Mumbai, Oct 3 (UNI) The equity market remained under pressure for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, as the Sensex dropped 1769.19 pts, below 83K to close at 82,497.10 following tension in Middle East countries after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel earlier in the week. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) slid 546.80 pts at…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Union Cabinet has on Thursday approved modification of the existing Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme for the major ports and dock labour board employees/workers from 2020-21 to 2025-26, a move that would benefit about 20,704 employees. The total financial implication for the entire period will be about Rs. 200…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Expressing concern over the flood situation in Bihar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asked the central and state governments to expedite the relief and rescue operations and provide adequate compensation to the affected people. On his social media handle X, Kharge also thanked the Indian Air Force, NDRF and…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday termed as factually incorrect media reports claiming the car cade of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was stopped at the gates of the Parliament House premises. The Lok Sabha Secretariat said the Jamaican PM was accorded due protocol and facilitation during the visit. During…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) India on Thursday slammed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which has called for India to be designated as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’, terming it a biased organization with a political agenda even as it rejected its “malicious report”. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, in…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stone of projects worth Rs 919 crore in Gujarat, including various development works of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Addressing the gathering, Shah said that, development projects include works related to health, education, libraries, parks, and…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday along with his delegation visited the new Parliament building In New Delhi. The MEA spokesperson said in a post on X: “Soaking the democratic ethos of India; celebrating shared values of India-Jamaica! “PM @AndrewHolnessJM of Jamaica along with his delegation visited the new…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the States of Punjab and Haryana for not taking penal action against farmers who resort to stubble burning, a major reason for the pollution and declining air standards in Delhi and adjoining north Indian States. A Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) for rationalization of all Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) operating under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s into two-umbrella Schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY), a cafeteria scheme and Krishonnati Yojana (KY)…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) India on Thursday welcomed the agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, including Diego Garcia, adding that the significant understanding completes the decolonisation of Mauritius. In a statement, the MEA said the resolution of the longstanding Chagos dispute after two years…
