Several states governed by opposition had stopped contributing to NPS and wanted to opt out, prompting Centre to put in place UPS from April 2025 NEW DELHI: For all the noise demanding an assurance on pension, Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for central govt employees has received low traction.Data shared with Parliament Monday estimated the number…
NEW DELHI: Rejecting Meta’s apology for taking down a PM Narendra Modi’s video, a parliamentary committee Monday sought a personal apology from its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and warned of seeking removal of its safe harbour protection if he failed to comply, its chairperson Nishikant Dubey said.Dubey said removal of the PM’s video was…
Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced Monday that it would restart protests at 100 locations across India, including Delhi, from Nov 26. NEW DELHI: Emboldened by the success of student protests at Jantar Mantar, Samyukt Kisan Morcha – the umbrella organisation of farmer groups involved in the anti-farm laws agitation five years ago – announced Monday that…
FSSAI has prohibited adding rum or whisky flavour to spirits. NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said alcoholic beverage manufacturers cannot add “rum flavour” to rum or “whisky flavour” to whisky and market them as standard products, saying the practice misrepresents the true nature of the beverage and misleads…
SC said that cruelty does not distinguish between married and unmarried women NEW DELHI: Saying that “live-in relationships” are a reality particularly in urban areas and the law must adapt itself to serve those who choose this form of relationship and protect them from harassing partners, the Supreme Court Monday brought them under the ambit…
“Ethanol policy is flawed”: Arvind Kejriwal on planned march to PM’s residence Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that he will march to the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday to personally hand over a petition signed by over 2.33 lakh people against what he termed a “flawed” ethanol policy.Addressing the…
Protests were held in various cities of Gujarat seeking the resignation of then education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has directed the state police to withdraw all criminal cases registered against students, youths and others who took part in recent protests over the alleged NEET-UG examination paper leak, officials said…
Polling for Bankipur assembly byelection was held on July 30 (Representative photo) NEW DELHI: While the spotlight is on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who emerged victorious in his very first electoral outing by wresting BJP bastion Bankipur from the saffron party, “Nitish Kumar” and “Lalu Prasad Yadav” were not as fortunate.The namesakes of…
FSSAI suspended a Tripura water company’s license and banned a Punjab supplement. Inspections revealed serious food safety and regulatory violations at the water facility. NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of a packaged drinking water manufacturer in Tripura and prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale…
Indian Army athletes secured 16 medals at the recent CWG. These included 8 gold, 7 silver, and 1 bronze medal. 2 Indian Navy personnel also contributed silver medals in weightlifting. NEW DELHI: In the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Indian military personnel have a lion’s share in winning medals for the country. The Indian…
