Of the total 32 lakh defence pensioners, approximately 31 lakh have been onboarded on System for Pension Administration - Raksha (SPARSH) and their pensions are being directly credited into their bank accounts, said Ministry of Defence.
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday said that all incidents of attacks and desecration of temples and places of worship in the United States are immediately taken up with the US Government through diplomatic channels.
Bhopal Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Bhangre told ANI, "Bhopal Central Jail management has restricted the open meeting system, facilitating from the past during festivals, this time due to security concerns as construction works are going on at a large scale at three different pla
"I have not been home since August 5, 2024. My family was with me in India for some time, but I had to send them back. Now, I live in constant fear, avoiding public places because anything could happen at any time," Majumdar said on Thursday.
Following his 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', Rushdie's new fiction asks "How does one deal with, accommodate, or rail against entering the eleventh hour, the final stage of your life? How can you bid farewell to the places you have made home?"
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Thursday criticised BJP MLA Karnail Singh's request to the Delhi Police Commissioner to prevent namaz from being offered in public places. In his response, Prasad emphasized that offering namaz in open spaces is a religious right protected by the Indian
BJP MLA Shikha Rai has supported a request to address public inconvenience caused by namaz at open spaces. The move comes after BJP MLA Karnail Singh wrote to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking action against disruptions due to prayers in public areas.
Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday carried out searches at several places across the district in connection with an investigation of banned terror outfits.
BJP MLA from Shakur Basti, Karnail Singh on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner requesting to "prevent the inconvenience caused by the offering of namaz at public places."
"Only Hindus should be employed at the Tirumala Temple. If individuals from other religions are currently working there, they will be relocated to other places without hurting their sentiments," CM said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at 12 locations in Jammu in connection with a case relating to infiltration by terrorists from across the border.
The bank has discovered a USD 175 million accounting discrepancy related to currency derivatives. Shares have dropped over 28 per cent since the Reserve Bank of India decided to extend the term of CEO Sumant Kathpalia's by a year.