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  7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees likely to receive salary hike with 4% DA increase in July

  Business | April 10, 2023 15:01 IST

  The DA and Dearness Relief (DR) are reviewed twice a year, in January and July. Additionally, it has been reported that the hike in DA is expected to be based on a revised formula for calculation.

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  'Remdesivir is not a life saving drug', says Centre after several states report scarcity

  India | April 19, 2021 19:03 IST

  "Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug in COVID-19. It is to be administered only in the hospital settings," the Health Ministry said in a tweet.

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  Central GST collection at Rs 3.26 lakh crore in FY'20: Anurag Singh Thakur

  Business | November 25, 2019 21:30 IST

  The Central GST collection so far this fiscal stood at Rs 3.26 lakh crore, which is around half the government's target for 2019-20, Parliament was informed on Monday.

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  AIADMK to protest central, Puducherry 'inaction' on fishermen

  India | September 25, 2013 6:48 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa yesterday announced protests by cadres of her AIADMK will be held at Karaikal Thursday to condemn inaction of the central and Puducherry governments in securing release of local fishermen

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  Bandh affects normal life in central Assam

  India | September 23, 2013 16:26 IST

  Morigaon (Assam): Stray incidents of violence during a bandh hit normal life in central Assam districts today.The bandh has been called jointly by All Tiwa Students Union and Karbi Students Union for a separate autonomous

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  Bombings kill 48 in south and central Iraq

  World | September 15, 2013 19:05 IST

  Baghdad: A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the centre and south of the country, killed at least 48 people today, officials said.The attacks continue a surge

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  IOC awards broadcast Games' rights in Central Asia

  Other Sports | July 04, 2013 15:44 IST

  Lausanne, July 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Dentsu Inc. for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Olympic

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  Central Pollution Control Board official gets six extensions

  India | July 04, 2013 15:16 IST

  Shimla, July 4: J.S. Kamyotra, member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the ministry of environment and forests, is one officer the central government does not want to let go of.Since 2011, his

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  UP to set up central women's university in Rae Bareli

  India | January 17, 2013 13:54 IST

  Lucknow, Jan 17: The Uttar Pradesh government has identified land for setting up a central women's university in Rae Bareli, parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.State Special Secretary of Higher Education, Anita Mishra, said

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  Water crisis in south, central Delhi

  India | June 09, 2012 19:28 IST

  New Delhi, June 9: South and parts of Central Delhi today reeled under severe water crisis and the situation is not likely to improve for the next three days as a major pipeline supplying water

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  Quake Hits Central Chile, No Reports Of Deaths

  World | March 26, 2012 7:48 IST

  Santiago (Chile), Mar 26: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. Some people

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  40 PC Of New Petrol Price Reflects Central, State Taxes

  November 08, 2011 18:57 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 8: About 40 rpt 40 per cent or Rs 27.26 rpt Rs 27.26 in petrol price of Rs 68.64 a litre in Delhi is because of central and state government taxes.State-owned oil

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  Rahul Gandhi Inducted Into Congress Central Election Committee

  India | September 15, 2011 23:15 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 15: Rahul Gandhi was today brought into the process of selecting party candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections as he was inducted in the Central Election Committee of the Congress.Other new

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  Central Govt Staff Get 7 PC DA Hike

  India | September 15, 2011 21:46 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 15: Ahead of the festival season, the government today announced a 7 per cent hike in the dearness allowance of its employees which will give them some relief from near double digit

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  Militants Target Norway Government In Twin Attacks

  World | July 22, 2011 23:36 IST

  Oslo, Jul 22: Militants staged twin bomb and shooting attacks against Norway's government today, as a deadly explosion ripped through ministry buildings and a gunman opened fire at a meeting of the ruling party.  A

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  Shanti Bhushan CD Not Tampered With, Says CFSL Report Sent To Delhi Police

  India | April 21, 2011 13:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 21:  The CD controversy involving eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan took a new turn today with a government forensic lab refuting his claims that it was doctored triggering demands for his resignation from

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  SC Dismisses Plea Against Sonia Gandhi

  Politics | April 18, 2011 19:00 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 18: The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of a RTI applicant seeking disclosure of “religion and faith” of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her children under the Right to Information Act. 

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  No Differences With RBI On New Bank Licence Norms: Pranab

  India | March 27, 2011 22:08 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 27: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today termed as “conjectures and media speculations” the reported differences between him and the Reserve Bank of India on capping FDI at 49 per cent in new commercial

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  Jats In UP Suspend Agitation

  India | March 27, 2011 21:26 IST

  Mathura, Mar 27: Jats in Uttar Pradesh today decided to suspend their pro-quota stir for the next six months, a day after their Haryana counterparts called off the three week long agitation which had caused