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The Modi government has decided to increase the DA of the Central Government employees and pensioners. In the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, dearness allowance (DA) has been increased by 2 percent. After this increase, the DA has become 9%. The benefit of this increase will be given to 1.10 crore Central Government employees and pensioners. At present, the Central ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With the RBI announcing that almost all the demonetised currency notes have returned to the system, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said the note-ban has failed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be ready to face “punishment”. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced that 99.3 per cent of the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 ...

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear at 3.45 PM a plea by historian Romila Thapar and four other human right activists against the arrest of Left-wing activists by Maharashtra Police for suspected links with Maoists. The petition by Thapar and others was mentioned for urgent hearing before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra. Besides Thapar, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday fixed September 4 for hearing a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to Char Dham highway project providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the matter for hearing at 2 pm after taking note of ...

On her return after winning the historic Gold medal at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, a birthday gift was waiting for wrestler Vinesh Phogat at the Delhi airport. The wrestler returned on Saturday which was also her 24th birthday. And the day was indeed made special for her. Soon after Vinesh touched down in Delhi, her long-term boyfriend and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Absconding tycoon Vijay Mallya wants to return to India and has been sending feelers continuously for the last two months. Officials say the tycoon, who has extensive property in India which has been attached by the investigative agencies, wants to keep a way open to regain control over it. Vijay Mallya has so far opposed the government’s ...

A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to Tajinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh. According to the prosecution, on September 29, 1981, the two allegedly hijacked an Indian Airlines flight from New Delhi en ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Rohingya man was arrested here for allegedly defaming a Rohingya woman by allegedly posting some personal photos of her on social media, police said today. The man and the woman, who are residents of a camp of Rohingyas in the city, were colleagues at an office and they had taken some personal pictures then, they said. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The main course for next year’s national elections – seat sharing – undecided in Bihar, BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha has dessert on his mind. And his recipe for “Kheer” has started off a buzz – one that has brought a festive air to Lalu Yadav’s camp. Mr Kushwaha, a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, had been getting ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Describing the debate on holding the Lok Sabha and assembly polls together a healthy sign for democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was an appropriate tribute to former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee who changed the country’s political culture He said efforts were afoot and discussions being held about simultaneously holding the Lok Sabha and ...