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Bihar cabinet nod to increase honourarium of anganwadi workers

Patna, Sept 9 (PTI) The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for increasing the honourariums of anganwadi workers and helpers. A proposal of the Social Welfare Department in this regard was approved at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The decision assumes significance ahead of the assembly polls, due to be held in a few months. “Now anganwadi workers (sevika) will get Rs 9,000 per month, up from Rs 7,000 they had been receiving. Similarly, the honourarium for helpers (sahayika) has been hiked from Rs 4,000 to Rs 4,500,” said an official. The

Fresh student-led protests erupt across Nepal, demand PM Oli’s resignation

Kathmandu, Sep 9 (PTI) Fresh anti-government protests, led by students, broke out in several parts of Nepal on Tuesday, defying curbs on public gatherings, as demonstrators demanded resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Demonstrations were reported from Kalanki and Baneshwor in Kathmandu, as well as the Chapagaun-Thecho area of Lalitpur district. Protesters, mostly students, chanted slogans such as “Don’t kill students”, defying the restrictions on public gatherings. In Kalanki, demonstrators reportedly burnt tyres to block roads from the early hours of the morning, according to eyewitness accounts. The protesters shouted slogans such as “KP Chor, Desh Chhod” (K

BRICS nations ‘hate each other’, act like ‘vampires’ in trade with US: Trump aide Navarro

New York/Washington, Sep 9 (PTI) The BRICS alliance will not last since the member nations “all hate each other”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said, likening their trade practices to “vampires” exploiting the United States. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia joining in 2025. “I don’t see how the BRICS alliance stays together since historically they all hate each other and kill each other,” Navarro said in an interview with the ‘Real America’s Voice’ show on Monday. In a

Rupee rises 14 paise to 87.95 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Sep 9 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 87.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, tracking a positive trend in domestic equities even as concerns over US tariffs on India weighed on the domestic unit. Forex traders said the rupee is likely to remain under pressure on worries over US tariffs on India and global uncertainty. Moreover, recent record lows for the domestic unit are prompting a possible RBI intervention to cap the losses in rupee, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.98 against the US dollar, then touched

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