8th Central Pay Commission has not submitted report yet: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The 8th Central Pay Commission has not yet submitted its recommendations to the government, the Parliament was informed on Monday. The commission chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai was constituted by…
SEBI reviews CAS trading activity, proposes easing debt maturity norms for issuers
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is reportedly examining trading activity recorded during the first week of the newly introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS) amid concerns over unusual price movements and the…
Airbus, French agency to join probe into Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Aircraft manufacturer Airbus and French aviation accident investigation agency BEA will join the investigation into the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident in which 17 people on board were injured when the A320neo aircraft…
India’s solar manufacturing boom raises alarm bells on Chinese internet
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Chinese social media has been flooded with discussions about India’s rapid rise in solar manufacturing, with some posts portraying the country’s growing photovoltaic (PV) industry as a new challenge to China’s long-standing…
Oil PSUs’ losses on LPG sales below market price cross Rs 59,000 crore
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The cumulative under-recoveries of the government-owned oil marketing companies — Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum — on the sale of domestic LPG below the market price due to the West Asia crisis…
No credible evidence of system breach: TCS on employee data exposure claims
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, on Monday said it has found no credible evidence of a breach of its systems or customer environments following threat-intelligence alerts alleging the possible…
U.S. Soccer opposes FIFA in latest controversy despite Trump support
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Amidst growing dissatisfaction against FIFA among Continental bodies and national associations, U.S. Soccer has come out in support of the global body and opposed the stance of the country’s legislative organisation against…
Gujarat Police nab 24 externed offenders in city-wide ‘Operation Tadipaar’
Surat, Aug 10 (IANS) Special Operations Group (SOG) of Gujarat’s Surat City arrested 24 people who had allegedly violated externment orders and were found staying in the city without valid reasons during a special checking drive conducted across…
Odisha: BJD questions state govt’s claim of 45,000 jobs in two years
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‑led state government’s claim of providing government employment to around 45,000 youths in Odisha over the past two years, stating that recruitment…
PM-KISAN scheme boosts farming in Kathua, farmers report higher profits
Kathua, Aug 10 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme is bringing a positive change to the lives of small farmers in the Sarthal Valley of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. With financial assistance being transferred directly…