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Minimum pension of Rs. 1,000 under EPFO;...

Minimum pension of Rs. 1,000 under EPFO; wage ceiling up at Rs. 15,000

The much-awaited minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 and a higher wage ceiling of Rs. 15,000 for social security schemes run by retirement fund manager EPFO will be implemented from September 1. The government’s decision to fix pension entitlement of Rs. 1,000 under the Employees’ Pension... read more »

Two Assam Rifles jawans killed in bomb e...

Two Assam Rifles jawans killed in bomb explosion

Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and another injured when a powerful bomb exploded in interior Chandel district of Manipur, police said on Thursday. The bomb exploded when the personnel of 3rd Assam Rifles battalion were patrolling near their post at Old Somtal area, about 70 km... read more »

Son falsely implicated: Sadananda Gowda

Son falsely implicated: Sadananda Gowda

The Union Railway Minister termed the model-turned-actor’s allegations against his son as a fabricated one Union Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has termed the model-turned-actor’s allegations against his son as a fabricated one and that law will take its own course. Responding to a... read more »

Herald case: Hearing against Sonia, Rahu...

Herald case: Hearing against Sonia, Rahul on Dec 9

A Delhi court on Thursday fixed December 9 for hearing the complaint case, in which it had issued summons against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, on the issue of acquisition of National Herald daily. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha postponed the matter after the... read more »

Mumbai: Campa Cola residents gear up for eviction amid protests

It’s D-Day yet again, and all eyes are on the Campa Cola compound to see if history repeats itself. Twice last year, when civic officials tried to start the process of demolishing the... read more »

Abducted Indians in Iraq ‘blew chance to flee’, West Bengal workers blamed

An alleged middleman involved in sending workers to Iraq has claimed the abducted Indians “had a chance” to return before they were captured, but failed to take it after some workers... read more »

United States to Send Military Advisers to Iraq

Washington – President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the United States will deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help its beleaguered security forces fend off Sunni... read more »

Govt. eases out UPA appointees

Even as the controversy over the Narendra Modi government’s plan to ease out Governors plays out, the government has sent out signals that it would like the heads and members of various... read more »

Top LeT commander arrested in J&K

In a joint operation early on Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces arrested a Pakistani militant operating as Lashkar-e-Taiba “district commander” in Kulgam area of South... read more »