The Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC) has extended the deadline for submitting responses to its 18‑point online questionnaire to March 31, from an earlier cut‑off of March 16. The move aims to allow broader participation from central government employees, pensioners, unions and other stakeholders in shaping key recommendations on pay, allowances and service conditions….
Kolkata: PM Modi cited Sunday the confinement of seven judicial officers on SIR duty in Malda district as proof of a collapsing law-and-order situation in Bengal, sharpening his attack on Trinamool Congress at a BJP election rally in Cooch Behar.“Citizens across the country were shocked at how judicial officers were held hostage in Malda. What…
Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned USD 130.9 million over the weekend and a massive USD 190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters,…
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank posts steady Q4 business update with strong CASA growth, rising advances and deposits, and continued momentum after a healthy Q3. By CNBC-TV18 April 1, 2026, 6:32:33 PM IST (Updated) 1 Min Read Continue Reading First Published: Apr 1, 2026 6:23 PM IST Source link
Gold and silver prices in India slipped on Wednesday (March 18), reflecting cautious investor sentiment ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision and rising geopolitical tensions. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), April gold futures fell by ₹256, or 0.16%, to ₹1.55 lakh per 10 grams, with a turnover of 7,734 lots. Silver…
CHENNAI: For the first time in 35 years, AIADMK has not fielded any Brahmin candidate in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, indicating the waning influence of the community that hasn’t found place this time in the lists of other major parties as well.Its ally, BJP, too has no Brahmin candidate in the 27 seats allotted…
MUMBAI: The charred remains of Kandivli seafarer Dixit Solanki (32), who was killed in an alleged missile strike on his tanker off the Oman coast on March 1, were transported to Mumbai from Sharjah early on Sunday. The sailor counts among the first Indian victims of the West Asia conflict.His family has refused to perform…
An Indian-origin doctor in Georgia agreed to pay $15 million to settle medical fraud allegations against him. Indian-origin urologist Jitesh Patel will have to pay $14 million to settle allegations against him that he defrauded healthcare programs by performing unnecessary procedures on his patients. An employee of Patel’s Advance Urology in Georgia filed a whistleblower…
Less than a month before the 2026 NFL Draft, Fernando Mendoza is making headlines. The Heisman winner is expected to go as the No 1 overall pick to the Raiders on April 23. The 22-year-old will visit Las Vegas on Tuesday and might even do a bit of training. However, there is some bad news…
After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among…
