Briefing the media after a meeting of the union cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that about 23 lakh employees of the central government would benefit from the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma slammed the Congress party for its alliance with the National Conference ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with farmers in Nanded on the issues of pending insurance of their soyabean crop, on Saturday, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in a statement on Saturday.
Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement on Saturday, was India's opening mainstay in the previous decade, providing stability as a top-order batter across the three formats. He had a stable run in Tests (2315 runs at an average of 40.61) and T20Is (1759 runs at 27.92), but it was in the
The progressive reforms undertaken by India have encouraged foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to establish their presence in the country, defence Minister Rajnath Singh said during an interaction with the senior leadership of US defence companies on Saturday.
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the continuation of the three umbrella schemes, which have been merged into a unified central sector scheme - 'Vigyan Dhara'.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said on Saturday that those who believe the caste census can be halted or that the 50 per cent reservation limit would remain are "dreaming."
Following the announcement of alliance formation between the Congress and the National Conference ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said on Saturday that the alliance was an expired injection.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday deferred the order on summoning former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar former Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav and others in the land for job money laundering case.
In a significant decision impacting lakhs of employees, the BJP-led central government on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) which provides for Assured Pension and Assured Family Pension