CHENNAI: The principle of equal pay for equal work applies only when employees work in the same institution under identical service conditions, Madras high court has said.“There cannot be any comparison in respect of employees working in public sector undertakings as well as govt departments. Since service rules are different and distinct, the question of … Read more
Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi NEW DELHI: Stressing the need for stronger industrial preparedness for modern warfare, Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi on Friday said recent global conflicts have challenged the long-held assumption that wars would be short and decisive, highlighting the urgent need for nations to build resilient defence industrial capacities.Speaking during … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday raised the “significant reduction” in India’s crude oil import from Iran during the UPA government’s tenure that prompted the US administration to grant the country an “exception” from its sanctions, as it hit back at Congress for criticising govt for its alleged servility to the US in terms of its … Read more
GUWAHATI/NAGPUR/GURGAON: Squadron Leader Anuj Vashishth and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, who was part of Operation Sindoor last year, were killed on Thursday evening when their Su-30MKI crashed in Assam’s hilly Karbi Anglong district shortly after going off the radar during a training sortie, IAF confirmed on Friday after locating the wreckage. The Sukhoi jet had … Read more
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said self-reliance was the “only way to stay relevant and ready in the present era of uncertainty” and emphasised that the global situation had led to the “realignment of supply chains, formation of new equations and constant rise in maritime activities, reaffirming govt’s resolve of attaining self-reliance … Read more
NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday assured highways builders that adequate supplies of fuel, bitumen and other essential inputs would be maintained amid concerns over a likely fall in availability of bitumen and increase in fuel prices.Highway builders, in a meeting with NHAI chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, flagged that the prolonged … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the Janata Dal (United) on Friday expressed anguish over chief minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to move to Delhi as a Rajya Sabha MP, but the party chief sought to reassure them, saying “main hoon na” (I am here). He also cleared the way for the political entry of his son Nishant.At … Read more
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union govt for “seeking” United States approval to purchase Russian oil and said it raised a fundamental question as to why India should get another country’s approval to secure its own energy needs. He questioned the Union govt’s silence on … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on Friday issued a three-line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs, directing them to be present in the House from March 9 to 11 as the second phase of the Budget Session begins.The second leg of the session will run from March 9 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Politics in Bihar has revolved around Jayaprakash Narayan’s disciples —Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav — for more than three decades. With Lalu stepping back from active politics and Nitish now opting for a Rajya Sabha seat over the state’s top job, Bihar appears to be entering an unknown phase, with a new face … Read more