Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect'
It will benefit about 48.34 lakh central government employees and 65.26 lakh pensioners.
Salvator Mundi, a portrait of Jesus Christ, was once bought for $59.
Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, MDC to his students, was beyond compare -- the stuff of tales and legends at the Delhi School of Economics. He was also a good intuitive economist.
Cornwall and Da Silva turned the tide of the Test again as the former took the attack to the bowlers and the latter proved the perfect foil in tiring the visitors' seamers
A fresh look at the Mona Lisa portrait has revealed that artist Leonardo da Vinci has hidden some tiny letters and numbers in the dark paint of the masterpiece pupils.
England secured a dominant victory by an innings and 114 runs against West Indies at the Lord's on Friday
However, the hike in salary for government officials may take some time as the Centre had earlier this year decided to put a freeze on any hike in the DA of its employees till July, 2021, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Images from Day 5 of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Monday, September 2, 2024.
'Younger employees, who tend to have a higher risk appetite, will find NPS advantageous due to the potential gains from equity markets over time.'
'I never imagined that a boy from the footpath could receive such a big honour.'
The DA hike will take effect from July 1.
The National Pension System is applicable for government employees joining the service after April 1, 2004. It was based on the premise of contribution rather than defined benefit applicable for employees prior to the NPS.
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday approved 139 Padma awards including seven Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shris.
The plane also struck several houses, according to CNN.
Former Indian international cricketer Dilip Doshi, who played Ranji Trophy for Bengal, hailed late former Indian football team captain Subimal (Chuni) Goswami as the man who brought a 'sense of fitness' over from football to cricket. Goswami had led the Indian football team to the gold medal in the 1962 Asian Games, while he also went on to captain Bengal in the Ranji Trophy including the final against Mumbai in 1971-72.
Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, in his latest book, argues that Pranab Mukherjee should have been made Prime Minister in 2012 instead of Manmohan Singh, who was then recovering from health issues. Aiyar believes this would have prevented the "paralysis of governance" and "doomed" any prospects the Congress might have had to form UPA-III. He also criticizes the government's handling of the Anna Hazare-led agitation and the Commonwealth Games scandal, which he believes contributed to the party's downfall in the 2014 general elections.
'I had three days to decide on something that completely changes my life'
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
The film is a romantic tale with politics as the backdrop.
Photos from the 2nd Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge on Sunday
The increase in DA to 90 per cent would result in additional annual expenditure of Rs 10,879 crore.
James Anderson bid farewell to Test cricket on Friday as the third-highest wicket-taker to grace the game.
No single individual, institution, or action is to blame for this. The BJP is responding in kind -- definitely not without checking with its government. And they wait for Mr Trump, notes Shekhar Gupta.
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
The Congress maintained that the state government had not ordered any such inquiry and it could be an internal matter of the CID. A top CID official has also said that no formal inquiry was ordered into the incident.
England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
And possibly in all of Asia, going by his reported fee of Rs 275 crore for Thalapathy 69, his coming movie.
DA was last revised in September last year from 100 per cent of basic pay to 107 per cent.
The Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 contestant is out to steal hearts with her ravishing style.
The Centre is likely to announce next month a hike in dearness allowance by 10 per cent to 100 per cent, benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.
The government on Wednesday announced that dearness allowance for govt employees has been hiked to 6 per cent.
'I have been a spokesperson of the party for the last 41 years and now I think some other party member should take up my post,' JD-U's K C Tyagi tells Rediff.com about his resignation from the post of party spokesperson.
The hike will benefit about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners.
