New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday increased Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) by 3 per cent for about 49.19 lakh central government employees and 68.72 lakh pensioners. The DA/DR increase of 3 per cent over the existing rate of 55 per cent of the basic pay/pension to compensate against the price rise…
Providence (Guyana): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believed that his side had the bowling arsenal to take 20 wickets in a Test match in India and hoped that his side could take some inspiration from what New Zealand were able to do last year on the Indian shores. New Zealand became the first team…
Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government has put on alert all districts in the wake of forecasts of heavy rainfall, owing to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Wednesday. In a bulletin, the IMD said “a well-marked low-pressure area” prevails over the west-central Bay of Bengal. “It is likely to move northwestwards…
Though Vijay Dashami is celebrated as the victory of good over evil, the actual battle is not merely between the two. From the Vedantic point of view, the victory is of the absolute reality over apparent duality. Mother Divine, or pure consciousness, pervades all forms and names. Recognizing the one divinity in every form and…
Guwahati: Injuries, setbacks, and months of rehab have only sharpened all-rounder Amanjot Kaur’s hunger, and the 25-year-old believes that, like a wounded lion that steps back before pouncing again, her long injury layoff was just a pause before a bigger leap. Batting at No. 8, Amanjot’s counterattacking partnership with Deepti Sharma rescued India from 124/6…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday expressed shock over an alleged comment made by a BJP leader that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest. The chief minister sought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah endorsed the view. “The shocking fact that a spokesperson…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday revised upward its growth estimates for the current fiscal year to 6.8 per cent and lowered its inflation projection to 2.6 per cent based on an above-normal monsoon and the rationalisation of GST rates. In August, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) projected a 6.5 per cent GDP growth…
Manila: A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, collapsing buildings and killing at least 19 people on the island of Cebu, authorities said early Wednesday, with fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors. The shallow quake struck at 9:50 pm (1359 GMT) Tuesday off the island’s northern end near Bogo, a…
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China will resolutely oppose “Taiwan independence” separatist activities and external interference, and firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a reception held at the…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to clear pending bills of contactor amounting upto Rs 400 crore for the works they executed since 2014, said a government source. Contractors who executed works between 2014 and 2019, with project value below Rs 5 crore, will now receive payments, ending years of financial uncertainty and hardship,…
