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Centre announces early festive gift to railway employees, to disburse Rs 2,038.57 crores in productivity-linked bonuses | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the disbursement of productivity linked bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages worth Rs 2,038.57 crores to more than 11.72 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.“Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway employees of Rs 2,029 crore has been approved by the cabinet for the good performance of railways…

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Union Cabinet grants ‘classical language’ status to five more languages including Marathi, Bengali, Assamese | India News – Times of India

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Ashwini Vaishnaw (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to grant classical language status to five Indian languages: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, announced union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.“PM Modi has always focused on Indian languages… Today, 5 languages Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali have been approved as classical…

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Congress minister in legal soup over Chaitanya-Samantha divorce remark – The controversy explained | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Under fire from the Tollywood fraternity and slapped with multiple legal notices, Congress minister Konda Surekha on Thursday had to retract her controversial remarks over BRS leader KT Rama Rao‘s involvement in actors Samantha and Naga Chaitanya‘s divorce. “My comments are meant to question a leader’s belittling of women and not to hurt…

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Mohammad Azharuddin skips ED summons in money laundering case | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin skipped summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), according to official sources quoted by PTI.The 61-year-old former MP was summoned to record his statement under…

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‘Biased organisation with political agenda’: India rejects US religious freedom report | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, calling the body “a biased organisation with political agenda“.Sharing New Delhi’s take on the report, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said the USCIRF “continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India”. “Our views on…

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Security forces, terrorists exchange gunfire in J&K’s Kishtwar | India News – Times of India

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Security forces in Kishtwar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Security forces engaged in a short gunfight with terrorists in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.The incident occurred during a joint search operation in Chatroo, which was initiated based on intelligence about the presence of terrorists in the area. “Contact was established (with terrorists)…

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Isha Foundation row: SC transfers plea from HC to itself, asks cops not to take further action | India News – Times of India

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In a relief for Jaggi Vasudev‘s Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to not act further in pursuance of the Madras High Court order asking it to probe alleged illegal confinement of two women at its ashram.The apex court transferred to itself a habeas corpus petition filed before the…

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Caste-based discrimination: SC directs all states/UTs to modify jail manual | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories to revise their jail manuals within three weeks and remove any provisions that perpetuate caste-based discrimination in prisons. During a hearing on a plea seeking to prevent caste-based discrimination and segregation in jails, the bench, led by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud, observed…

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