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Punjab Government Reduces Retirement Age
In a major decision to boost job opportunities for the youth, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Friday informed the Assembly that the retirement age of government employees has been reduced to 58 from 60 years. ....
COVID-19: Fear Builds As Infection Numbers Spike In Iran, Italy And South Korea
Iraq has announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Middle Eastern country to 7. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea increased to 2,022. Italy has confirmed 122 more coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 650, authorities said.....
PM, Mamata Wish New Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a grand function held at the Shivaji Park here on Thursday.....
It Wasn't Your Idea, I Gave It To You: Javed Akhtar To Shekhar Kapur On Mr. India
The "Mr India" war is now being fought among its original creators. After Shekhar Kapur, director of the 1987 original, slammed the makers of an upcoming remake trilogy for not acknowledging him, and actress Sonam Kapoor took up cudgels on behalf of her father Anil Kapoor, who had starred in that film, it is now the turn of writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar to join. Akhtar contends the film is actually his idea and that he had given it to Kapur.....
BJP MP Swamy Claims Slain IB Staffer Was 'tailing Tahir's Terror Links'
Days after Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma's body was recovered from a canal in Delhi's riot-hit north-east area and the autopsy confirmed multiple stabs on his body, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy gave a very different spin to the already murky murder case.....
IND Vs NZ: Kohli's Misery Continues As Southee Completes Perfect 10
Virat Kohli once again failed to make any significant contribution on the opening day of the second Test between India and New Zealand as the visitors got bundled out for 242 in their first innings at the Hagley Oval. ....
Djokovic Edges Past Monfils To Reach Dubai Final
Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic saved three consecutive match points against Frenchman Gael Monfils to reach the finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.....
Delhi Govt Grants Sanction To Prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar
The Delhi government on Friday granted sanction to the Delhi Police to prosecute former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 sedition case. ....
Prashant Kishor May Get TMC Ticket To RS
Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who was expelled from the Janata Dal-United in January-end, could be a TMC candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections to be held in West Bengal next month, a party source said here on Saturday.....
Court Defers Judgment On Unnao Rape Survivor's Father's Custodial Death
A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till March 4 the pronouncement of judgement in a case pertaining to alleged custodial death of the father of a woman, who was raped by expelled BJP Legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district three years ago. ....
