Government approves wage revision for CPSE workmen
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Cabinet has given permission to Central Public Sector Enterprises, CPSEs, to initiate negotiations with their workmen for the 8th round of wage revision. Finance Minister…
Terror relisting ‘disgraceful behaviour’ by Trump: North Korea
AMN North Korea responded today to US President Donald Trump’s decision to relist the county as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a grave provocation and aggressive violation. North…
Cabinet approves revised salaries for SC, HC judges
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the revision in the salaries, gratuity, allowances, pension and others of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and retired…
Govt mulls legislation on Triple Talaq in winter session
NEW DELHI / AMN The government is considering bringing a legislation in the winter session of Parliament to put an end to instantaneous triple talaq, a Muslim way of divorce…
Govt Constitutes Panel to Re-draft Tax Law
After the new tax regime of the GST, the Modi government has formed a task force to draft a new Direct Tax law to meet the contemporary economic needs of…
India successfully test-fires BrahMos from Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft
AMN The Brahmos supersonic cruise missile was today successfully test fired for the first time from the Indian Air Force’s frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jet, significantly bolstering the country’s aerial…
UP: Voting for Urban Local Bodies elections passes off peacefully
AMN / LUCKNOW Voting for the first phase of three phased Urban Local Bodies elections in UP passed off peacefully today. There wer no reports of any untoward incident from…
PAKISTAN: 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed released from house arrest
AMN / Islamabad The Lahore High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who has been under house arrest since January this year.…
SC asks Jaypee Associates to pay another Rs. 275 crores by December 31
New Delhi The Supreme Court today asked the Jaypee Associates to deposit Rs. 275 crores – in two installments – by December 31 telling it to “behave like a good…
Cabinet approves setting up of 15th Finance Commission
AMN /New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of 15thFinance Commission. The decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister…