‘Work tirelessly at field’: EC doubles remuneration of BLOs; hikes pay for supervisors | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday doubled the remuneration for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 per election cycle. The decision also includes an increase in pay for BLO supervisors, whose remuneration has been raised from Rs 12,000 to Rs 18,000.“The electoral roll machinery, consisting of Electoral Registration Officers […]

Retired All India Service Officers Hold Bimonthly Meet in Udaipur | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Udaipur, November 29 (Udaipur Kiran): The bimonthly meeting of Udaipur-based retired All India Service officers was held on Saturday at the Field Club, Udaipur, in a cordial atmosphere. The meeting began with Convenor Munish Goyal welcoming all members and presenting the minutes of the previous meeting. Mr Goyal also discussed the upcoming action plan […]

IndiGo Resets 80% of A320 Fleet, Air India 40% After Software Update | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] New Delhi, November 29 (Udaipur Kiran): IndiGo and Air India on Saturday said that work is progressing rapidly on mandatory software and hardware realignment of Airbus A320 family aircraft, in line with the directions of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus. In a post on X, IndiGo said that its engineering […]

Modi-Putin meet on Dec 5, several MoUs lined up | India News

[ad_1] Modi and Vladimir Putin look to strengthen ties between the two traditional allies during the latter’s first visit to India since the Ukraine war NEW DELHI: In a development that’ll be closely watched by western capitals, Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India next week — Dec 4-5 — for the 23rd India-Russia […]

Raja Krishnamoorthi slammed for his proposal to double H-1B visas to 130,000: ‘He’s serving India’

[ad_1] Indian-origin Democratic Congressman (Illinois) Raja Krishnamoorthi was criticized for reintroducing an Act that he proposed earlier to increase the number of H-1B visas available each year. The move was called ‘vicious’ and ‘tone-deaf’ on social media as the administration is dealing with a major H-1B controversy after President Donald Trump said America needs certain […]

Grounding for upgrade: Airbus A320 planes hit by software glitch globally; 350 of IndiGo & AI impacted in India | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Air travel will get majorly impacted in India and across the globe with the world’s largest selling single aisle — Airbus A320 family of planes — going to be grounded this weekend for a software upgrade. In India, over 350 A320 family planes of IndiGo and Air India Group will be grounded […]

Man tells Ontario court he did ‘sham marriages’ in India to help Indian women immigrate to Canada

[ad_1] An Indian-origin man made a shocking revelation in an Ontario court as the court was hearing a case regarding his marriage. A convoluted plot of deceit unfolded in front of the court and Amratpal Singh Sidhu, the man in question, admitted to the court that he participated in two ‘sham’ marriages to ‘help’ Indian […]

IMF Projects 6.6% Growth for India in FY26 Despite Global Headwinds | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Washington, November 26 (Udaipur Kiran): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a robust growth rate of 6.6 per cent for India in the financial year 2025–26 despite external challenges, including prolonged high US tariffs. The projection assumes a baseline scenario of continued 50 per cent US tariffs. According to the IMF report released […]

SC to govt: Consider law to curb ridiculing of disabled | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday suggested enacting a law on the line of the stringent SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to deter ridiculing of differently abled people, but the Union govt flagged the potential adverse impact of such legislation on creative artists depicting individuals with disability in movies and theatres.Hearing a […]

SC orders nationwide audit of all private & deemed universities | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ordered an unprecedented nationwide audit of all private and deemed universities, transforming a student grievance into a deep scrutiny of India’s sprawling higher education sector. In a sweeping directive, apex court has asked Centre, all states and UTs, and University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit personally sworn affidavits disclosing […]