A round-up of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League last-16 first leg matches.
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.
A summary of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out Phase play-offs.
When Pritish Nandy passed into the ages, both journalists and film folk expressed their genuine sorrow. Many took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences.
The hike will benefit about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners.
England secured a dominant victory by an innings and 114 runs against West Indies at the Lord's on Friday
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Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16.
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 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.
The plane also struck several houses, according to CNN.
The hike would be effective from January 1, 2013 and the employees and pensioners will be entitled to arrears.
Thiago da Silva won Brazil's first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03 metres in the pole vault to beat hot favourite Renaud Lavillenie and send the fans into raptures.
The Union Cabinet has approved eight per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees with effect from January 1.
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The Union Cabinet on Friday increased the dearness allowance and dearness relief by 4 per cent to 42 per cent to benefit 47.58 lakh central government employees and 69.76 lakh pensioners. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief will be Rs 12,815.60 crore per annum, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
The Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the proposal to hike dearness allowance for central government employees following the rise in inflation.
Photos from the 2nd Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge on Sunday
'I had three days to decide on something that completely changes my life'
James Anderson bid farewell to Test cricket on Friday as the third-highest wicket-taker to grace the game.
Central government employees and pensioners will get an additional 6 per cent dearness allowance from next month, putting a burden of over Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) on the exchequer.
'Both me and Joshua are huge fans of Virat Kohli. He's one of the best ever. 'Kohli is one of the best batsmen in our lifetime. So it is an honour for me to meet him and my son to be on the same field as him,'
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.
After careful consideration, the finance ministry appears to have rejected the proposal of merging 50 per cent of dearness allowance with basic salary of government employees and setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission.
England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
Lula da Silva congratulated Modi and thanked India for its efforts to give voice to the topics of interest to emerging economies.
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday approved 139 Padma awards including seven Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shris.
The Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 contestant is out to steal hearts with her ravishing style.
