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  Central govt employees, pensioners get 7% DA hike

  India | Sep 24, 2012, 10:42 PM IST

  New Delhi, Sep 24: The Union Government today hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 7 per cent, benefiting its 80 lakh employees and pensioners and costing the exchequer an additional Rs 7,408 crore annually.The hike will

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  SC Pulls Up Centre For Contradictory Stands On Homosexuality

  India | Feb 28, 2012, 03:37 PM IST

  New Delhi, Feb 28: The Centre today favoured decriminalisation of gay sex in Supreme Court, contradicting its earlier stand and drawing the apex court's ire, prompting it to remark that the government must not make