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Cabinet approves 3% hike in DA/DR for Central Govt employees, pensioners ahead of Diwali; now stands at 53%

New Delhi, October 16, 2024 : The Union Cabinet has cleared a 3% hike in DA on Wednesday, benefitting 49.18 lakh central government employees and 64.89 lakh pensioners, ahead of the Diwali festive season this year. The raise takes the DA now to 53% of the basic salary with effect from July 1, 2024. During a press briefing after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Dearness Allowance (DA) hike was effective from July 1, 2024. The Dearness Relief for pensioners has also been revised by 3 per cent, Vaishnaw said. “The Union Cabinet, chaired

India withdraws envoy, diplomats named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – India withdrew its envoy to Canada on Monday along with other officials and diplomats who Ottawa named as “persons of interest” in a matter related to an investigation in the country, the foreign ministry said. New Delhi rejected the “preposterous imputations” of the Canadian assertion, made in a diplomatic communication on Sunday, saying it was part of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “political agenda” centred around “vote bank politics”. The foreign ministry also said it summoned the Canadian Charge d’Affaires on Monday and informed him that the “baseless targeting” of Indian diplomats and officials

Food pushes India’s retail inflation to nine-month high in September

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – India’s retail inflation in September accelerated to its highest in nine months, due to higher food prices, according to government data released on Monday. Annual retail inflation, opens new tab was at 5.49% in September, higher than 3.65% in August, and economists’ forecast of 5.04%. The print was the highest since December 2023, when retail inflation was at 5.69%. The Reserve Bank of India sees inflation easing after a few months of higher readings and expects it to average 4.5% in 2024-25, it said last week, when it changed its monetary policy stance to

Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip

CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Israeli forces widened their raid into northern Gaza, and tanks reached the north edge of Gaza City, pounding some districts of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and forcing many families to leave their homes, residents said. Residents said Israeli forces had effectively isolated Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, and Beit Lahiya in the far north of the enclave from Gaza City, blocking access between the two areas except upon their permission for families willing to heed evacuation orders and leave the three towns. Nine days into a major Israeli operation in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run Gaza government media

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