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…
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…
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…
Guwahati: North East India Festival (NEIF) chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma have been arrested in connection with the singer’s death in Singapore, police said on Wednesday. Mahanta was arrested on his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi from Singapore while Sharma was arrested from an apartment…
Chennai: Nine labourers lost their lives on Tuesday when a steel arch came crashing down at the Ennore Thermal Power Station construction site in North Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The deceased workers, mostly from Assam and nearby regions, were part of an ongoing project at the location. Confirming the fatalities, J. Radhakrishnan, Secretary of the Tamil…
Chennai: Days after a rally led by him in Tamil Nadu’s Karur witnessed 41 stampede deaths, TVK founder, actor Vijay on Tuesday said he hasn’t visited the affected persons so far as his presence there would lead to an “unusual situation.” Challenging Chief Minister M K Stalin, Vijay said the CM could “do anything to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the Chief Guest on 1st October 2025 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, at 10:30 AM. On this occasion, the Prime Minister will release a specially designed commemorative postage stamp and coin highlighting the…
Patna: (Sep 30) The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that it has come out with the “final electoral roll” in Bihar, taking into account all the claims and objections to the draft lists, which were published as part of special intensive revision (SIR). Ahead of the assembly elections, the Chief Electoral Officer in Bihar announced…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Centre has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the Southeast Asian country. The Assam government had submitted a request on Monday to the Ministry of Home…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his grief at the death of veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who died at the age of 93, and lauded his contribution to public life. Malhotra was one of the early stalwarts of the Delhi BJP, serving as the Leader of Opposition in the assembly,…
