Month: August 2024

UPS a new scheme, not rollback as claimed by Congress, says Finance Minister

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UPS a new scheme, not rollback as claimed by Congress, says Finance Minister

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new pension scheme is better and will satisfy most government employees. | Photo Credit: ANI Accusing Congress of spreading misinformation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (August 27, 2024) said the newly launched UPS is a new pension scheme and not a rollback. “It is not a rollback… it…

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Many Ex-Members Of Banned Jamaat-e-Islami File Nomination For J&K Polls

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Many Ex-Members Of Banned Jamaat-e-Islami File Nomination For J&K Polls

Jamaat-e-Islami has not taken part in any elections after 1987 Srinagar: Several former members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday filed nomination papers to contest the Assembly polls in the Union Territory as independent candidates. Sugra Barkati, daughter of jailed separatist worker Sarjan Barkati, also filed nomination papers on behalf of her…

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Nation

Top Sikh Body Sends Notice To Makers Of Kangana Ranaut-Starrer ‘Emergency’

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Top Sikh Body Sends Notice To Makers Of Kangana Ranaut-Starrer ‘Emergency’

“Emergency” is slated to hit the screens next month (File) Chandigarh: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sent a legal notice to the producers of the film “Emergency”, which the apex religious body of the Sikhs claims misrepresents the character and history of Sikhs. In the notice sent by Advocate Amanbir Singh Siali, legal advisor…

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“Olympics At LA 2028…”: Jay Shah’s Big Announcement Right After Becoming ICC Chairman

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“Olympics At LA 2028…”: Jay Shah’s Big Announcement Right After Becoming ICC Chairman

Jay Shah on Tuesday was appointed as the new chairman of the ICC.© BCCI India’s Jay Shah was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will be taking over from Greg Barclay in December this year. Shah, who has been serving as the Honorary…

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Sports

PM Narendra Modi To Visit Singapore Soon. A Look At The Likely Agenda

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PM Narendra Modi To Visit Singapore Soon. A Look At The Likely Agenda

PM Modi is likely to visit Singapore soon to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Singapore soon to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. The specific dates for the prime minister’s official visit are not known yet, but it will happen…

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World

On Pension Row, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Sharp Counter To Congress’ “U-Turn” Jab

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On Pension Row, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Sharp Counter To Congress’ “U-Turn” Jab

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File). New Delhi: Finance Minister on Tuesday joined the government’s pushback against the Congress’s “government of U-turns” jibe over the Unified Pension Scheme, or UPS, proposal. “We are not a government of U-turns… we give flexible, choice-driven governance,” she shot back. The Finance Minister criticised the Congress for failing to…

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine used F-16 fighter jets against Russian air attacks

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine used F-16 fighter jets against Russian air attacks

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hands over the flag of a military unit on the occasion of the Air Forces Day against the background of Ukraine’s Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, August 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (August 27, 2024) that…

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