CHANDIGARH: Ending a prolonged standoff with state employees, the Bhagwant Mann government on Friday announced relief for around eight lakh employees and pensioners, increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 8 per cent.The decision followed a meeting held here between chief minister Bhagwant Mann and representatives of employee and pensioners’ organisations.Ministers Aman Arora and Baljeet Kaur,…
Both the non-institutional investor and qualified institutional buyer categories were fully subscribed on the second day. NSE IPO subscription status: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)’s initial public offering was fully subscribed on Friday, the second day of bidding, with non-institutional investors and qualified institutional buyers driving demand.The Rs 22,569-crore IPO has become India’s second-largest…
Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy’s murder trial. (AP Photo) The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has said he had “no doubts” that the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three children, despite the jury remaining deadlocked and forcing…
Forest vs jungle: What is the actual difference between the two? For most people, the difference seems obvious until someone actually asks the question: Is that a forest or a jungle?The two words are often used for the same kind of place, especially when talking about a landscape filled with trees and wild vegetation. But…
When a marriage faces problems, people often visit an astrologer much later and ask:“Was something wrong in our horoscopes?”But marriage, from an astrological perspective, does not begin on the wedding day alone. It is a journey of choices, beginning with compatibility and moving through the marriage date, wedding environment, names and eventually the home in…
Santosh Davakhar, director of ‘Gondhal’, on film becoming India’s official Oscar entry: ‘We have a rich culture and heritage, and we should represent India through good cinema’ Marathi filmmaker Santosh Davakhar has spoken about his film ‘Gondhal’, which has now been chosen as India’s official submission for the 99th Academy Awards. Built around the traditional…
Containers set up to house athletes from various countries participating in the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With the accommodation crisis at the Asian Games showing little sign of easing, the sports ministry has reached out to the Indian diaspora in Nagoya for help in housing athletes if the shortage…
Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Neetu Kapoor came together to bid an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha as the Kapoor family took part in Ganpati visarjan. The family was seen performing the final rituals and joining the procession before immersing the idol.Videos from the celebrations surfaced on social media on Friday, giving a glimpse of…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC’s Mamata Banerjee faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.According to a senior leader of the Congress’ West Bengal unit, Pradhan was…
An error was made while his ITR was being prepared, resulting in Rs 9.6 lakh being incorrectly added. (Image for representative purpose only) When filing your Income Tax Return it is always prudent to be doubly sure. One mistake in entry led to a taxpayer receiving an income tax notice. The taxpayer erroneously added Rs…
