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UPSC exams to allow change of scribe, screen-readers for visually impaired

The Supreme Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday to incorporate in the notification for examinations a provision allowing eligible candidates to request a change......

SC flags discrimination against disabled in jobs, seeks Centre's reply

Flagging the hostile discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether measures were taken to provide "upward movement" of such......

70% of India's elderly financially dependent: Report

Nearly 70 per cent of India's elderly population remains financially dependent, with many continuing to work post-retirement to survive, according to a new report. Image only for representation.......

President Nominates Nikam, Shringla To Rajya Sabha

Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party leader C Sadanandan Master and......

'For marginalised communities': Govt cancels lateral entry for babus

The Centre on Tuesday asked the UPSC to cancel the latest lateral entry recruitment, amid a row over reservation in the advertised posts. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the......

80% jump in Social Justice Ministry funds

Aiming to give a boost to the social sector and especially the welfare of backward classes, the Union Budget for 2010-11 effected an almost 80 per cent hike in the allocation for the Ministry of......

Tarun Bajaj posted as revenue secretary in IAS reshuffle

Senior bureaucrat Tarun Bajaj was appointed revenue secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre on Tuesday. Bajaj, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)......

Don't compare mutual funds with pension plans

How much does pension fund management have to cost? The mutual fund industry has been emphasising fees ranging from one to 1.5 percent of assets under management (AUM) per year. The insurance......

Modi to announce new initiatives for SC/ST entrepreneurs next week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil key initiatives and a hub to provide support to entrepreneurs from the SC/ST community in Ludhiana, Punjab, next Tuesday. The National SC/ST Hub, under the......

Modi reconstitutes Niti Aayog; Shah ex-officio member

Rajiv Kumar will continue as vice-chairman of the body, along with other full-time members V K Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and V K Paul. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved reconstitution......

Tendulkar, Pant pay tribute on 'Kargil Vijay Diiwas'

File Photograph: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday paid their tributes to......

Govt-backed international Para Games to be postponed

With just a fortnight left, India's first Open Para Games proposed next month in Delhi has been postponed in the wake of the infighting between Executive Committee members of the suspended......