New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Retirement fund manager Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 14.63 lakh net members during November 2024, as per provisional payroll data released on Wednesday. “An increase of 9.07% has been registered in net member addition during the current month as compared to the previous month of October 2024,” Ministry of…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and current NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal and his nephew, Sameer Bhujbal, in a money laundering case linked to the Maharashtra Sadan scam. “Impugned orders granting bail have been passed…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that no coercive action shall be taken against Congress MP and poet Imran Pratapgarhi who is facing charges of promoting communal disharmony by posting a video clip on his social media handle. A bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday signed a contract with Heavy Vehicles Factory, a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, for the procurement of 47 Tank-72 Bridge Laying Tanks (BLT) for the Indian Army worth Rs 1,560.52 crore. The contract was inked by senior officials of MoD and HVF/AVNL in…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has successfully ground tested a scramjet engine, as part of its initiative to develop long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet or scramjet powered hypersonic technology. DRDL recently developed these technologies and demonstrated a cutting-edge active cooled…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeals filed by the State of Jharkhand challenging Jharkhand High Court’s decision to quash an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari, and others in connection with the 2022 Deoghar Airport incident. The Court, however, granted liberty to the State to forward…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hailed the security forces for neutralising 14 Naxalites in a joint operation along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, and said this is “another mighty blow to Naxalism.” Taking to his social media handle X, Shah said, “Another mighty blow to Naxalism. Our security forces achieved…
Paris/New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) India and France held Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Monday in Paris, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descôtes. Foreign Secretary also called-on Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the swearing-in of Donald Trump as 47th President of the USA, described it as a great honour to represent the country at the ceremony watched by millions across the globe. EAM Jaishankar was seated at the front row right next to…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court today heard pleas challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s ban on halal-certified products. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta raised concerns about the impact of halal certification, arguing that it makes products costlier, compelling people across the country to buy higher-priced halal-certified items due to the demand of a few….
