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Hike NREGS wages, don't make Aadhaar payment must: House panel
FLAGGING concern over the low wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a Parliamentary Panel has recommended raising the wages of the workers.
We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh
THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER
On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match
Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle
IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.
Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona
LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.
Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight
'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'
LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru
LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.
Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains
IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2022 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.
Pvt sector output index rises to 60.7 in Dec
PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.
Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr
METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.
LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm
Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%
European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab
BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.
New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country
US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.
Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo
A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.
Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: def minister
DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.
B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus
Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections
5 held, booked under Pocso for gang-raping teen
TRIPURA police arrested five people for alleged gang-rape of a minor girl.
Gehlot ex-aide pardoned in phone tap case
DELHI'S Patiala House Court has granted a conditional pardon to Lokesh Sharma, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan's ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the illegal phone tapping case.
Maha Yuti tables ₹35K cr supplementary budget
Maha discontent brews as several cabinet aspirants feel left out
Students stir over paper leak, Bihar exam put off
THE Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled the 70th combined preliminary examination conducted by the commission at Bapu Bhawan examination centre in the state capital on December 13.
7 picked for questioning in killings of 2 migrant workers in Manipur
Larger conspiracy
Alarming groundwater contamination across Gujarat districts, Lok Sabha told
The Government of India, in a concerning update to the Rajya Sabha, has flagged an alarming situation regarding groundwater pollution in Gujarat.
Lathicharge on students seeking exam cancellation
THE Jharkhand police resorted to lathi-charge on Monday to disperse students, who were protesting near Jharkhand Staff Service Commission (JSSC) against alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination held in September.
Shah meets families hit by Maoist violence in Bastar, pledges support
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of jawans killed in Maoist attacks and the civilians affected by violence in the strife-torn region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
PMML Society seeks Nehru letters from Rahul
Historian says records on first PM, including his letters to Lady Mountbatten, withdrawn on orders of Sonia Gandhi
Persons with political and religious prejudices mustn't be made judges
In the wake of uproar over Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's recent comments on Uniform Civil Code and that India will be run by the majority at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) function, retired Supreme Court judge Justice A K Pattnaik tells Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty that a judge shouldn't express views on political matters at a public forum.
TMC makes U-turn on EVMs, differs with Cong on functioning
IN a departure from its earlier stand, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday asserted that there is nothing \"substantial\" in the allegations of manipulation of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
Priyanka asks govt to take steps for safety of minorities in Bangladesh
CONGRESS MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday claimed in the Lok Sabha that a photograph of Pakistan surrendering before the Indian Army in Dhaka, had been removed from the Army headquarters.
PROPOSING A 2-FACTOR FORMULA FOR SHARING
HE 16th Finance Commission so far visited 16 states; visits to 12 more will be completed in the next few months.