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New Delhi: First-time employees registered with the EPFO are set to earn Rs 15,000 from August 1 under the new PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), said the Ministry of Labour and Employment Friday. PM-VBRY, earlier known as the employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme, was cleared...

New Delhi: Kamal Haasan, the celebrated celluloid figure and politician from Tamil Nadu, formally entered national politics Friday, taking oath as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. Delivering his oath in Tamil, Haasan underscored his cultural roots and civic commitment, stating, “As an...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed another round of chaos and uproar on the fifth consecutive day Friday, and was adjourned minutes after convening. Speaker Om Birla exhorted the Opposition benches to break the impasse by discussing the issues, but his appeal went unnoticed. Seeing...

Patna: The last day of the Bihar Assembly’s monsoon session was again marred by chaos as Opposition MLAs from the RJD, Congress, and Left parties stormed into the well of the House, shouting slogans and trying to topple tables during Question Hour Friday. Despite repeated...

New Delhi: In a bid to crack down on unlawful and obscene content, the government has directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disable public access to 25 OTT platforms, including big and popular names like Ullu, ALTT, and Desiflix. A notification issued by the Ministry...

Jaipur: Six students died while over 30 were injured in a devastating incident which was reported Friday in Peeplodi Government School, located in Manoharthana block of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan, where a portion of the school building collapsed. The collapse occurred during the study hours...

New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Friday successfully carried out flight trials of the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Announcing the achievement...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Friday appointed Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody as the returning officer for the election to the office of the vice president. The election was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankhar's surprise resignation as vice president Monday evening, citing health issues....

New Delhi: Central government employees can take up to 30 days of earned leave annually to care for their elderly parents, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Responding to a query on whether employees...

Male: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives Friday on a two-day visit, during which he will attend the archipelago nation's 60th Independence Day celebrations as the chief guest. Modi was received on arrival by President Mohamed Muizzu, who had invited him for the...