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Cabinet's Decision On 8th Pay Commission Will Boost Consumption: PM Modi
- Jan 16, 2025 20:46 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the government's decision to constitute the eighth pay commission will boost consumption and improve the quality of life.
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How Trump vs China Trade War Fallout Has Dealt A Blow To 'Make In India'
- Jan 16, 2025 20:36 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
India's manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt of a fallout between the United States and China over threats of a trade and tariff war by the incoming Trump administration, and its retaliatory measures imposed by Beijing.
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Judicial Enquiry Ordered Into Assam Mine Accident, Special Probe Team Set Up
- Jan 16, 2025 20:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far.
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12 Maoists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh
- Jan 16, 2025 20:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
As many as 12 Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior police official said.
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Pollution Curbs Under GRAP-4 Revoked In Delhi, GRAP-3 To Stay
- Jan 16, 2025 19:39 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The authorities have removed curbs due to pollution in Delhi and nearby cities, after light rain improved air quality in the region.
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Myanmar Militant Group Leader Among 5 Arrested In Transnational Arms Bust: Mizoram Police
- Jan 16, 2025 19:29 pm IST
- Written by: Debanish Achom
The leader of a Myanmar-based militant group was among five people who were arrested by the Mizoram Police in what they said was one of the largest arms bust in the northeast state.
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Blackmailed By Uncle Over Private Photos, Bengaluru Techie Dies By Suicide
- Jan 16, 2025 18:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A 24-year-old woman techie died of self immolation at a Bengaluru hotel room after she was allegedly repeatedly blackmailed by her uncle and aunt with her private photos and videos, police said on Thursday.
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Attacker Entered Room Of Saif's Son Jeh, Demanded Rs 1 Crore: Sources
- Jan 16, 2025 18:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
The man who stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan - at his home in Mumbai's posh Bandra West neighbourhood early Thursday morning - demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore, police sources told NDTV, citing a statement by a member of Mr Khan's domestic staff.
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"Anti-National": Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Trade Barbs Over Mohan Bhagwat
- Jan 16, 2025 17:54 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comment about RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement - that consecration of Ayodhya's Ram Temple last year was "the true independence of Bharat" - drew an immediate response from the government.
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India To Build Bigger, Better 3rd Rocket Launch Pad In Sriharikota Ahead Of 100th Liftoff
- Jan 16, 2025 17:53 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
With an eye on sending an Indian on the Moon, the Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given permission to build a massive launch pad in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
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Google Signs Deal To Buy Carbon Credits From Indian Farms
- Jan 16, 2025 17:46 pm IST
- Reuters
Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar - a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it to the soil, it said on Thursday.
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BJP Releases 4th List For Delhi Polls, Names 9 More Candidates
- Jan 16, 2025 17:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The BJP on Thursday named nine more candidates for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly, fielding Shikha Rai and Anil Vashishth against from Greater Kailash and Babarpur, respectively.
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Saif Ali Khan's Attacker Seen On CCTV In Building Staircase
- Jan 16, 2025 17:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The Mumbai Police has released the first photo of the man who is suspected to have entered the house of Saif Ali Khan in Bandra and stabbed him six times, causing injuries to the actor's hand, neck and spine.
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Senior Lawyer Mukul Rohatgi Calls Hindenburg "Dubious", Says "Track Them"
- Jan 16, 2025 17:06 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi today described US short seller Hindenburg Research as a "dubious organisation", after the short seller that attacked the Adani Group announced it would shut down.
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Centre Approves 8th Pay Commission To Revise Salaries, Pension Allowances
- Jan 16, 2025 16:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
In a major decision, the government on Thursday decided to set up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of central government employees and allowances of pensioners.
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Union Budget 2025: Tax Deduction Terms You Should Know Ahead Of Budget
- Jan 16, 2025 16:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
Tax Deductions: A tax deduction is an expense or expenditure that can be subtracted from an individual's or business's total income, resulting in a lower taxable income.
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Is Hindenburg Trying To Avoid Probe? Questions Arise As Short Seller Shuts Down
- Jan 16, 2025 16:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The announcement by US short seller Hindenburg Research, which targeted the Adani Group, that it will shut down has raised questions over the harm it did to investors in India.