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Centre: Daughter of deceased govt employees entitled to family pension under conditions

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Unmarried, widowed or divorced daughters of deceased government employees are entitled to family pension provided they meet certain prescribed conditions, the Lok Sabha was infor... Read More


No time for games: Govt passes Bill to ban digital betting, gambling

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, with a view to checking rising instances of addicti... Read More


SC questions harmony between Governor, state govt regarding Bills

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether the country has lived up to the expectations of the Constitution framers that there will be harmony between the Governor and the stat... Read More


'Attempt to retain power sans accountability, divert attention from SIR'

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said that the introduction of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 by the Union Home min... Read More


Heavy rains lash Thane, Palghar, 1 dead

Thane/Palghar, Aug. 20 -- Heavy rains affected the normal life in Thane district on Wednesday, cutting off villages, inundating houses, and triggering landslides, officials said. A man died after fal... Read More


Centre to build consensus with states on GST reforms: Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the next-generation GST reforms is a step towards making India Aatmanirbhar and the Central government looks at building con... Read More


Markets log gains for 5th day

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 213 points on Wednesday, extending its rally to the fifth consecutive day on heavy buying in IT and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climb... Read More


Govt to launch app for receiving complaints

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Delhi Government has approved the launch of a single grievance redressal platform, the 'Delhi Mitra App, Public Grievance Redressal System', aimed at addressing citizens' com... Read More


'Refrain from harsh action against stray dogs till SC verdict'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has instructed all departments concerned to refrain from taking any harsh action against stray dogs until the Supreme Court delivers its final verdict ... Read More


Play areas, EV-charging stns... under Delhi flyovers soon

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- In a move aimed at reclaiming underutilised urban spaces, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government has identified 94 flyovers across the city where public amenit... Read More