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Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, August 14 The Armed Forces Tribunal has directed the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) to take a re-look at the pay revision of all officers that was done after the implementation of the Sixth and Seventh Central Pay Commissions (CPC). “We direct the CGDA to review…

New Delhi, August 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition. Today, on #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, I pay homage to all those who lost their lives during Partition , and applaud the resilience as well as grit of all those who…

Faridkot, August 14 Days after accepting the resignation of Dr Raj Bahadur as Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, the Punjab Government has given the additional charge of the post to Dr Avnish Kumar, Director Medical Education and Research, Punjab. Dr Avnish has been given temporary charge of…

Chandigarh, August 14 ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling has received a death threat for a tweet condemning the attack on Salman Rushdie. Rowling took to Twitter to share screenshots of the threat message from a user. Rowling had reacted to the stabbing incident involving Rushdie with a tweet saying she…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, August 14 The end for Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was as sudden as his rise in the Indian stock markets, so much so that he began getting compared to the legendry American financier and investor Warren Buffet. Though ailing, the man with the midas touch gave regular interviews…

Srinagar, August 14A policeman was killed in a grenade attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.The incident took place in Qaimoh area of the south Kashmir district on Saturday night.”A grenade incident was reported yesterday night in Qaimoh #Kulgam. In this #terror incident, 01 police…

Mumbai, August 14 Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, died here Sunday morning. He was 62. Jhunjhunwala died early this morning due to a cardiac arrest, a source in his newly set up airline said. A self-made trader, investor and businessman, he…

Mumbai, August 14 Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, died here Sunday morning. He was 62. Jhunjhunwala died early this morning due to a cardiac arrest, a source in his newly set up airline said. A self-made trader, investor and businessman, he…

Mayville (US), August 14 “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk on Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Rushdie remained hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted…

Mayville (US), August 14 “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk on Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Rushdie remained hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted…

Shimla, August 13The Vidhan Sabha today amended the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 20l9, amid opposition by the Congress and CPM against the clause which would deprive the convert of certain privileges.The amendment makes the law more stringent by forbidding a convert from availing “benefit” of parents’ religion or…

New Delhi, August 13 In a reversal of its earlier stand, the Sri Lankan government has allowed a Chinese research ship to dock at the Hambantota port from August 16 to 22. Analysts believe the Yuan Wang 5’s tracking systems and surveillance equipment can be used to scan India’s coastal…

GS PaulAmritsar, August 13The Joint Check Post (JCP) between the Attari (India) and Wagah (Pakistan) now has flashy gates on both sides. It is here that the Retreat ceremony is held by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers, attracting thousands of spectators every day. Also, the JCP facilitates…

New Delhi, August 13The Central Universities Entrance Test-UG has been postponed to August 30 for more than 11,000 candidates in order to allot them the city of their choice as the exam centre. These candidates were to appear in the fourth phase of the test scheduled between August 17 and…

New York, August 13 Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose an eye after the Mumbai-born controversial author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a speaking event in New York state, sending shockwaves across the literary world, which condemned…