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SC tells state to pay 25% DA now, balance from March 2026

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to immediately release 25% of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to its employees, while ordering that the first insta... Read More


Kerala Assembly passes resolution urging Centre to withdraw VB-G Ram G Act

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 5 -- Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Central Government to withdraw the newly enacted The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevik... Read More


India-US trade deal: Centre says agriculture and dairy protected, but lack of text fuels uncertainty

India, Feb. 5 -- Government says agriculture and dairy have been protected in the India-US trade deal, but no formal text has been released US claims of greater access for farm exports have raised co... Read More


Shaktipeeth Expressway cost rises by rRs.r12,000 crore due to change in route

India, Feb. 5 -- The estimated cost of the BJP-led Mahayuti government's ambitious Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway has increased by more than Rs.12,000 crore due to a change in alignment following o... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks amid Opposition sloganeering, adjourned till 2 pm

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The lower House of the Parliament on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, even as proceedings were repeatedly disrupted by sloganeering from Opposition... Read More


Interim Budget: Bengal hikes DA by 4%; rolls out welfare sops

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- With Bengal Assembly elections a few months away, the Mamata Banerjee government, in its Interim Budget for the financial year 2026-27, on Thursday announced a 4 per cent hike in de... Read More


SC puts homebuyers first, upholds NBCC's role in completing Supertech projects

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Giving relief to more than 51,000 homebuyers, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directing state-owned National ... Read More


PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi in RS over remarks against Bittu

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress in the Rajya Sabha, accusing the party of harbouring deep-rooted hatred towards Sikhs and showing ... Read More


SC upholds cancellation of free land allotment to Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Telangana High Court judgment that quashed the free allotment of prime government land in Hyderabad to the International Arbitration and Med... Read More


Bengal unveils 'Banglar Yuva Sathi'; hikes 'Lakshmir Bhandar' allowances

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Bengal government announced the "Banglar Yuva Sathi" scheme, offering Rs 1,500 monthly allowance to unemployed youth aged 21-40, and increased Lakshmir Bhandar benefits, a move ... Read More