Andrea Thompson, the then-undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs wrote a letter to Pakistani Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan in August over the matter, US News reported on Wednesday

7th Pay Commission allowances would be available to the nearly 4.5 lakh government employees in the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Anti-CAB protests: Protesters have clashed with the authorities in various parts of Assam. In Guwahati student protestors have taken out marches in large numbers

Since Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are UTs now, all the 7th CPC pay and allowances will be given to all the government employees working in these UTs

The tweet shared by PM Modi celebrating his party's (BJP) victory in #loksabhaelections2019 emerged as the most liked and retweeted tweet of 2019, making it the Golden Tweet of India

Home Minister Amit Shah also instructed the DGs of all para-military forces to use village industries products such as pickles, papad, honey, soaps and detergents, shampoos, phenol, tea, mustard oil etc. in their canteens

\"SAARC has made progress, but more needs to be done. Our efforts for greater collaboration have repeatedly been challenged with threats and acts of terrorism\"

The resolution, introduced in the House of Representatives after several weeks of efforts by Jayapal on Friday, has only one co-sponsor - Republican Congressman Steve Watkins

In the first three rounds, the ministry awarded 688 routes covering 106 airports and 31 heliports. As on October 31, just about one-third or 232 routes are operational

Insecticides India, which has a joint venture with OAT Agrio of Japan, is developing new chemical entities(NCE)s and the first product is expected to be commercialised in the next three-four years

Responding to the bill, Minister of State for Home G Kishen Reddy said that the measure will help in strengthening administrative efficiency and fast track the development of the two union territories

India's unemployment rate remains high for the month of November 2019 at 7.48% amid lowest labour participation rate of just 42.37%

Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) provides support for creating good textile infrastructure, with the government granting up to 40 per cent of the project cost

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Q2 GDP growth rate to be announced today; Modi govt's worst fear may come trueThe GDP growth rate for Q2 FY20 will be announced today. After a downward slide in growth for six quarters straight, the Modi government that is on a damage control mode would want the GDP growth to stabilise for Q2 of FY20. However, as per analysts, the GDP growth is likely to hit yet another low. Rating agencies India Ratings and ICRA expect the growth numbers to be 4.7 per cent. Kotak Economic Researc...

Sitharaman tabled the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the financial year 2019-20 in both the Houses of Parliament saying of the total spend, cash outgo will be about 19,000 crore

The government has sought Rs 8,820.62 crore as grants for Union territories Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in lieu of the erstwhile state's share of 14th Finance Commission Award

Delhi air pollution: System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) stated that the air quality is likely to deteriorate to 'poor' on Friday

The Act provided for reservation in appointment and promotions in certain state government posts to persons belonging to socially and educationally backward classes

This is the first year when the data has been compiled separately for food samples found to be unsafe, substandard and with labelling defects