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Old pension scheme vs new pension scheme: Can government sustainably support OPS? Statistics say no

The ever-increasing percentage of elderly population and growing life expectancy, the state and central government need to work out a sustainable way to support pension liabilities

Mar 9, 2023

Unprecedented: Congress on V-P Dhankhar attaching personal staff in RS committees

The Congress has termed the appointment of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's personal staff in Rajya Sabha committees as "unprecedented", and said this shows the lack of confidence in the existing staff.

Mar 9, 2023

Mattress factory gutted in huge fire in B'luru; no casualties [details]

A huge fire burned down a mattress factory in Bengaluru's Sarjapura road on Thursday. No casualties have been reported.

Mar 9, 2023

Kavitha praises Sonia Gandhi, invites 18 parties to join 1-day hunger strike

A day ahead of the hunger strike here to demand for the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the current session of Parliament, BRS leader K. Kavitha on Thursday praised Sonia Gandhi for pushing the bill during the UPA tenure.

Mar 9, 2023

Satish Kaushik succumbs to heart attack,aged 66: Warning signs you must not ignore; how can you prevent it [Details]

The actor's mortal remains will be flown to Mumbai from Delhi via air ambulance at 3 pm. The actor will be seen one last time in Emergency, directed by Kangana Ranaut.

Mar 9, 2023

K'taka 2nd PUC exams begin today, political events postponed for now

The examination is being held at 1,109 examination centres for 7,26,195 students.

Mar 9, 2023

Clamour grows for de-freezing seats reserved for displaced persons of PoJK in J&K assembly [details]

The Delimitation Commission has recommended representation of displaced persons of PoJK in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by way of the nomination of their representatives.

Mar 8, 2023

Adenovirus tightens grip in WB: Three more child deaths reported from Kolkata [details]

Adding further panic over the adenovirus spread in West Bengal, deaths of three more children, admitted to two hospitals in Kolkata with related symptoms, have been reported during the last 24 hours.

Mar 8, 2023

Hiring "black-listed" firm for recruitment process snowballs into big political issue in J&K [details]

Several job aspirants detained in Jammu after lathi-charge; opposition steps up attack on the government for the genuine gagging voice of unemployed youth.

Mar 8, 2023

Two-hour K'taka bandh on March 9 called off by Congress; cites PUC exams as reason [details]

A day ahead of its two-hour bandh, the Karnataka unit of the Congress party on Wednesday decided to postpone it on account of the second year pre-university exams.

Mar 8, 2023

Manik Saha takes oath as Tripura CM; PM Modi, Amit Shah attend swearing-in [details]

Septuagenarian dental surgeon-turned-politician Manik Saha on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister, days after BJP-IPFT alliance retained power in Tripura for the second straight term by winning 32 seats in the 60-member state assembly, for which elections were held on February 16.

Mar 8, 2023

HOLI: "Someone tell him we don't deliver bhaang", tweets Zomato, Delhi Police joins in

On Holi, posts and memes flood social media and a post by Zomato saying that they "don't deliver bhaang ki goli", has gone viral.

Mar 8, 2023

ED notice to Kavitha part of political conspiracy, says BRS

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday reacted sharply to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) notice to its leader K. Kavitha in Delhi excise scam and called it a part of political conspiracy against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Mar 8, 2023

US Secretary of commerce 'Gina Raimondo' and other ministers attend Holi celebrations at Rajnath's residence

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday and several ministers and BJP leaders attended Holi celebrations at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's official residence here.

Mar 8, 2023

Indian Navy chopper ditches off Mumbai coast, no casualties

An Indian Navy's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) during a routine sortie off Mumbai, ditched close to the coast, an official said.

Mar 8, 2023