World
US wants India & Pakistan to have ‘productive & peaceful relationship’
Washington: The US has said it wants India and Pakistan to have a “productive and peaceful relationship” but made it clear that the pace, scope, and character of any dialogue was a…














