8th pay commission: Govt shares major update in Lok Sabha after ToR notification; what’s next for employees and pensioners

More than 50.14 lakh Central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners are set to be covered under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), with the government saying the timing of implementation and funding will be decided later.The update was shared in the Lok Sabha on Monday in a written reply by Minister of State…

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Friends without benefits? Congress pushes back as Stalin terms power-sharing demand in Tamil Nadu a ‘conspiracy’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress–DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu faced renewed strain on Thursday after Congress MP Manickam Tagore publicly pushed back against chief minister MK Stalin after he dismissed the power-sharing demands as a “conspiracy”. Tagore, one of the most vocal proponents of a share in governance for Congress, questioned Stalin’s remarks in one-line post…

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‘Not every Kashmiri is a terrorist’: J&K CM reacts to Delhi car blast probe; condemns explosion | India News

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (PTI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that “not every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist,” as the probe into the Red Fort car blast widened to Kashmir.“Not every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist. It is…

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