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September 9, 2015 2:02 PM

Jitan Ram Manjhi meets Ananth Kumar on seat sharing for Bihar polls

Former Chief Minister and HAM (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi is holding meeting with Union Minister Ananth Kumar to discuss the seat sharing for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Mr. Kumar is BJP in-charge for Bihar polls.<br/><br/>The meeting, which is taking place in New Delhi,...

September 9, 2015 1:51 PM

Cabinet gives nod to introduction of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme

The Cabinet gave its nod to introduction of the Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme. Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the Bonds will be issued with a rate of interest to be decided by Government and calculated on value at the time of investment.<br/><br/...

September 9, 2015 1:43 PM

President to confer Gandhi Peace Prize on ISRO today

President Pranab Mukherjee will today confer Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Instituted in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the annual award is given to individuals and institutions ...

September 9, 2015 1:32 PM

Cabinet approves 6 % DA hike for central govt employees

The Union Cabinet has approved additional dearness allowance of six per cent for central government employees. With this announcement the total DA will go upto 119 per cent from 113 per cent.<br/><br/>The hike will take effect from 1st of July. It will benefit 48 lakh government employee...

September 9, 2015 1:29 PM

Cabinet approves additional DA of 6% for central govt employees

The Union Cabinet has approved additional dearness allowance of six per cent for central government employees. With this announcement the total DA will go upto 119 per cent from 113 per cent.<br/><br/>The hike will take effect from 1st of July. It will benefit 48 lakh government employee...

September 9, 2015 1:27 PM

Saudi diplomat accused of rape two domestic helps in Gurgaon

A Saudi diplomat has been accused of raping two Nepalese domestic helps in Gurgaon. According to the FIR registered by Gurgaon police, the two women were lured to India and then kept in wrongful confinement by the diplomat.<br/><br/>Nepal Ambassador to India, Deep Upadhyay today said in ...

September 9, 2015 1:07 PM

Govt will not be soft on black money: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said government will not be soft on black money. Addressing the Economist summit in New Delhi today, Mr Jaitley said, black money problem will be confined to few years and resources must not remain parked outside the banking system of the country. When asked whether...

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