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Rajnath doubles financial aid to non-pensioner ex-servicemen

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved the doubling of financial assistance provided to non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and their families, with the welfare measu... Read More


India, EU's first joint drill eyes drone threat

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- After two days of allegations from actor Karisma Kapoor's children, it was Priya Kapur's turn on Wednesday to defend herself, pushing back against claims that she had forged the ... Read More


India, EU's 1st joint drill eyes drone threat

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, obs... Read More


Late IPS officer Kumar's wife, three others booked

Rohtak, Oct. 16 -- A day after assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar was found dead with a gunshot wound along with a purported suicide note accusing of corruption late inspector general Y Pura... Read More


Youth at large after slitting 85-yr-old grandmother's throat in Dera Bassi

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- A 26-year-old jobless youth allegedly murdered his 85-year-old grandmother by slitting her throat at the family's house in Dera Bassi's Gulabgarh village on Wednesday afternoon. The... Read More


HC imposes Rs.50k fine on UT, MC

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 each on the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation in a petition involving legacy was... Read More


Factory worker killed in freak industrial mishap

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- A 42-year-old worker was killed after a heavy iron hook fell on his head while on duty at JSW Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Wednesday. The victim,... Read More


430-sq-yd Mohali plot goes for a glittering Rs.8.8 cr ahead of Diwali

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- Eight aspiring homeowners secured residential plots to ring in the auspicious Diwali season, as property rates in Mohali witnessed a festive surge during the latest GMADA e-auction.... Read More


Relief for 30,000 allottees as GMADA approves Rs.839 cut

Mohali, Oct. 16 -- In some respite for over 30,000 residents of Mohali's Sectors 76 to 80, the executive committee of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Wednesday approved a redu... Read More


Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in Sept

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- India's headline unemployment rate increased to 5.3% in September, the highest since June, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data published by the National Statist... Read More