Month: August 2024

More Than 13 Lakh UP Government Employees May Lose Salaries Over This Order

August 22, 2024 admin

The state government has justified the step saying it “enhances transparency and accountability”. Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh, more than 13 lakh employees risk losing their salaries if they don’t comply with an order of the Yogi Adityanath government. The government employees have been asked to declare their movable and immovable assets on a government portal…

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IIA finds new way to probe deeper into the sun’s secrets

August 22, 2024 admin

The solar atmosphere is composed of various layers interconnected through magnetic fields. The magnetic field acts as a conduit to transfer energy and mass from the inner layers to the outer layers, commonly known as the coronal heating problem and is also the prime driver of solar wind. | Photo Credit: file photo Astronomers at…

Science

Any faltering from inflation target could undermine prospects of Indian economy: Patra

August 22, 2024 admin

Governor Shaktikanta Das, also Member of the MPC, observed inflation was gradually trending down, but the pace was slow and uneven. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) steadfast approach to align inflation durably to the 4% target guided its decision to hold on to the policy rates, the minutes of…

Business

Why Early Cremation In Kolkata Rape-Murder, Asks Supreme Court’s Ex-Judge

August 22, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Justice (Retired) Madan Lokur today outlined some of the lapses in the investigation in the Kolkata rape-murder case that has raised a storm of protest from the medical community across the country. In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview, he also discussed the reason why the courts are increasingly taking notice of and dealing with…

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Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s diplomatic passport

August 22, 2024 admin

Students chant slogans near a vandalised mural of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a protest near Dhaka University in the Bangladesh capital on August 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh’s interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (August 22, 2024), after she fled a student-led uprising earlier…

World

Nabha Jailbreak Mastermind Ramanjit Singh Extradited From Hong Kong, Arrested In Delhi

August 22, 2024 admin

He was held in Hong Kong in February 2018 New Delhi/Chandigarh: The mastermind behind the 2016 Nabha jailbreak Ramanjit Singh was arrested on Thursday after his extradition by authorities in Hong Kong in an operation coordinated by the CBI and the Punjab Police, officials said. Singh, also known as Romi, who was facing an INTERPOL…

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‘Q1 GDP growth may be 6%, a 6-quarter low’

August 22, 2024 admin

Photo used for representation purpose only. India’s GDP growth is likely to have slowed to a six-quarter low of 6% in the April-June period, rating agency ICRA reckoned, citing a decline in urban consumers’ confidence levels as well as a dip in government capital expenditure. Gross Value Added (GVA) in the economy is also expected…

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Centre Bans 156 Combination Medicines Used For Fever, Pain, Cold

August 22, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The government has banned 156 widely sold fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs including antibacterial medicines used for fever, cold, allergies and pain, saying that they are “likely to involve risk to human beings”. FDC drugs which contain a combination of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients in a fixed ratio are also referred to…

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Minister Launches Guidelines For Seaplane Operations In India

August 22, 2024 admin

These guidelines prioritize the safety and security of operations. (Representational) Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu launched the Guidelines for Seaplane Operations in India today, simplifying regulations for such operations in the country. Mr Naidu said, “These guidelines not only integrate seaplane operations into India’s aviation landscape for transportation but also create jobs and…

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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is…

August 22, 2024 admin

The Assam government said that the existing law had scope to allow marriages of minors. Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan…

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