Employees’ union urges Centre to implement Lavasa Committee report

Jammu: A Jammu-based employees union on Sunday urged the Centre to implement the recommendations of the Ashok Lavasa Committee report ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to benefit More...

7th Pay Commission: Minimum pay likely to be increased ahead of general elections

New Delhi: Central government will raise the minimum pay from current Rs 18,000, which was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission, National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) chief More...

Govt approves 7th pay commission recommendations for teachers of technical institutions

New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development Tuesday approved a proposal to extend the seventh pay commission recommendations to academic staff of government and aided More...

Finance ministry ratifies 8.65% interest rate on EPF for 2018-19

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has approved 8.65% rate of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19 as decided by retirement fund body EPFO, benefitting more More...

I-T dept revises format of TDS certificate issued by employers

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has revised Form 16 by adding various details, including income from house property and remuneration received from other employers, thereby More...

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar moves SC, seek extension of 7-day protection from arrest

New Delhi: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar approached the Supreme Court on Monday seeking an extension of More...

BSA clerk in UP arrested in 4.5 crore midday meal scam, 21 lakh recovered

Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh): A Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) office clerk was arrested by police here on Saturday More...

SC dismisses plea seeking 100% matching of VVPAT with EVMs during counting of votes

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a group of technocrats...

SC dismisses plea challenging appointment of retired bureaucrats as observers for Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the appointment of two...

Junior clerk held for accepting bribe

Malegaon: A junior clerk from the office of Additional Collector here in Nashik district of Maharashtra...

Anil Rajbhar gets ministries previously held by dismissed UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar

Lucknow: BJP MLA and Minister of State Anil Rajbhar was on Monday given an additional charge of departments More...

Def Min rejects Vice Admiral’s plea challenging appointment of Navy Chief

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Saturday rejected the plea of Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, who has challenged the appointment of..

Deven Bharati takes charges as Maharashtra ATS chief

Mumbai: Additional Director General of Police Deven Bharati on Thursday took charge as the chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Maharashtra..

Om Prakash Rajbhar dismissed from Yogi government

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Monday accepted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s request and More...

Over 1,100 IAS officers’ service records reviewed to check ‘deadwood’

New Delhi: The service records of over 1,100 IAS officers have been reviewed by the Centre in about past four years..

Former ISI chief Durrani appeals against Pak Army’s decision forfeiting his pension

Islamabad: Pakistani spy agency ISI’s ex-chief Lt Gen (retd.) Asad Durrani has appealed to the high court here against Pakistan Army’s..

CBIC clarifies on detention of TMC MP’s wife by customs officers at Kolkata airport

New Delhi: The CBIC Saturday termed “malicious and malafide” the attempts to connect the RTI reply regarding detention of an individual..

Suspended Telecom official seeks justice from Union Minister Sinha

Dehradun: Suspended civil servant Ashish Joshi has written to Union Minister of Communication Manoj Sinha, seeking justice. In the letter, Joshi..

Diabetes boosts risk of liver disease

Washington: People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer according to a new..