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India hikes govt employee inflation-adjusted allowance by 4%

NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (Reuters): The Indian government on Wednesday hiked the inflation-adjusted allowance for its 11.7 million employees and pensioners by 4% ahead of the festival season, a minister said, a move that would cost the exchequer 128.57 billion rupees ($1.54 billion) annually. The wage increase, or dearness allowance — a part of monthly wages and pensions provided to cushion against rises in the cost of living — was effective beginning July 1, 2023, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. The federal and state governments generally announce twice-a-year adjustments in inflation-linked wages on top of

DA may be hiked by 4% today for central govt employees, pensioners

DA may be hiked by 4% today for central govt employees, pensioners

New Delhi, Oct 18, 2023: Central government employees and pensioners are in for a treat as the Union Government is likely to hike the dearness allowance (DA) today. To fight against inflation, the central government increases the dearness allowance periodically. It is usually revised in January and July. However, the announcement of the hike in DA and the payout comes a bit later and as we are already in the second half of September and the announcement of the next hike is not very far. How much hike in dearness allowance can a central government employee expect this time? Let’s find

Using mobile on toilet could cause damage your health slowly

New Delhi, Oct 18, 2023: Sending a text or having a quick scroll on your mobile while sat on the toilet comes with a myriad of health risks, an expert has warned, and it’s something that too many people are doing. It might be a seemingly “harmless” habit when you find yourself unthinkingly watching a video, checking your emails or scrolling through social media to relieve the boredom of your time on the toilet, but one Harvard trained stomach doctor is begging the public to stop – or at the very least adapt their mobile usage whilst visiting the bathroom.

In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds

GAZA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Gaza’s health ministry spokesman said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of people at a hospital in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel said a Palestinian barrage had caused the blast. The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in Gaza during the current violence, triggering protests in the occupied West Bank, Istanbul and Amman. The Palestinian Authority’s health minister, Mai Alkaila, accused Israel of “a massacre” at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital. The strike killed hundreds of people and occurred during Israel’s intense 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister

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