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Aadhaar authentication mandatory for PM CARES for Children Scheme

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Centre has made Aadhaar authentication or proof of possession of an Aadhaar number necessary to avail of scholarship benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme. However... Read More


Minimum age for direct recruitment to station master post raised

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Railway Board has raised the minimum age limit for direct recruitment to the post of station master from 18 to 20 years with effect from October 7. The board has amended the... Read More


Gandhinagar: Shah lays foundation stone for 81-foot Lord Shiva statue

Ahmedabad, Oct. 16 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday laid the foundation stone for an 81-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva at the Varadayini Mata Temple at Rupal in Gandhinagar district during ... Read More


Govt may call special Parl Session to pass Women's Quota, Delimitation Bills

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Undeterred by the Opposition protests against SIR and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Centre may go ahead with its plan to convene a special session of Parliament ... Read More


Tricolour-waving protesters take to streets amid detentions, curbs

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Despite the detention of key organisers and the closure of its announced venue, the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Lehra Do Tiranga" march brought hundreds of demonstrators carry... Read More


Jaishankar, Rubio to hold talks on Oct 20

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Mumbai on October 20 for talks aimed at expanding cooperation between India and the United S... Read More


Delhi: BLOs begin reverification of 47L deleted voters

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Election officials in Delhi have begun rechecking the details of more than 47 lakh voters excluded from the draft electoral rolls to ensure that eligible voters are not left out ... Read More


For first time, EC to give machine-readable voter rolls to political parties

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Election Commission has announced that political parties will receive machine-readable electoral rolls in readable PDF format for the first time, following longstanding oppos... Read More


Govt amends Census rules; teachers of private institutions can be roped in as enumerators

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Centre has amended the Census Rules, 1990, allowing state governments and Union Territory administrations to appoint teachers from aided and unaided private institutions as e... Read More


DGCA may consider one-time check of pilots' training records: AAIB

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recommended a one-time review of training records of fixed-wing pilots, particularly those working for non-scheduled and gen... Read More