NEW DELHI: Observing that inflationary pressures do not discriminate between a serving employee and a pensioner, hitting the two equally, Supreme Court Friday held that fixing differential rates of enhancement of inflation-linked dearness benefits for the two categories is arbitrary and cannot be allowed. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Prasanna B Varale disapproved…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday took a position that differed from her party, expressing disappointment over the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. She described it as a setback for women aspiring to enter Parliament and state assemblies.The Constitution Amendment Bill, which aimed to implement reservation…
NEW DELHI: Amid the West Asia conflict, goods exports rose nearly 15% during the first two-and-a-half months of the current financial year, sustaining the momentum seen during April.“Even now, if we see April, May and 14 days of June. I have data until June 14, it (exports growth) is 15%,” commerce and industry minister Piyush…
Image Via @FiqueAyub/YouTube A YouTuber is facing legal trouble after a Canadian university accused him of disrupting classes and throwing curry at students during a prank video. Ontario Tech University has filed a lawsuit against content creator Fique Ayub, claiming he entered lecture halls without permission and disturbed students and teachers while filming videos for…
USCIS proposes to increase naturalization fee. The USCIS proposes to increase the fee for naturalization to as much as $1,330 at a time when the Donald Trump administration declared war on citizenship fraud and is denaturalizing people who lied to become US citizens. The agency has also proposed to withdraw the waiver programs for naturalization….
For millions of salaried employees and the organisations that employ them, the proposed increase represents a shift towards social security. (AI image) India’s social security framework is at an important inflection point. After the labour codes, the government is reportedly considering another major reform: raising the wage ceiling for mandatory Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) coverage…
The cooling effect that volcanoes can have on the environment is often underestimated. Volcanic eruptions produce high-temperature lava and can severely damage the surrounding area, but they may also introduce a large amount of sulfur dioxide gas into the atmosphere due to a massive volume of volatiles and tephra propelled into the atmosphere from the…
Gujarat Titans surged to second place with a dominant 77-run victory over Rajasthan Royals, significantly boosting their playoff chances to 72.52%. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan starred with the bat, while Rashid Khan impressed with the ball. Despite the loss, Rajasthan Royals maintain a higher overall playoff probability due to their easier remaining schedule. Gujarat…
Kullu: Terming landslides near the Shimla highway bypass project an ‘act of god’, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to pay environmental compensation for the alleged damage to an apple orchard during four-laning work from Shakral to Dhalli near Mashobra in Shimla district.In a counter-affidavit filed before National Green Tribunal (NGT), NHAI has…
File photos India will send a trade delegation to Washington on April 20 after Modi-Trump talks reviewed bilateral economic ties. Chief minister MK Stalin has called a statewide black flag protest, accusing the Centre of weakening Tamil Nadu through delimitation changes. The Aam Aadmi Party faces fresh internal strain as leaders accuse Raghav Chadha of…