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Air India eyes cost cuts amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, May 8 -- Tata Sons-owned Air India is considering a series of cost-rationalisation measures, including salary cuts for senior executives, reduced variable pay and continued curtailment of f... Read More


Dormant Jan Dhan accounts rise to 26% at PSU banks

NEW DELHI, May 8 -- The usage gap in India's flagship financial inclusion programme has widened further, with inactive zero-balance accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) surging to... Read More


Bombay HC upholds acquittal of 21 police officers in Sohrabuddin case

MUMBAI, May 8 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of the 22 accused, including 21 police officers, in the alleged fake encounter killings and murder of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaik... Read More


take action against violent anti-India extremists, india urges Canada

New Delhi, May 8 -- India on Thursday urged Canada to act against "anti-India extremist elements" operating from Canadian soil, including steps to counter their threats against Indian leaders and dipl... Read More


India urges B'desh to speed up verification of 'illegal migrants'

New Delhi, May 8 -- India on Thursday urged Bangladesh to expedite the verification of the nationality of nearly 3,000 suspected illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, days after Dhaka said... Read More


Niti Aayog VC's phone number hacked; scammer seeks money

New Delhi, May 8 -- A phone number belonging to Niti Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri was allegedly hacked on Thursday evening, he claimed in a Facebook post the same day. He claimed the hacker ... Read More


Need dedicated admin cadre for Ladakh: LG Saxena writes to MHA

New Delhi, May 8 -- Lieutenant governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, has sent a proposal to the ministry of home affairs (MHA) to establish a dedicated administrative service cadre to address the sh... Read More


'fbi chief hands out whiskey to staff, civilians during meetings'

New Delhi, May 8 -- FBI director Kash Patel hands out personalised branded bottles of bourbon whiskey to agency staffers and civilians during meetings, The Atlantic has reported. The personalised bott... Read More


Tech bodies oppose IT Rules amendments

new delhi, May 8 -- Two industry bodies representing companies such as Google, Meta and other social media intermediaries have opposed all of Centre's proposed amendments to the Information Technology... Read More


BJP balances caste equation in Bihar cabinet

NEW DELHI, May 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party has given representation to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes (OBC), Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and Upper Castes in Bihar's state cabinet. ... Read More